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BBC News
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- BBC News
Hereford Rugby Club can run weekend events into early hours
A bid by Hereford Rugby Club to host events until 02:00 at weekends has been approved despite Council received 36 valid public objections to the change of licence application from residents. Its licensing sub-committee ruled on the case on 30 Polly Andrews, chairing the committee, said members had decided to allow the changes to the club's licence with amendments it had proposed. Licensed activities have been permitted until 23:00 at the grounds by the River Wye for the past four years, with extended hours until midnight on Friday and councillor Diana Toynbee said a previous late licence granted to the club in 2021 had led to "much increased nuisance".She said residents had accepted it but "2am is a completely different matter", adding: "I fear it would damage the relationship between the rugby club and the community." 'Destroy my peace' Kevin Tillett, councillor for Hinton and Hunderton across the river, said residents there would have objected had they known about the said: "This will cause a great deal of disturbance on both sides of the river until well after 2am."Resident Petra Moss told councillors: "I work on Saturdays and this would destroy my peace and quiet, and chance to get some sleep."The club's agent Nick Semper said it could already host late events under temporary event licences and a noise complaint line set up under the 2021 licence had "received no complaints", nor were any lodged with police or environmental club was "not insensitive" to objections and had proposed a limit on eight late-night outdoor events between May and August and a crowd dispersal policy, he club has already shared the proposals with objectors, he chairman Ivan Powell, a county councillor and cabinet member, said: "I have not been made aware of complaints about any activities at the club." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
28-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Neighbours complain about Hereford Rugby Club's party plans
Plans to host "noisy" late night events at Hereford Rugby Club have attracted criticism from locals – with even existing noise levels said to have reduced one neighbour to valid objections were submitted in response to a bid to extend the club's licence to play music and to serve food and alcohol until 02:00 at activities have been permitted until 23:00, and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, for the past four application for the proposed extended hours will be decided by a council committee on Friday. Among the residents objecting to the new licence was Sally Budd, who lives in a building that overlooks the club."The noise can already be incessant from late morning onwards," she said."You can't get away from it in the house, you can't even hear the TV. It has reduced one neighbour to tears."The club said it only intended to use the new licence during the summer months when there were no matches on, and that it would not host events every said it anticipated "probably around eight to ten events a year.""We don't want to annoy the neighbours," the club had been hosting an increasing number of charity events for free – but the failure of Hereford Round Table's Rock The Wye event to secure a temporary event permission at the club's ground highlighted a need for a more flexible premises licence, the club spokesperson added. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
