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Hereford proved it had plenty to be proud of during a recent awards ceremony. Many inspiring stories were told during the annual Pride of Herefordshire awards. Overall winner of the evening was Tony Hodder, for his work developing a youth facility in the St Martin’s area of the city.

Herefordshire Council is hoping to keep people safe on the roads this winter by putting its gritter on Twitter. The council has teamed up with service provider Amey to keep residents up to date with what is happening on the county’s roads during bad weather. Members of the public are being encouraged to sign up to Gritter Twitter to get constant updates about road gritting and other useful road and weather information.

Orchards have been celebrated with a year of events and activities in Hereford. Hereford’s Year in the Orchard took place in 2011 to celebrate the city’s heritage. The year was organised by Herefordshire Council to mark the fact that the county has been known for its fruit breeding, growing and use for over two centuries, and has often been described as The County of Orchards.