County council chiefs will spend up to a quarter of million pounds on new laptops and IT systems for their staff. Herefordshire Council finance and corporate services cabinet member Nigel Shaw approved the decision on November 26th to purchase 20 laptops for new starters and to replace ten machines which are damaged.

The £250,000 will also go towards email system, website filtering and database server upgrades along with other IT improvements.

The council’s cabinet approved a new digital strategy earlier this year which aims to ensure its systems are protected from cyber-attacks, the technology helps residents access services, and it empowers its staff to work efficiently.See this week’s paper for more stories like this, available in shops and as a Digital Edition now.