Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 36
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 36
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36 THE HEREFORD TIMES Thursday, January 28, 2016 heretordtimescom Family celebrate as fish shop launched YFARS of planning have finally paid off for one family. who have finally answered their community‘s prayers for a fish and chip shop in the area. Clive and Jo Edwards were joined by the May or of Hereford anti some of those fed up with driving. across town for their favourite takeaway when they launched the new business on Grand stand Road. The couple. who also own Salon 100 Hair- dressing and Beauty next door, said they had been trying for more than two years to open Edwards Place but had to overcome difficult planning regulations. But there were celebra- tions on Monday as the ribbon was cut to mark the business open. Mr Edwards said the shop , which will be both a takeaway and a restaurant — had been opened in response to public demand front those living in Bobble- stock and Westfields. He said: “It’s taken two and a half years to open a fish and chip shop here. Everyone kept tell- ing us there was nothing in the area." Mr Edwards will man- age the business while " his sons will take care of the day-ro—day run- Opening up Edwards Place are the Mayor of ning of the company. Hereford, Cllr Charles Nicholls, Mayoress Jenny Tawn and Clive Edwards, alongside the members of staff at the Grandstand Road takeaway l Quote ROPJC York & the Flying Scotsman Sat 19 to Mon 21 Mar Your break includes: 2 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at a selected Hotel, Yorkshire - Excursions to York 3‘ Flying Scotsman - Return coach travei from Hereford, Ledbury 8t Ross-on— Wye Single \JCDiS‘f’li‘flLS 3nd terms ocplv For more information Frover Spatial tor Times Readers one book. please call 08432 244 239 you do the math... Adult population of Herefordshire: 186,100 herefordt'mes.com monthly site visits: 417,000' For solutions to the very best way to reach the people of Herefordshire call 01432 845801 herefordtimes.com ‘ CL —. 33:2,”: justgoholidays.com 3 Days was. £179"" EXCLUSIVE NCV‘J LYN L i No running water PEOPLE living in Presteigne awoke last week to find they had no water. A burst water main on the town's bypass led to taps running dry for several hours on Thursda, That meant the closure of both John Beddoes High School and Presteigne CP School. A spokeswoman for the high school said: "We were closed as Welsh Water have a massive leak and the whole town is without water." Welsh Water were alerted to the burst at 6.30am and worked throughout the morning to restore the town's water supply by lunchtime. A spokesman said: “We have been dealing wiflw a burst on our water main in Presleigne. “Our team worked throughout the day carrying out the repair which has now been completed. “While we ensured that supplies to most cus— tomers in the area weren't affected, we are aware that some may have experienced either low water pressure or no water. “As supplies to those customers returned to normal they may experience a slight discoloura- tion to their water which is normal after an inci— dent such as this." if anyone continues to have any concerns about their water supply, they can call the Welsh Water helpline on 08000 520130. Guilty plea A KlNGTON man who forced a police officer to run for his fife has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Luke Abbots, 21, of Elizabeth Road, pleaded guitty at an earlier hearing to dangerous driving, having no MOT and having a defective tyre dur— ing the incident on November 14. Hereford Magistrates Court was told that Abbots was driving on the A438 near Swainshill, which was closed by police officers shortly before 6am after an earlier accident Driving at high speed he narrowly missed a police vehicle. Officers later discovered that his front tyre was defective with metal wiring exposed. Magistrates last week handed Abbots an eight week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. They disqualified him from driving for 16 months and ordered him to take an extended driving test. Abbots was also ordered to pay an 280 victim surcharge and £185 in costs. Blind book date WOULD you borrow a book from the library if you had no idea what it was about? That was what was on offer as part of St Dwynwen’s Day, the Welsh Patron Saint of Love, on Monday as border residents were encour- aged to have a ‘blind date with a book’. Library staff in Hay-on—Wye and Presteigne were among those encouraging visitors to choose specially wrapped book to ensure the reader had little idea of what to expect from their tome. Storage container PERMlSSlON is being sought to house a ship- ping container at Didley Wood, near Belmont, in Hereford. Applicant Mike Bristow says the con- tainer would be used for storage and means he wouldn't need to cany tools in a vehicle. _u ' ' “1"” ‘ 4,. HEREFORDSHIRE is bat- ting above the national av- erage after 15 of the 17 spe- cies of bat known to breed in the UK were recorded in the county Herefordshire Mammal Group (HMG) launched a Woodland Bat Project back in 2013 to determine the distribution of the coun- ty’s rarest bats in woodland managed by the Forestry Commission, along with other private woods. So far, a total of 20 ‘trap- ping’ surveys have been carried out in five Forestry Commission woodlands in south-west Herefordshire Where two thirds of Her- efordshire’s bat species were recorded, including the very rare barbastelle, Bechstein’s and lesser horseshoe bat. In Frith Wood near Led- bury, a large number of breeding female bats were recorded, suggesting they are using tree features such as woodpecker holes to breed. Meanwhile, a successful grant application from the Woolhope Dome Environ- Herefordshire Mammal Group volunteers erect bat boxes at Frith Wood, near Ledbury County sees a rise in number of bat breeds By Paul Broome 01432 845879 pbnfi‘herefordtimescom Twitter @HTnewsroom mental Trust means the mammal group can install a radio-tracking project in woodlands in the Wool- hope Dome later this year. This would involve select- ed bats being fitted with a radio tag and tracked back to their natural roost sites. Results from surveys so far have helped guide man- agement of the woods, in particular the avoidance of felling in sensitive areas of Frith Wood where bats are believed to breed. Forestry Commission West England District has provided 115 bat and dormouse boxes for Frith Wood, which will enable the mammal group to fur- ther study their distribu- tion. In February, Forestry Commission staff and nine volunteers from the Mam- mal Group spent two days installing the boxes. |
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