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12 February 2025 / 13 February 2025 by rebeccatully
The Green Group were a voice for prudence and transparency in the capital budget vote for Herefordshire Council’s coming year. Plans include a loan for over £30m towards a southern link road in Hereford, which as yet has no detailed business case. Jenny Bartlett Leominster East, highlighted the millstone that this will be for two […]
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15 January 2025 / 29 January 2025 by rebeccatully
Green Councillor Rebecca Tully has joined fellow Green Councillor Mark on one of the ‘IDB’s in our county – the RIver Lugg Internal Drainage Board. Councillors sit on the board as well as farmers. The aim of the board is to manage water levels in the areas defined, working in partnership wth other agencies https://www.shiregroup-idbs.gov.uk/idbs/river-lugg-idb/ […]
Why are young people calling for Votes at 16? Local member Haydn has written an article for the intergenerational foundation explaining. Haydn and other Greens have been to fresher’s fairs in Hereford and are busy getting a Young Greens branch set up here in Herefordshire. Get in touch for more info. “In 1867, John Stuart […]
14 January 2025 / 29 January 2025 by rebeccatully
The Herefordshire Green party Executive Committee have been planning and feasting this weekend – with a great spread of food, lots of company and lots of ideas for a great Herefordshire in 2025. Herefordshire Green Party focus on social and environmental justice, policies that improve the environment and wellbeing for everyone, and of course electing […]
Stef, Green councillor and deputy group leader, has spearheaded a ‘bus summit’ agreed at full council in December ’24. This follows an agreement from the Department of Transport to allocate more money to buses in Herefordshire. Stef says “we need more frequent services, and greater connections when and where people want to travel and I’m […]
11 December 2024 / 29 January 2025 by rebeccatully
Ellie has been speaking out on flooding on behalf of local residents. On 17th October, Ellie raised the issue in Parliament and called for a debate on flood resilience. On the same day she wrote to the Secretary of State urging action. Ellie is calling for: Tackling river pollution is also one of Ellie’s key […]
1 December 2024 / 29 January 2025 by rebeccatully
In Birch Ward councillor Toni Fagan is delighted that, after much campaigning, Openreach will be signficantly improving internet access to Little Birch, Much Birch, Wormelow, and Orcop Hill residents who are desperate for a good broadband service. The upgrade scheme has already started and will be complete by the end of March 2025! “I’m delighted […]
22 November 2024 / 13 February 2025 by rebeccatully
Ellie: “On Tuesday, I met with a group of farmers from Herefordshire in Parliament to listen to their concerns about the Government’s changes to inheritance tax. Yesterday, I wrote to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to urge her to meet with the NFU, to press for an urgent independent impact assessment of the changes, and to […]
7 November 2024 / 11 December 2024 by rebeccatully
Thanks to the hard work of our supporters Rebecca Tully won the by-election to succeed Ellie as councillor for Bishops Frome & Cradley ward with 60% of the vote on a strong turn out! Thank you to everyone for all the wonderful support and positive energy through-out the campaign. You can read about Rebecca and […]
12 October 2024 / 13 February 2025 by rebeccatully
Hope End Ward councillor Helen Heathfield shares the concerns she hears from many residents about speeding on Herefordshire’s roads. She’s been enjoying working with parish councils on various speed calming measures. But sometimes it just needs a bit of elbow grease to help remind drivers of the speed limit. For example, a couple of Staplow’s […]
