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Green Party councillor Toni Fagan reporting potholes and road disruption after local flooding

Flooding, potholes and bins – how reporting issues makes a difference

15 December 2024 / 13 February 2025 by benwoodcock

Green Party councillor Toni Fagan has been reporting local flooding, poor road surfaces and potholes, broken signs, and full litterbins to Herefordshire Council when she’s made aware. But you can help speed up responses by reporting problems online as soon as possible via the council’s website. Local residents in Hereford’s Grayfriers Ward had been reporting […]

Toni Fagan improving road safety in St Weonards

Action for residents on road safety in Birch Ward and Bishops Frome and Cradley

28 November 2024 / 13 February 2025 by benwoodcock

Herefordshire residents in Aconbury, Much Birch, Little Birch, Llanwarne and St Weonards, and Sandyway called for help as traffic gets heavier and faster. Green Party councillor Toni Fagan worked with parish councils to make roads safer. Wins include: One resident wrote: ‘Fabulous news! Thank you so much for your help.’ In St Weonards, Toni is […]

Diana Toynbee on Barton Road Hereford

Delight at new surface and markings on Hereford’s Barton Road

14 November 2024 / 13 February 2025 by benwoodcock

For years Barton Road in Hereford’s Grayfriars Ward has been littered with potholes and faded markings which encouraged dangerous parking. Green Party councillor Diana Toynbee is delighted to see that the road has been resurfaced with new lines. This work will make the road much safer for everyone who uses it. Thank you to everyone […]

Catherine Gennard and local campaigners at the site meeting

Ugly transformer plans rejected for Hereford’s Bartonsham Meadows

18 October 2024 / 13 February 2025 by benwoodcock

Councillor Catherine Gennard (Central Ward) worked hard with Green Party Hereford City councillor Jeremy Milln to see that proposed new electrical transformers at the Green Street entrance to Bartonsham Meadows were rejected by Herefordshire Council’s planning Committee. Jeremy at the proposed site showing just how tall the transformers would be. The units would have ruined […]

Catherine Gennard and local volunteers

Economic boost from a new wetland for Hereford City?

19 September 2024 / 13 February 2025 by benwoodcock

Central Ward Green Party councillor Catherine Gennard is supporting the plan to restore a derelict site by Hereford’s Widemarsh Brook into an urban wetland. This would benefit nature and local people. The surrounding area is earmarked for housing and a wetland would enhance its economic potential. Catherine joined Cllr Diana Toynbee, volunteers and CEO of […]