Debate over the proposed Hereford Bypass has resurfaced at Herefordshire Council, with transport campaigners warning the new road will fail to reduce congestion.

Angry villagers turned out in force to express frustration at being "abandoned" nearly a year after devastating floods forced residents from their homes in Ewyas Harold.

The decision follows earlier frustration expressed by local campaign groups and councillors over delays by Yeomans and Sargeants Brothers.

A full planning application has been submitted to build 20 new homes on a flood-prone site in southeast Hereford.

A senior Herefordshire politician has voiced frustration over the local authority’s repeated delays in delivering agreed community infrastructure projects.

A new citywide banning scheme designed to tackle shoplifting and anti-social behaviour has been launched across Hereford city centre this week.

Herefordshire Council has allocated nearly £400,000 to upgrade the traffic signal system at one of Hereford’s busiest city centre junctions.

The British Regional Transport Association (BRTA), a national rail pressure group, is urging local authorities to work together on making the case for the reopening of the railway line.

Herefordshire Council is set to roll over nearly £57 million of its capital building budget into future financial years following project delays and contract renegotiations.

Concerns have been raised that the partial closure of a key bridge in Hereford could remain in place for years while local authorities and Network Rail establish a long-term repair plan.

Herefordshire Council leadership has pledged to protect essential services despite facing a projected eleven point six million pound budget overspend in the current financial year.

Herefordshire bus operator Sargeants Brothers has confirmed it will join the government’s two-pound bus fare cap scheme, following recent criticism from county representatives over local participation in the national initiative.