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LINGEN WEB WARD COUNCILLOR ARTICLE AUTUMN 2021 

At last life seems to be returning to some sort of normality and therefore communities are beginning to once again organise events for their local residents whilst still doing everything they can not to put at risk all the progress we have made to supress Covid 19 infections

There has been no change in Natural England’s criteria with development in the Lingen area which is within the River Lugg Pollution Catchment Area. This has resulted in sites identified in the Border Group Parish Neighbourhood Development struggling to be developed. It is hoped that this issue will be resolved soon. 

Road maintenance in the area is still poor although the Velociter machine has carried out some work on Letton Lane. 

The parish council Speed Indicator Device has been in action in Lingen, Brampton Bryan and Walford, however despite this speeding is still a problem. 

A lot of the Council’s work this past few months has been taken up with dealing with problems surrounding Herefordshire Childrens Services. This will cost the local authority several million pound and will not be resolved quickly. Officers are going through all relatively recent cases and do expect other issues to come to light. The DfE have issued a Requires Improvement Notice and have put one of their advisors into the authority to chair an Improvement Board

Over the past few years many parishes have noted that some land owners have not carried out their riparian responsibilities, that includes hedge cutting and ditch clearing and not doing so can affect visibility on roads, pedestrian access on footpaths and flooding. The Council has produced updated information on the responsibilities of a riparian land owner and will be taking a firmer stance with regard to enforcement of these responsibilities. 

Good to see that the pub has re-opened and Barry and myself had a fabulous meal there recently. The pub along with the village hall offer a great opportunity for local residents to meet up and are particularly important for those who live alone. 

If you wish to contact me, please do not hesitate to email carole.gandy@herefordshire.gov.uk or telephone 01568 780483 or 07792882133