A NEW city centre manager for Hereford should be in position by early next year.

Hereford City Centre Forum heard at its latest meeting how the manager should be named within the next month to six weeks.

Funding for the first 12 months is already in place.

Fundraiser

Part of the manager's job will be to raise money to fund the position itself, in addition to co-ordinating all the functions of the city centre.

There are also plans to extend the city centre manager's boundaries to include areas such as Holmer Road and the Bulmers factory in Whitecross.