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A HEREFORDSHIRE town wants to see work done as its roads have previously been left to "decay".

Ross-on-Wye has become the latest part of Herefordshire to increase the share of council tax it will charge households from April.

A digital image of how the Ross Enterprise Park could look ROSS-ON-WYE councillors fear funding set aside to develop a new business park in the town will be spent elsewhere in the county. Herefordshire Council had previously identified Ross Model Farm in Hildersley as a site which could create up to 1,000 jobs. In 2019, council leaders praised the £7m regeneration scheme and included it in their capital investment program. But the county council now says that a detailed design and tendering of the development has shown significantly higher costs than they had anticipated. They say ...

“They do it in Belgium,” he said. Councillor Jane Roberts said the council unfortunately did not have the same legal powers as local government has on mainland Europe. “It would be very useful to secure some professional advice from somebody who is an expert in public health and who is familiar with the up-to-date science on Covid-19 transmission. “That would help us make an informed decision and would also lend weight to that decision when we are seeking to justify it to traders and residents in the town.” Councillor John Winder said the measure did not seem popular with ...