Latest News from Herefordshire Council
Keep up to date with the latest news and announcements from Herefordshire Council. These may include changes to services, highways, waste and recycling, planning, community services and other matters affecting residents in our parish..
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- Work to provide a long-term solution to the risk of rockfall at Wilton Road in Ross-on-Wye will begin this month.
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre has been named the winner of a national award in the prestigious Holiday Activities and Food Programme Awards 2026, recognising the school’s commitment to supporting children during the school holidays.
- A Hereford woman has been ordered to pay more than £2,500 and remove a dilapidated park home following action by Herefordshire Council.
- Herefordshire Council is asking residents to make sure their hedgerows are a cut above the rest, for the sake of safety and visibility on our streets.
- A new wildflower meadow is being created in one of Hereford’s most prominent public spaces, after students at Hereford College of Arts came together to sow seeds across the Queens Lawn.
- An article by Cllr Jonathan Lester, Leader of Herefordshire Council
- 677 net additional dwellings were completed during 2025/26, despite a challenging planning and development environment.
- Work to improve the reliability and safety of one of Hereford’s busiest junctions will begin in October.
- A new bursary backed by Herefordshire Council will help more local people access higher education and study for degrees in Herefordshire.
- Herefordshire Council is investigating a significant fly-tip discovered at Haugh Woods after enforcement officers visited the site this week.
- Businesses of all types and sizes with customer-facing roles are being urged to help the millions of women and men who experience domestic abuse by taking up the offer of free ‘Cut it Out’ training sessions over the coming months.
- Over half of older adults (over 55 years) across Herefordshire and Worcestershire are among the most physically active.
- Herefordshire Council is warning residents to be on their guard against cold callers offering loft insulation and claiming to be from or working with the Council or government.
- Businesses and employers across Herefordshire are being invited to take part in a major conference exploring how the county can build the workforce it will need for the future.
- People across Herefordshire are being urged to stay safe by taking a few simple steps to reduce their risk of falling – as the national Falls Prevention Awareness Week gets underway on Monday 21 September 2026.
- Herefordshire Council has begun preparatory works on the first phase of the Hereford Bypass, including site preparation, fencing, ground investigations, trial holes and drainage and pavement surveys.
- Morgan Sindall Construction’s Central team has been appointed by Herefordshire Council to carry out the building works to increase capacity at Aylestone School, Hereford.
- We have launched a new campaign to encourage more people to become Shared Lives carers – and help transform the lives of adults who need extra support.