There has been mixed reaction to the news this month that Herefordshire Council plans to postpone the Broad Street development in favour of upgrading the city’s cycle network. The Council is claiming it’s listened to the concerns of the public after holding community consultations! This would be first. Herefordshire Tory Party, as we well know, [...]

h.Energy kicked off early last week with a flash mob in Hereford High Town. Over 100 people surprised shoppers by breaking into song. The organisers were equally surprised when many of the shoppers joined in for the encore. (click here to see footage of the flash mob) Now in it’s third year, h.Energy has over [...]

Local residents lead by example today when they planted potatoes in the grounds of Victoria House in Whitecross. Activists hope this act of ‘guerrilla gardening’ will publicise their campaign to secure the future of the area for use by the wider community. Victoria House and the surrounding land is currently owned by Herefordshire Council. At [...]

Supporters of the Ross Harriers Hunt smashed a vehicle window and attacked hunt saboteurs with an iron bar during a meet at Orcop Hill, west of Ross-on-Wye, yesterday. The victim of the attack suffered injuries to the leg and head. Throughout the day the hunt had been threatening and assaulting saboteurs. This escalated until several [...]

The latest issue of the Hereford Heckler, and the last in its current format, is now available online and will soon be hitting the streets. This issue includes; An exclusive article on the council sell-off of all its service Taxpayers to pay for £27m new road Child poverty ‘significant issue’ for Herefordshire ‘We’re back!’ – the [...]

Americans who live in cul-de-sacs are around 2.7 kg (6lbs) fatter than those living elsewhere, according to Wikipedia. The reason: they have to use their cars more. Expect the average Herefordian to gain weight as more traditional public rights of way (let’s abbreviate to PROW) are nicked. Every time a PROW closes the citizenry have [...]

  Earlier in the year we reported on Forest Green Rovers Football Club, from Nailsworth in Gloucestershire, and their quest to become a green club. They’ve now introduced a eco-friendly menu for their fans. From the clubs website: “Forest Green Rovers has launched Britain’s first meat-free and environmentally sustainable menu for football fans”. Offering locally sourced, predominantly vegetarian, eco-friendly [...]

Finally all closet football loving greenies can come out and admit their mainstream passion. A football club not far from the ‘Shire is set to become the most environmentally minded in the land. Nailsworth, south of Gloucester, is home to Forest Green Rovers FC. Many Hereford United fans have fond memories of the away games at their [...]

Council plans to sell off or build on green spaces in the county are once again hitting the headlines. In Ledbury there have been fears of a new housing development on the town’s cricket and football pitches off New Street for some time. There are currently major plans to build 800 new homes in the [...]

A Hereford house is blighting a community after more than 10 years of neglect. Neighbours of 1 Quicksets, Redhill, (featured previously in the Heckler), say the empty house lowers the tone of the area and has become a “flytippers paradise”. One resident has been in touch with the council for two years to try and [...]