POLICE officers will be holding a number of 'beat surgeries' across Herefordshire to encourage residents to report any long term issues.

Officers from Hereford Rural North Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) will be joined by other community representatives.

The sessions which will run between 10am and 4pm will enable residents to voice any concerns they may have about local issues.

The first session will take place today outside the shops on Station Road, Credenhill.

This will be followed on: Wednesday- at Wye Leisure car park, Fownhope (with Councillor John Hardwick); Monday, 23 May - outside the Community Centre, Withington (with Safer Roads Partnership); and Wednesday, May 25 - outside the village shop, Moreton-On-Lugg (with Safer Roads Partnership and Councillor Kema Guthrie).

The sessions are designed to be accessible to those in the community who wouldn’t necessarily report any long term issues.

The team want to make sure the voices of the local community are listened to and acted on. They are encouraging as many people as possible to attend and look forward to engaging with local residents.