SECRETARY of state Eric Pickles will be in Hereford this Friday to talk about the future of local community.

Mr Pickles, Conservative MP and communities secretary, will be at the Courtyard for the Herefordshire 2020 forum, a half-day conference on what the county should and could be like in a decade’s time.

Mr Pickles will talk about the Localism Act and its impact on Herefordshire people.

The conference is open to anyone working, living and trading in the county.

For tickets, priced £10, call 01432 268430 or email reception@visitherefordshire.co.uk.