Ellie Chowns Europe Local News National and global
5 September 2019 by
From Hereford Times 4 September 2019 “We live in extraordinary political times. This is a crisis on a scale not seen for decades. And the most extraordinary thing of all? This is an entirely manufactured crisis, homegrown in Britain, created by the actions of a handful of people – Boris Johnson chief among them. Last […]
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Ellie Chowns Europe
23 August 2019 by
Ellie writes: “I believe a key part of my job as an MEP is to help bring the West Midlands and Europe closer together. One way I can do this is by inviting people to visit the Parliament and see how it all works. So I am always delighted to welcome constituents to visit the […]
20 July 2019 by
5 July 2019 by
See Ellie’s video here as she starts work in earnest as our West Midlands Green MEP
Comment Ellie Chowns Europe
17 June 2019 by
We must unite against the forces of raw nationalism and rapacious neoliberalism Ellie Chowns June 7 2019, The Times Being a Green in Brussels is inspiring and energising: it’s wonderful to be part of a group that more than doubled its parliamentary numbers in one election, being in meetings helping to democratically decide what our […]
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Education Ellie Chowns Local News
26 October 2018 by
This afternoon I visited NMITE (the new University in Hereford) to meet informally with the ‘design cohort’ of 25 students who are helping work out how to turn the vision into reality. It was great to hear their enthusiasm! This week they’ve been thinking through what the learning spaces should look like. The photos show […]
economy Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council Public services
Ellie Chowns says: I’ve been asking some pointed questions about the council’s recent budget consultation. In particular, I’m frustrated that there was no consultation on the capital budget. This is where Hfds Council currently has quite a lot of ‘wiggle room’, given that it recently made nearly £50m from selling off the farms. Only half […]
Ellie Chowns
3 October 2018 by
Ellie Chowns will be one of the three speakers Starts at 7.30 pm Kindle Centre, ASDA, Hereford RSVP to womensequalitygroup@gmail.com
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council Housing
13 August 2018 by
Ellie Chowns wins cross-party support for proposal setting out green principles for £40 million investment On 13 July 2018 Herefordshire County Councillors voted unanimously in favour of Ellie’s motion for a ‘Sustainable Development Partnership’. The decision shapes the strategic direction of £40 million of Council investment in new housing and industrial sites – the biggest […]
26 June 2018 by
My next informal ward surgery will be on Monday 2 July from 10am to midday at Storridge Village Hall (NOT 25 June as previously advertised). I’ll be at the Cradley Fete on Saturday 30 June of course, so if you’re not able to come to Storridge on Monday week, do catch me in Cradley this […]
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council North Herefordshire
13 June 2018 by
Last week I spent half a day looking at road safety issues in the ward with Ian Connolly, who is the Traffic Management Advisor for the West Mercia Police Safer Roads Team. Issues we discussed (with site visits) included: 1. Extending the Fromes Hill 40mph speed limit further west to the laybys – we did […]
30 May 2018 by
Last Friday’s Annual Meeting of Herefordshire Council (25 May 2018) approved various positive changes to the Constitution. One very good set of changes will improve the process for public questions: the word limit per question has been doubled to 140, the six-questions-per-person-per-year limit has been changed to one-question-per-person-per-meeting, and responses to questions will now be […]
Ellie Chowns North Herefordshire
2 May 2018 by
First of all big thanks to everyone who helped with newsletter distribution recently – great to have you as part of the team. I held another surgery in Cradley last week – non-stop visits from residents for 2 hours; really good to meet so many people. Lots of issues raised regarding highways; I’ve followed up […]
15 April 2018 by
On 26 March, I held my first ‘ward surgery’ at Bishops Frome Village Centre. This was a bit of an experiment. Many thanks to Godfrey, Tony and Robin who came along for a chat and a cuppa. We inspected some potholes and drainage issues in the village, and collected a bagful of litter while we […]
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council streets Transport
2 February 2018 by
Potholes and other road-related issues are high up my list of priorities at the moment, as residents often contact me about them. I have to admit I’m rather frustrated that we still don’t have a Balfour Beatty (BBLP) locality steward for the ward – I’ve got an ever-growing list of issues to take up with […]
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council Public services
1 February 2018 by
My first full Council meeting was last Friday, and it had a full agenda: setting the 2018/19 budget (including the proposed 4.9% rise in Council Tax) and approving the Capital Programme, as well as approving the continuation of the Council Tax reduction scheme. I voted for the latter, but did not feel able to support […]
31 January 2018 by
I met the Head of Highways, Clive Hall, last Friday, which was very helpful. One of the things we talked about was learning lessons from the A4103 resurfacing road closures in autumn 2017. Clive explained some of the background (including the delays due to the unexpected General Election purdah period), and I made two main […]
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council
23 January 2018 by
Other news from the past week: I’ve completed my official induction – lots of useful briefing meetings with officers from all parts of the council, although rather surprisingly not with anyone from Highways, which is one of the issues that ward residents contact me about most often. So, I’ve arranged my own meeting with the […]
22 January 2018 by
Today I went to a briefing on Hereford’s planned new University, www.nmite.org.uk, given by Prof Janusz Kozinski, the CEO. It’s an ambitious plan – to create a completely new, engineering-focused University, with a project-based, problem-solving approach to teaching and learning. As a University teacher myself (currently working at the Uni of Bath) there’s lots about […]
12 January 2018 by
I’ve been in post as Ward Councillor for Bishops Frome and Cradley for about 6 weeks now, and it’s been a busy time, Christmas and New Year notwithstanding (Happy 2018 everyone!). In addition to a series of formal induction meetings and training sessions, I’ve been busy learning about Council business in a range of other […]
25 November 2017 by
A remarkable result, representing a 14% swing from the Conservatives who had held the seat in 2015 in a two way contest. Ellie Chowns, Green Party: 471 Conservative: 299 Lib Dem: 251 Labour: 19 Herefordshire now has FOUR Green County councillors. Reactions: Caroline Lucas tweeted: Absolutely brilliant news! Huge congratulations to the wonderful Ellie Chowns […]
