Have you noticed something wrong in Fownhope??
You can use this national site - www.fixmystreet.com - to report, view, discuss local problems (like grafitti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs or street lighting) Your report is sent directly to the relevant department at the council and they will then process and deal with it. We have no feedback yet on how effective this site is, so please let the Clerk know the outcome if you use it.
You may also find the following contact details useful |
| Street Lighting |
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The street lighting
section is responsible for the 11,000 street and amenity lights in
Herefordshire, as well as illuminated road traffic signs. As well as
planned maintenance, all lighting is inspected within an inspection
regime that takes approximately ten days, and replaced as necessary.
The section is additionally responsible for new lighting schemes.
Herefordshire Council aim to create a safe and more secure night-time environment by
providing a cost efficient and effective system of street lighting
and illuminated signs. A free 'Lights Out Line' is provided for
members of the public to report defective lighting. To report a
defective street light, call 0800 7835675. |
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| Abandoned
Cars |
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Herefordshire
Councils has a duty to
remove vehicles which appear to have been abandoned. Once a vehicle
has been legally established as being 'abandoned' the Council arranges its removal and disposal.
Contact : Helpline (01432) 261761 |
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| Bulky Collections |
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Herefordshire Council
operates a service for the removal of bulky items of household
waste.
The items for disposal would fall under a bulky item collection if
any article of a household waste exceeds 25 kilograms in weight, or
the article of waste cannot be fitted into a domestic bin.
This service is intended for items such as furniture, cookers,
washing machines and the like. Items which are part of the structure
such as doors, windows, storage heaters and large items of garden
waste are not classed as household items for the purposes of this
service.
The cost for this service is £15.00 for up to three items,
additional items are charged @ £5.00 per item. Any resident who
wishes to take advantage of this service should complete the request
form available by calling the number below or clicking on the link
and return it to the address shown below, together with the required
payment.
Payment must be received by 12 noon each Monday to enable collection
to take place on the following Tuesday (North Herefordshire),
Wednesday (Hereford City and South Herefordshire) and Friday (East
Herefordshire) between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm.
Herefordshire Council, Waste Management Section, PO Box 236,
Hereford, HR4 9ZH |
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| Road Maintenance |
| To report a highway defect please contact the StreetScene hotline on (01432) 261800 or by emailing streets@herefordshire.gov.uk. Please include as much detail about the location and nature of the defect as possible. |
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| Fly
Tipping |
Fly-Tipping
is an increasing problem causing environmental pollution as well
as a significant cost to Herefordshire Council in terms of
collection and disposal. The Waste Management Section inspects and
arranges for the removal of illegally dumped material from all
highways, verges and lay-bys under the control of the authority.
Inspection includes the gathering of evidence for possible
prosecution of those people dumping illegally.
If you have witnessed Fly-Tipping in operation or where the waste
is dumped on privately owned land please contact the Environment
Agency on 0845 9333111 |
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