Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 4
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 4
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4 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday, January 28, 2016 herefordtimescom Trial to go ahead A JUDGE has ruled that the trial of a 23—year-old man on a charge of causing the death of a teenager by careless drivrng in Herefordshire in 2010 should go ahead as planned next week Joel Jones, of Chapel Bungalow, Abergavenny, denies causing the death of 18-yearold Jack McKenzie by careless driving on September 3. 2010. He was driving a Vauxhall Corsa with Mr McKenzie as a passenger when it was involved in a crash with a John Deere tractor and a Fiat Punto on the B4348 near Pelerchurch. The trial was adjourned last June to February 1 at Hereford Crown Court because a witness was una‘ vailable. Judge Daniel Pearcel—liggins heard an application at it 'orcester Crown Court by Anton Muller, for the defence. to break the fixture. He said the QC who has been involved will not be available for the start as he is still in a trial elsewhere. The court heard that the next available date for a five—day trial would be in July. Judge Pearce—Higgins said that would be a further six—month delay and ruled that the trial should go ahead as planned with a new barrister taking over if necessah; Exhibition of plan THOSE behind the delivery of Ledbury's Town Plan are. holding an exhibition in the town council offices tomorrow and Saturday The exhibition Will be held between 10am and 2pm 1 on JOL'D days Cllr Li: Harvey. chairman of the Town Plan, said: "All the comments and ideas gathered through pub to consultations surveys and questionnaires have now been brought together to form this comprehen- sive action plan for the town." Housing a no-go ocCiSlON to turn down planning permission for > names in a village near Leominster has been con 3 on appeal a or hing inspector has dismmed an appeal against Hereinrdshire Council‘s refusal to award Hereford Oak Buildings Ltd permission to build six new homes with four garages on land in Shirlheath. near Kznglanc'. flamers had rejected the plan in March last year. saying that it was an unsustainable development Within the open countryside with poor pedestrian access to local facilities and services. They also said the landscape would be adversely affected. And a planning inspector who visited the site earli- er this month has upheld the decision. Wine tasting event A WTNE lasting event will raise money for Leominster in Bloom. It takes place at Grange Court next Thursday behveen 6pm and 8pm. Tickets. priced at €10,are available on 01568 616460. All aboard exhibit ST Peter's Church in Hereford city centre is host— ing a model railway exhibition next Wednesday between 10.30am - 4.30pm. By Rebecca Cain COUNTY schools’ GCSE perfor mance slipped this year. but still remains above the national aver- age < just. The figures are revealed in new government tables showing state-funded secondary school performances in GCSEs. Herefordshire‘s average for pupils gaining five or more A* to C grade GCSEs. including English and maths. was 57.5 per 1 cent. down from 58.7 per cent in . 2011. it compares wtth a national average of 57.1 per cent. But the county remains way above the national average when it comes to A levels. Its figure of 81.6 per cent gaining at least three A»levels at A* to E grade compares with a national aver age of 77.2 per cent. he school with the most marked improvement in 2015 in GCSEs was Kingstone High 1 School. in 2015. the school had 70 per ' cent of pupils achieving five or i l l l more. compared to 46 per cent the year before. And Steiner Academy in Much Dewchurch also showed a marked improvement with 52 per cent last year. compared to 29 per cent in 2014, Weobley High School. John Exam results fall in county schools Pupils achieving five or more A‘ to C including English and Maths 2015 2014 Ayleslone College 51% 50% Bishop's 60% 65% Earl Mortimer 49% 51% Fairfield High School 80% 74% Herelord Academy 33% 35% John Kyrle 68% 64% John Maselieid H git 65% 68% Kingstone High School 70% 45% Lady Hawkins 58% 56% E H College 40% 62% Robert Owen Academy 3% n/a St Mary's RC High School 77% 87% Steiner Academy 52% 29% Weohley High School 57% 49% Whitecross 42% 49% Wigmore School 78% 80% Kington, Fairfield High School in Peterchurch and Aylestone Business and Enterprise College also showed an improvement. The remaining schools saw their figures drop slightly: with Queen Elizabeth Humanities College in Bromyard dropping the most from 62 per cent to 40 per cent. Secondary schools are “under- performing“ if fewer than 40 per cent of pupils get five GCSEs at grade A*to C. including English and maths, and if the school has 21 below average score for pupils’ progress between key stage 2 and key stage 4 in English and maths. Robert Owen Academy and The Hereford Academy fall below the ' eception W - lemmas ' mew rm: mu , Celebrations for Executive head teacher of Kingstone, Steven Fisher three per cent of pupils gaining five GCSEs or more at A" to C, with no figures to compare to for 2014. The number of schools falling below the current floor standard is 329 nationally For A-levels, Hereford Sixth A-Levels A* to E, Herefordshire and Ludlow College achieved 74 per cent and John Kyrle High School had 76 per cent. This is the last time the Department for Education is publishing school level GCSE tables in this way- next time Kyrle High School in Ross-on- Wye, Lady Hawkins School in current floor standard. Robert Owen achieved just Form College had 87 per cent of pupils gaining at least three schools will be measured on a broader range of results. Respite centre to stay l i A CHILDREN’S respite centre ear- marked for closure looks set to remain open for another 12 months. Cabinet members have backed a pro posal which will see Herefordshire Council taking over the lead commis- sioner role at No 1 Ledbury Road from Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group. The centre. which provides respite care for children with complex health ‘ 1" needs, was set to close its doors in . ' March in favour of alternative respite . methods including community foster- mg. Before Christmas a cormcil scrutiny group came up with almost 20 sugges- tions for improving the council’s short breaks service for children with disa— bilities after labelling the time it_took to tell parents No 1 might be closmg as “completely unacceptable“. But cabinet members last week . approved a 12-month plan which Will see a contract offered to Wye Valley NHS Trust. Cabinet member Cllr GrahamPpwell warned members the right dectsions must be made now. . In presenting the report, Cablnet member for Young People & Children’s Wellbeing. Cllr Jonathan , l 3.71 ti L’ i i. - -_ INDUSTRIAL UNITS Modern Insulated buildings from ESQ—100,000 sq ft Competitive Rates, Flexible Lease. WAREHOUSE Short or long term from 1 Pallet —100.000 sq ft. Handling service. stock control. forklift hire available SELF STORAGE Uer's Secure - dry — Accessible Variety of sizes for Business or Domestic use. Prices from filo/wk 4 VAT. Minimum charge 1 wk thereafter on a daily basis. TELEPHONE HEREFORD (014321358420 vmlwdomhoadomuk + Grenade find sparks alert A HAND grenade was found in a field near_Bromyard. The item was unearthed by metal detector enthusiasts in Collington on Sunday . Her Majesty’s Explostve Ordnance Disposal unit was called, With pphce later reporting everything was dealt with safely”. Lester. said “other options” are cur- rently being looked at regarding the future of No 1. The new contract will not be a replica of the existing one but would boast a ‘social care-focused model’ supporting up to 15 children and young people. Cabinet members also approved a £600,000 increase in its short breaks budget to cover the cost. Some parents have raised concerns the foster idea won’t work, adding they weren’t consulted. Currently, 25 children use No 1, with the council planning for that number "' l 12v " ;~ 1"": I \ The grenade. Photo: OPU Herefordshtre |
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