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HERE are the death notices published in the Hereford Times on Thursday, March 27. To place any family notices visit bit.ly/HTnotices, or to view visit bit.ly/HTannoucements. We publish tributes (obituaries) free. Fill in this simple online form: https://bit.ly/HTtribute. AUSTIN Valerie Formerly of Canon Pyon Post Office & Stores and latterly of Kings Pyon and Weobley. Passed away peacefully at home on 16th May 2021, aged 83. Loving mum of Joanne, Chris and Denise. Now reunited and at peace with her beloved late husband Ralph. Private family funeral. Donations in lieu of flowers t...

Plans todevelop land south west of Orchard Close in Dilwyn have been rejected. COUNTY planners have rejected a scheme to build 30 homes in a north Herefordshire village. Garnstone Estate Limited had submitted plans to Herefordshire Council to develop the land south west of Orchard Close in Dilwyn. The proposals, which included 20 open market houses and 10 affordable homes, had the backing of the parish council. Dilwyn parish council chairman Peter Kyles told today’s (April 7) planning and regulatory committee that there was a need for low-cost housing in the village. “An ageing ...

Councillor Toni Fagan (left) and councillor Elissa Swinglehurst proposed a motion that calls on council leaders to write to MPs and ministers to intervene over the river pollution and flooding issues in Herefordshire. COUNTY councillors are calling on the UK Government to take urgent action to avert the environmental catastrophe Herefordshire’s rivers are facing. The River Lugg is failing to meet environmental standards due to high levels of phosphates in the water and the county has suffered severe flooding several times over the last 18 months. There is currently a moratorium on hou...

The guidance for setting water quality targets in rivers that are designated for nature conservation is the same in England and Wales. But different targets are set depending on the characteristics of the river and the technical feasibility of achieving the targets in each section. There are several waterbodies which span the border and have both English and Welsh targets. But the section from Walford Brook to Bigsweir Bridge is the only one where the targets do not align. Natural England and the Environment Agency say they will be working with Natural Resources Wales to identify sh...

Natural England and the Environment Agency say they will be working with Natural Resources Wales to identify shared targets in all shared waterbodies, as part of a review of English targets. “The River Wye is passing phosphate targets for most of the length in England, with the major exception of the River Lugg tributary where we are currently focussing efforts to reduce phosphate inputs,” a Natural England spokesperson said. “The English and Welsh targets align in all cross-border waterbodies except one. We are working closely with Natural Resources Wales to understand the differ...