The educational future of thousands of youngsters was under the spotlight yesterday (Tuesday) as cabinet members, political group leaders, head teachers and governors met for a one-day conference called by Herefordshire Council.
Concern is growing for a missing man from Kimbolton who has not been in touch with his family since spending a few days in the north of England.
A knife-wielding robber and his accomplice made off with the cash contents of a till after terrifying a cashier at a Hereford frozen food store last Friday evening.
Mandarins in the government’s corridors of power have given Herefordshire’s 178,000 residents just 11 days to respond to a major planning paper involving the county’s future housing, jobs, waste disposal and transport.
A missing woman from Shrewsbury could be in Herefordshire according to police who have launched an extensive search for her whereabouts.
Pop group UB40 had a problem with it when they sang: “There’s a rat in me kitchen – what am I gonna to do?”
A long-standing planning saga in Ledbury has come to an end after officials opted to grant permission for seven homes near to the town centre.
Bromyard Councillor Bernard Hunt says a plan to support a change in management of the Bromyard Downs is “slap in the face” for the current guardians.
Dinner jackets and posh frocks will be the order of the day at a specially arranged youngsters’’ charity ball in Ledbury later this month.
Plans for a purpose-built sewerage treatment facility near Bromyard will be considered by Herefordshire Council’s Northern Area Planning Committee today.