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BBC News
31-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Herefordshire cash grants to help children with special needs
More than £46,000 has been awarded to support activities for children with special educational needs and disabilities in Council said cash had been awarded to seven groups for activities to enable children and young people to have fun, make friends and learn new sessions, coding workshops and activities in woodland are among the projects Stroud, from Little Play World, which received a grant, said it would make a difference not only to the children, but also for parents who could take youngsters to a safe space and watch them develop. Councillor Ivan Powell, cabinet member for children and young people, said families would be able to take part in "inclusive fun activities in a safe and supportive learning environment".Organisations that received funds were Dancefest Jigsaw Youth, which provides inclusive dance sessions across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, as well as Herefordshire Autism and Neuro Diverse Support, which provides coding workshops for neurodivergent children and young Community Farm also received a grant, along with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust for its woodland also went to Little Play World which provides pop-up role-play sessions, Look UK which offers family days out for children with visual impairment, and Wordful Speech and Language Therapy Service for its speech and language-focused play sessions for pre-school children. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
10-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Hereford 'flood risk' housing plan sees decision date loom
A heavily criticised plan to build up to 350 homes on the edge of Hereford is due to be decided later this scheme was put forward nearly a year ago for an area east of the city, which is south of the A438 and Lugg than 1,000 people have opposed it on the grounds of impact on the flood plain, the risk of flooding, traffic and air campaigners asked if concerns were being addressed, planning officer Ollie Jones said the applicants had confirmed their commitment to addressing outstanding issues. Last year, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust objected and said Lugg Meadows Nature Reserve was a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and an ecologically-important flood plain meadow. Concern over timing The Land East of Hereford Action Group (LEHAG), which has coordinated a campaign, had written to Mr Jones asking why a previous decision date of 20 December had been extended to 28 February.A letter from campaigners asked: "Has there been any further correspondence from the applicant, as according to your email to them previously, there would only be an extension agreed if there was substantial evidence that all areas of concern were being addressed?"Mr Jones replied: "While no additional information has yet been submitted by the applicant at this stage, they have confirmed their commitment to addressing some of the outstanding issues previously raised (by officers)".He added: "I fully appreciate that successive extensions of time without any further information being submitted or any other visible progress can cause frustration and uncertainty."Acknowledging "the extent of local concern" over the application and the time taken over the decision, he said: "We are actively working to establish more definitive timescales." 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.
