Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 28
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 28
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| Language | English |
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| Date of Publication | 14th January 2016 |
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f .‘OfiSGi-Tea'éii: Thursday, January 14, 2016 herefordtimescom Professional IT Support Services for Heretordshire Businesses WW 3 7m 2‘...»wi ‘4.- q, Kalli to one of our team today and get 10% of! your first protect OP Software Ltd i mama» :v‘: wwwopsoftwarenet .‘01544327 310 I l I I I I I I I I I I I rwsafrware i Burglars hit \llLLAGES near to Ross—on—Wye have been targeted by burglars over the past few wee ks. The first reported incident occurred in Coughtcn on December 11, when a resident discovered their garden shed had been broken into and a chainsaw and shimmer stolen. Intruders also struck on that day in Welsh Bicknor when a house was broken into and a sale was stolen. containing £120 in cash and keys. Meanwhile. burglars struck at two properties in Pontshill on December 27. A Huskavana petrol 14~inch chainsaw was taken from one shed but intruders left empty-handed after breaking into a garage and tack room. Witnesses to any of the incidents are asked to call police on 101. New trustee A CHARITY which teaches people life saving procedures has appointed a new trustee. Clive Edwards has joined the board of trustees at Herefordshire Heartstart as a volunteer trustee. After serving as a police officer for 30 years. he went on to become a St Johns Wales First Aid Instructor. As pan of his work with Headstart he aims to help support the coordi— nator/project manager by doing fol- low up observations ot new volunteer inslnictors, after they have complet— ed training. Loraine Coleman, coordinator/ project manager for the charity said: “i am really pleased to welcome Clive to the board of trustees and look for— ward to Clwe's support and a contin— ued long. happy association with the charity." By Gary Bills- Geddes 07826 9044i3 news-fiedburyreporter. cock » A NUMBER of falls on a narrow, crumbling foot path in Bye Street has promoted Herefordshire Council to launch a pro gramme of repairs, to be completed this month. Newly reelected town councillor. Anthony Bradford said he had been phoned about the falls, and the state of the footpaths there, by con- cerned members of the public. But he said that he was impressed by the speed at which Herefordshire council‘s contractor ar- rived on the scene to carry out an inspection of the footpath. Cllr Bradford said: “I must say, that when I phoned Balfour Beatty i they reacted in 30 min— . ntes and were very cov operative." l And he welcomed the Accidents prOmpt repairs cm. I . Cllr Anthony Bradford said he had been phoned about falls ahd the state of the footpaths on Bye Street in Ledbury fact that temporary re- pairs on the Bye Street footpaths had been car- ried out, with more re- pairs to come. But he added: “I must also say, there has been poor maintenance of the roads around Ledbury, and I am going to look further into this." Cllr Bradford said, that to his knowledge, there had been “four or five falls” recently in Bye Street, including a number close to the Day Lewis pharmacy. Staff at the pharmacy have carried out first aid to help those injured by falls. Magdalena Bogdan, deputy regional man- ager for Day Lewis said: “There were quite a few falls on the pavement just recently. The pave- ment belongs to the council and they are fix- ing up the footpath. “Our pharmacist and staff went to help those that had fallen and give first aid.”A Hereford- shire Council spokes- man confirmed that a programme of works is now under way. I I I I I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I 162 CASE STUDY Sam and Penny* Sam and Penny have children aged 3? and 5. Sun: works fuil time and earns {37.500 a year. and Penny works 24 hours. over 4 days at “national living wage”. They pay rent of £575 per month and child care nursery and after school care costs of £600 per month. The couple have been claiming Tau; Credits but were told by HMRC that future payment would not include child care costs and would further be reduced to recover an overpayment. Like many people in Sam and Penny's shoes. they tried to sort the problem out themselves. but without the knowledge of the ‘ regulations around tax credits, turned to the CAB for help. .a...~.<sez ..v.,..-e,u-.—...J.-:n~w..» .« «..— , A CAB adviser: °Challengcd the HMRC tax credit decision and got the recovery process suspended Helped the clients understand what evidence was needed to support their claim citizen \ . .. L_. "k. - Achieved payment of tax credits - Identified support Sam and Penny now receive 5 ad corrected entitlement to some housing benefit benefits advice. £162.55 21 week in benefits to which they are entitled. *names have been changed to For Sam and Penny 162 is more than a number but real money helping them to pay their rent and put food on the table. So far in 2015/5016, Herefordshire Citizens Advice BureauX has: °Hclped 2,643 people ‘— advising on money, benefits, housing, employment, family, education, health, travel, tax, consumer, immigration, transport and utilities. ' Resolved 8,500 problems - Achieved £3 million in financial - 78 % of CAB clients have less income than the national average - 51 % have a long term health conditiOn or disability - 53% of enquires relate to money These numbers help to demonstrate the value and impact of \ ergo-k , L. l «:7 |
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