Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 13
Hereford Times - 7th January 2016 - Page 13
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| Date of Publication | 7th January 2016 |
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heretordtimescom Public clash on estate flooding debate By Ben Goddard 01432 845882 bgo@heref0rdtimes.com Twitter @HTnewsroom A TOWN mayor threatened to kick members of the public out of a meet— ing after they had gathered to debate the issue of flooding close to a pro posed housing development. Hay-on-Wye Town Council called the special council meeting to dis cuss the right of way or easement of council-owned land to help solve flooding problems 011 the Gipsy Cas~ tle Lane site where developers hope to build 80 homes. Hay-on~Wye Mayor Robert Goles- worthy described some of the 20 members of the public who attended the meeting as being “rude and ar- rogant”. He said: “Each member of the pub- lic-had their say and they brought nothing new to the table. But when the council was debating the issue they carried on which was disap- pointing. I told them if they didn’t stop I would have the room cleared. “They shut up then and listened to what the councillors had to say. “Quiet a few people were then sur- prised to see the council proceed in a responsible manner. “People tend to forget that we’re volunteers and some of the public were being rude and arrogant.” The town council agreed that, should planning permission be granted by Brecon Beacons Na- tional Park, they would then allow easement for the housing company to take flood water through town council-owned land, subject to nego- tiations. Mr Golesworthy added: “I think the decision was right as we are not ex- perts and we are happy for the provi- sions to be put in place to deal with the flooding.” Former councillor Dawn Lewis and the founder of Hay Local Develop- ment Plan action group said that councillors were not prepared to lis- ten to the members of the public. She claimed: “They didn’t want us to have any input whatsoever. We could have had vital information but they weren’t prepared to listen. They are supposed to represent the tgwrfi so should listen to what people t in Festival licence ORGANISERS of a music festival set to be held in the grounds of Eastnor Castle have applied for a premises licence. The four-day Lakefest event is planned to run from August 11 to 14 Rootsy Productions has applied to Herefordshire Council for the permission The 2015 event was held in Tewkesbury and saw the likes of Embrace and Ash perform. Children at Marden Pro-school. . Teachers and staff have been comme- nded by Otstod inspectors Thursday, January 7, 2016 THE HEREFORD TIMES 1 First— class pre— school ', A Vllil AGE preschool _ has receixrd an out 1 , standing Of’sted report. kx‘ follovmgan111.1111111011 12:11.5 ‘1r1;1:1':11:'1’-- 1 [he 19111111 111 1i.1111‘ 11111 ;:l 111:11'1age11'1ei'11 111111 5?: ll} ‘1l‘,"".1'1‘ .‘1'11'2.,f;,’l/.‘ Marden Presrgliool re» disalilr'fl r'l‘11lrl1'1111 :11'1'1 ceived outstanding in all supporlrerl r-:-.’11'1'111’1111j, .. ... . of the report‘s sections well at 1,111; privatl’um.‘ "11.111111: 1 stylish dininfig price beds interest credit re available” re deli/en 10gi‘1ots‘, then .11 1. Harrison ET,” '7 \ E SlIxCE ,, ... 150cn1v1ng's:e I ‘ 4dravero’1. se‘. REL? El690 v ANNETTS FINE FURNITURE Three Elms Road, Hereford HR4 080 Telephone: 01432 272712 Open: MON to SAT 9 - 6 (T1111! 9' - 8). SUN 10 . 4 V1311 11s onl/ne at \'\/\.1'\/\.’.1'.1 9111111313130 ill free parking available for customers MINIMUM DEPOSIT 20% O MINIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT E400 IAl—‘TER DEPOsm 1‘ FAMOUS PRIC E FROMI SE SG *Writlen quotations available on request, subject to status ano BCCGDISHLE, terms mo. 0.11 11: a 5 1215131 1 ;' 1:959 < |
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