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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- 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.
- Local organisations across Herefordshire and Worcestershire are being invited to join Positive Ageing Week 2026 by celebrating the older people who make a positive difference in their communities.
- Apply for your child’s reception class place
- Peterchurch Primary School pupils have started the new school year in a brand-new £10 million school building.
- Five Herefordshire businesses are being offered the chance to receive free expert support to understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change.
- Local people with lived experience of adult social care and unpaid carers are being asked to help design and improve future community-based activity and services across Herefordshire by joining a new panel.