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SATURDAY 12th APRIL at 7.30pm.  TICKETS: £15 (concessions £13)  BOOKING:  go to www.conquest-theatre.co uk Traditional singer Maddy Prior has become a tradition in herself, a major player in the 'modernisation' of folk music in the early 70s when she helped found Steeleye Span and electrified both the genre and the folk world.

  The Herefordshire Council Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing,Councillor Graham Powell who also heads up the    County roll out of faster broadband has agreed to speak at the meeting of the Bromyard & District Chamber of Commerce    and Industry to be held on 2nd April at the Falcon.    Roger Page,Chairman of the Chamber said `I am delighted that Councillor Powell together with an officer colleague will   be updating members on this very important issue,which is so important to business and those who work from home`.    This will be the major item on the agenda and all members are encouraged to attend,the meeting starts at 7.30pm.

From Herefordshire Council

We announced in October that we would consider introducing alternate weekly collections of waste and recycling in 2014. We included this proposal in our budget consultation.  We are looking at this because it will reduce costs and increase the rate of recycling across the county. It is important that we reduce costs so that we can fund our priorities of keeping vulnerable children and adults safe and investing in jobs, roads and homes.

From Councillor Roger Page, Chairman -  Planning and Enconomic Development Committee.

At the meeting of the Planning Committee held on Monday (3rd March) it was resolved to support the hybrid planning application by Marsten Developments (Worcester) Ltd for outline consent for 76 houses (35% affordable/social) and 5 B1 industrial units together with a full application for one industrial unit. The application also included office space provision at the frontage of the industrial units at Porthouse Farm,Tenbury Road

The meeting  at the Falcon Hotel opened with Ian Raven describing plans for this years Hop Festival.  Members expressed total support for the  unique Festival which brings a large number of visitors to the town.  Ways were identified of mitigating any adverse impact on local traders during the Festival.  Consideration will be given to moving the  Festival to a Sunday from 2015. Phil Bettington a member of Ledbury Town Council attended in order to find out about more about  Bromyard Christmas Lights  with a view to seeing what might be applicable to Ledbury. 

From the Hereford Times
AFTER years of disagreement, plans for a housing development in Bromyard have finally received the seal of approval from town councillors.  Marsten Developments' pitch includes plans for 76 houses, six industrial units and an office on a site at Porthouse Farm. The proposal, which has been scaled back from a first application featuring 175 houses, was backed by town councillors meeting on Monday. 

From the Hereford Times

 RUGBY. It was a happy homecoming for Bromyard Coach Patrick Hill as his side edged out Greyhounds 12-6 in what was his first return to the City Sports Club since leaving last summer to take up the reins as coach of the Bromyard outfit. “It’s always good to come back, it’s always good fun; obviously I know a lot of the players and staff that are here and I it’s nice to have a warm friendly welcome like I’ve had today.

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Organisers of Bromyard’s annual Hop Festival are delighted that local community benefactor Clive Richards has agreed to support this year’s event, which takes place on Saturday 30^th August.  Mr Richards recently wrote to the Hop Festival Committee:  ‘Thank you for organising such a super day that the World Championship Hop Pocket Race turned out to be’.

From the Ledbury Reporter

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From Worcester News

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From The Hereford Times
Greyhound 6 pts Bromyard 12 TRIES from Scott Holloway and George Leighton ensure that Bromyard came out on top on in this scrappy derby encounter.  The tries came one in each half and were enough to ensure that the visiting side avoided a double defeat and gave coach Patrick Hill a happy return to his old stamping ground.

A meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee  of the Town Council will be held on 3rd March 2014 at 7.00 pm in the Council Chamber.  This promises to be an exceptionally interesting and important meeting of the Planning Committee.  Among items on the Agenda   (CLICK HERE) is a further application in respect of land at Porthouse Farm.  This application involves a proposal for 76 houses plus a Business Centre.  Members of the public are most welcome to attend.

From the Hereford Times

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From West Mercia Police
New data for your area has been published on Police.uk.     All crime 48 comprising Anti-social behaviour 14. Burglary 5.  Criminal damage and arson 4.  Drugs 1 Other crime 1 Other theft 6.  Vehicle crime 3. Violence and sexual offences 12 Possession of weapons 0. Public Order 0  Robbery 0. Shoplifting 2.  Please visit http://www.police.uk/shape/OF93N8/ for more information including outcomes for these crimes and contact information for your local policing team.

Set out below (CLICK HERE) is a summary of recent funding announcements from Central Government that will pay for the additional costs incurred by the council and provide support to Herefordshire businesses and residents affected by the recent severe weather. The three available sources of funds are: the Bellwin scheme, the Severe Weather Recovery fund and Government Capital Funding. Local businesses and residents may also qualify for support, to be claimed via the council, including business rate relief and council tax rebates.

From the Hereford Times

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From Worcester News

POLICE have stamped out the largest ever cannabis factory found in Herefordshire worth almost £1 million.  Two men were arrested after the huge cultivation of 2,180 cannabis plants and associated growing equipment was discovered in the former Royal Mail sorting office in Tenbury Road, Bromyard, on Tuesday morning.  A search warrant was executed by West Mercia Police after members of the public reported the strong smell of cannabis at the site in recent weeks. Officers found many rooms full of plants at various stages of development and two men found at the site were arrested on suspicion of producing cannabis. 

From Sue Berrett Police Community Support Officer 6439
Balfour Beatty have informed us that Old Road will be closed to traffic from 0800 - 1700 daily from Tues 25 Feb up to and including Fri 28 Feb 2014.  There will be no vehicular access to and no parking on Old Road at this time. The closure will be from the junction of A44 to the Tenbury Road junction in order to allow resurfacing work to take place.  Diversions will be in place.

From Cllr Roger Page - Chairman of the Planning Committee

At a special meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee held last night (18/2) at the Mews,Falcon Hotel a planning application by  Tesco for a Supermarket on Tenbury Road was discussed. Following a presentation by the applicants and speakers both for and against  the application,Councillors then asked the applicants questions,mainly about the traffic impact on the town and the impact on the town  centre. A resolution moved by Councillor Gill Churchill to support the application subject to conditions was defeated by 5 votes to 4. As a result the Committee opposed the application on the grounds of traffic issues and town centre impact.