Accidents and Emergencies:
For severe injuries either dial 999 for an ambulance or go to Accident and Emergency Departments at:
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk, Hereford, HR1 2ER
Telephone: 01432 355 444
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN
Telephone: 08454 222222
Worcestershire Royal Hospital General A and E service available.
Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD
Telephone: 01905 763 333
Minor Injuries:
If in doubt phone NHS Direct: 0845 4647 (24 hours confidential helpline).
They can advise you whether you should seek emergency treatment or visit your GP or self-treatment at home.
You can also visit the NHS Direct Website
Minor Injuries Unit - Leominster Community Hospital
Tel: 01568 614 211
Leominster Community Hospital, South Street, Leominster, Hereford, HR6 8JH
Minor Injuries Unit - Ludlow Community Hospital
Tel: 01584 872 201
Ludlow Community Hospital, Gravel Hill, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1QX
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service:
For emergencies dial 999
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
2 Kings Court,
Charles Hastings Way,
Worcester.
WR5 1JR
Tel: 0845 12 24454
www.hwfire.org.uk
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West Mercia Constabulary:
For emergencies dial 999
Eardisland is covered by the Kington Rural Local Policing Team
E-mail:
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If your e-mail requires a response, a member of the team will get back to you within five days.
Phone: 08457 444 888 (In an emergency always call 999)
Voicemail: 01432 346711
Phone this number if you would like to leave a message for your Local Policing Team. Only use this number for non-urgent, general queries. A member of the team will get back to you within five days.
Address: Kington Police Station, Churchill Road, Kington, HR5 3AJ
Flooding:
Many properties in Eardisland village are within a flood risk area as designated by the Environment Agency.
You can register with the Floodline Warnings Direct service by calling Floodline on 0845 988 1188 and giving your postcode to the operator.
You can then choose to be warned about flooding by telephone, mobile, email, fax or SMS text message.
Key messages regarding flooding:
Visit the Herefordshire Council website which has a section on Flooding and some useful guidance leaflets
Listen to the local and national radio for travel information
Tell someone at your destination what time you expect to arrive
Remember that in wet weather stopping distances are at least double those required for stopping on dry roads
Keep well back from the vehicle in front, so you have the time and distance to break safely
If steering becomes unresponsive it probably means the water is preventing the tyres from gripping the road, ease off the accelerator and slow down gradually
Remember the rain and spray from vehicles makes it difficult to see and be seen, so adjust your speed and drive more slowly and use your headlights
Do not enter floodwater as there is no way of telling how deep it may be. This applies if you are on foot as well as in a vehicle - manhole covers may have been loosened or removed so there could be extremely dangerous hidden hazards in floodwater.
Please respect road closure signs - they are there for your safety and mean the road is impassable.
Avoid any non essential journeys
The Environment Agency publish a wide-range of information relating to flooding on their national website including current flood warnings in force, managing flood risk, flooding reports and an interactive flood risk map.
Area Flood Warning Office
Environment Agency, Wales Rivers House, St Mellons Business Park, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0EY
Telephone: 08708 506506
Floodline: 0845 9881188
Environment Agency Website Flooding Section
Gas Emergency Service:
If you smell gas
DON'T smoke
DON'T use naked flames
DON'T turn electric switches on or off
DO turn off the gas supply at the meter
DO open doors and windows
DO call the Gas Emergency Service free on 0800 111999
Electricity Emergencies:
Central Networks (West Midlands)
Contact: 0800 328 1111
Water Companies:
Welsh Water
Account queries: 0800 0520145
Emergency/Water Supply: 0800 0520130
Water Meter Enquiries: 0800 0520140
Leakline: 0800 281432
Welsh Water Website
Severn Trent Water
Account queries: 08457 500500
Emergency/Water Supply: 0800 7834444
Water Meter Enquiries: 08457 090646
Severn Trent Water Website
Herefordshire Council guide to emergency planning:
Herefordshire Council have produced a downloadable guide to emergency planning which gives you lots of useful information.
There is also a wide-range of information on the 'Planning for emergencies' section of the Herefordshire Council website.
Local Radio Stations:
Listen to local radio stations for up-to-the-minute advice and guidance:
BBC Hereford and Worcester
Frequencies: 94.7/104/104.6 FM
Contact: (01905) 748485
Radio Wyvern
Frequencies: 96.7/97.6/102.8 FM
Contact: (01905) 746644
The Bear
 Frequencies: 102 FM
Contact: (01789) 262636
BRMB
Frequencies: 94.6 FM
Contact: (0121) 245 5000
Heart FM
Frequencies: 100.7 FM
Contact: (0121) 607 7227
Radio WM
Frequencies: 95.6 FM
Contact: (0121) 432 9000