Comment and editorial pieces
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 […]
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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 […]
Ellie Chowns
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 […]
economy Press releases Rob Palgrave
20 October 2017 by
Full text: Apart from the Greens, all political parties say economic growth is essential. And many Councils, like Herefordshire, list economic growth among their key objectives. What do we mean by economic growth? If we mean an end to poverty and inequality – a fairer share of wealth for everyone, then good. If we simply […]
Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council North Herefordshire Transport
16 October 2017 by
From Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party), Bishop’s Frome & Cradley Ward 16 October 2017 Dear Councillor Johnson, Re: Road closures for resurfacing work on the A4103 I will shortly be a candidate in the Herefordshire Council by-election at Bishop’s Frome & Cradley and I have been busy talking to residents about their concerns. Without a […]
Comment economy Transport
21 August 2017 by
Letter to Hereford Times 17 August 2017 Startling claim MR A W Johnson, leader of Herefordshire Council writes about the need for a Hereford bypass (letters column July 13 ) citing as reasons, future traffic management and opening up the space for 6,500 houses and businesses which must be built by 2030. He goes […]
Diana Toynbee Diana Toynbee for Hereford Transport
Letter to Hereford Times 17 August 2017 River’s role THERE are interesting links to be made between recent items in the Hereford Times. The river party ‘Wye Float’, and Herefordshire Lore’s new project ‘River Voices: Stories from the Wye’ are just two examples of the central role this beautiful river plays in our lives. And […]
Elections Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 North Herefordshire Topics
12 June 2017 by Green Party Admin
THANK YOU so much for your support, your activism, and your votes. I feel really proud of what we’ve achieved in North Herefordshire. We got 5.5% of the vote – one of the highest Green vote shares nationally, and more than three times the national Green average of 1.6%. Although we lost some votes, the […]
Diana Toynbee Diana Toynbee for Hereford Elections GE2017 Hereford & South Herefordshire
11 June 2017 by Green Party Admin
THANK YOU so much for your confidence and support over the past 7 weeks. I’m disappointed not to have delivered a better result. I’m really proud of Ellie in North Herefordshire, who got one of the best Green results in the country. Thank you to those of you who spent so many hours leafletting or […]
