What to do if?.....

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
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.
Abandoned Cars
 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
Bulky Collections
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
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.
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