Specialist advice to help Herefordshire businesses strengthen their companies in the wake of the UK leaving the European Union is being offered by experts from the Marches Growth Hub. The hub’s Herefordshire team are offering a series of one-to-one advice sessions...
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NEWS | Council agrees budget setting and Council Tax rates for 2020/21
Recommendations will be made to Full Council for approval Herefordshire Council’s Cabinet has today (30 January 2020) agreed the proposed 2020/21 budget which will now be put forward for recommendation to Full Council on 14 February 2020.The proposed budget takes into...
NEWS | Half an hour free parking for electric vehicles
Electric vehicles charging in the council’s off-street car parks will soon be entitled to 30 minutes of free parking. The changes will take effect from Monday 16 March 2020, from which date drivers of electric or hybrid vehicles that need to plug in and charge will be...
CHARITY | Dine in the Dark at RNC
An email drops into the YH inbox "Would you like to join in with our fundraiser?" We jump at the chance - if it involves charity and food we're there with bells on. Each year, for the past five years, the Royal National College for the Blind has invited the...
FUNDRAISING | Mark’s Story
When Sarah’s brother Mark tragically passed away in Southampton in July 2019, she was put in touch with The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) through her job with Ambulance service. With their help she was able to bring him home to Herefordshire, and his family, for...
EDUCATION | Hereford Sixth Form College students reach new heights with Oxbridge Success
Hereford Sixth Form College students have had the highest ever rate of success in their applications to Oxford and Cambridge universities. 31 students, 42% of those who applied, received offers, compared with the national average where fewer than 20% of those who...
FEATURED | £9m cyber centre on track for 2020 opening
Herefordshire will be home to the UK’s leading centre of excellence in cyber security – a £9m state-of-the-art hub supporting innovation and industry in the sector when construction completes on site in 2020. Herefordshire Council Leader David Hitchiner and...
NEWS | Drop in session for flood affected residents and businesses in North Herefordshire
Herefordshire Council have arranged a flood drop-in session for residents and businesses affected by flooding in the north of #Herefordshire. Following recent flooding events, Herefordshire Council organised a number of drop-in sessions to provide advice, guidance and...
FEATURED | Funding to restore and explore Herefordshire’s Ice Age kettle hole ponds confirmed
15 projects across the UK have been awarded a share of £7.4million from National Lottery to take action for nature including a project in north west Herefordshire developed by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust in partnership with Herefordshire Amphibian and Reptile Team...
NEWS | Avara Foods completes £6.5m investment at Hereford site
Over the course of 2019, Avara Foods has invested £6.5m in its Hereford site, manufacturing capabilities and employees. As part of a company-wide investment programme – implemented to increase efficiency and productivity – its local operations are seeing...
FILM REVIEW | The Irishman
He’s back. Our king of Netflix & Chill - Lewis Pearce with his latest review. The Irishman delivers another classic to Scorsese’s filmography. A gorgeous tracking shot. A bullet to the head. Mere minutes into Netflix’s new crime epic and one thing is already for...
NEWS | Cathedral school pupils help out at Hereford Food Bank
Year 5 and 6 pupils from Hereford Cathedral School have been volunteering their time to help out at Hereford Food Bank. Jacquie Alsop (Hereford Food Bank Manager) and volunteers spoke with the children during the Harvest Festival service at Hereford Cathedral to thank...
NEWS | Funding for Marlbrook Primary School’s new facilities given the go-ahead
Budget approved for Marlbrook Primary School expansion Plans to expand Marlbrook Primary School at Green Croft, have taken a big step forward as the council approved the capital funding to enable the project to move from the design stage to construction. Cabinet...
NEWS | Herefordshire Council backs call for public to Be Winter Ready
Being prepared can reduce the community impact of a power cut or gas emergency Herefordshire Council is supporting a new campaign that urges people to be prepared for bad weather this winter and know what to do if they have a power cut or gas emergency. The Be Winter...
NEWS | Applications open soon for funding & training support for local athletes
Halo Leisure are continuing to show their commitment to developing sporting talent, by calling for applications to its Halo Sport Foundation scheme. The Foundation (run in conjunction with the national GLL Sport Foundation and supported by Sports Aid) gives ambitious...
FEATURED | Rural grant help available at Growth Hub workshops
Eligible businesses are being urged to sign up to workshops which could help them get their hands on special funding to boost rural enterprise across the Marches. The events will provide advice and guidance to any business which meets the criteria...
NEWS | Appeal after elderly members of public are targeted by scam
Team Hereford (a city wide partnership of organisations and businesses) has today put out a warning that at least 70 elderly individuals from around the county have been taken in by a scam by people pretending to be police officers asking them to withdraw thousands of...
NEWS | Last chance to have your say on the council’s budget
Herefordshire Council wants to hear public opinion about proposed council budget Herefordshire Council is concluding a tour of the county to hear local people’s views on the proposed budget for 2020/21. A previous consultation to gauge public opinion on the new...
NEWS | Marches LEP backs university project with £5.66m funding deal
Three new centres to train the next generation of engineers could be built on Hereford’s Enterprise Zone after the Marches LEP agreed a £5.66m funding package for the city’s proposed new university. The decision follows a submission of a business case...
ACTIVITIES | Shaun the Sheep Activity Trail at Beechenhurst
Now available at Beechenhurst is an exciting new Shaun the Sheep activity 'glow trail' themed around Shaun's latest film A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. The story: An alien spaceship has crashed in the Forest and Shaun and his friends (you) are on a mission to...