News from Hereford & South Herefordshire constituency and council ward areas
Hereford & South Herefordshire Transport
11 October 2018 by
The Inquiry will examine whether it is in the public interest for land to be compulsorily purchased to build the SLR. The Inquiry will be held in the Bridge Room at Hereford Left Bank. Starts at 10 AM on 30 October and runs for seven days (excluding weekend), closing on 7 November. It is open […]
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Hereford & South Herefordshire
20 August 2018 by
Starts 7.30pm with a guest speaker (to be announced) In the Garden Room, The Left Bank, Bridge St, Hereford HR4 9DG
Comment Hereford & South Herefordshire Jeremy Milln Transport
30 July 2018 by
The correspondence below illustrates how public support for the Hereford Bypass is being mis-represented. Our position is that the recent consultation showed that only 41% of the public who took part want a Bypass. And some of the 41% may have been saying Yes to an Eastern Bypass. By ‘working the numbers’ Herefordshire Council wants […]
Big Green Conversation
21 July 2018 by
There was standing room only on 17 July in Hereford’s Left Bank main hall for a talk on “Brexit – Where’s it going?” – by Green Party MEP and economist Molly Scott Cato. Molly (pictured with Green county councillors Felicity Norman, left, and Ellie Chowns, right) the Green Party speaker on Brexit made a […]
24 May 2018 by
Kate Adams (Wye & Usk Foundation) and Caroline Hanks (local farming advisor on soil and meadows) led the latest BGC and gave a fascinating presentation. Their topic “LOVE SOIL – Healthy soil for healthy crops, healthy livestock and healthy rivers” Since the intensification of farming, soil has not been managed well, but things are looking […]
12 May 2018 by
Talk and discussion, jointly led by Kate Adams of Wye and Usk Foundation and Caroline Hanks of Herefordshire Meadows “Healthy soil underpins our agriculture, horticulture and ecosystems – but it’s a topic that’s often undervalued. We will explore the importance of soil health and water quality to Herefordshire’s economy; what are the challenges and solutions […]
Big Green Conversation Peace and Defence
3 May 2018 by
Betty Hunter, Honorary President of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, spoke at April’s Big Green Conversation about Palestine and particularly how Palestinian children are treated by the Israeli justice system, police and military. She said Israel signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, but effectively treats Palestinian children as terrorists. Children […]
19 March 2018 by
Presentation by Betty Hunter (Hon. President of Palestine Solidarity Campaign) 7 for 7.30 @ de Koffie Pot, Left Bank, Hereford, HR4 9DG Israel is denying the children of Palestine a future through military occupation and imprisonment. The international community must defend their rights. Israel is the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes children […]
Big Green Conversation Herefordshire Council
At De Koffie Pot, Hereford. 7.30 to 9.30pm Our four busy and effective Green Party county councillors will talk about life on the council. Come find out about how they are making Herefordshire Greener. Includes discussion about the local elections in May 2019 and getting more Green representation on the council.
Hereford & South Herefordshire Herefordshire Council Transport
15 March 2018 by
The consultation closes on Tuesday 20th March. An exhibition of bypass routes and possible improvements to support for cycling, walking and public transport will be open at Hereford Library on Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Monday 19th March Background information about the Bypass, and an on-line consultation response form is on the Council website here. […]
Edward Milford Hereford & South Herefordshire National and global
27 February 2018 by
Letter from Edward Milford in The Guardian 26 Feb 2018 Owen Jones misunderstands the fundamental philosophy of the Green party. We have an overall goal that is to allow all of humanity to thrive, democratically, while making only sustainable use of the planet’s resources. Under this overarching approach, a fairer distribution of resources (which some […]
Big Green Conversation Transport
21 February 2018 by
Herefordshire Council is pressing ahead with its plan to build a ‘Western Relief Road’ or as it’s now known the ‘Hereford Bypass’. This Big Green Conversation will discuss the proposals for the new road and bridge over the River Wye between Belmont and Breinton. And look at the alternatives. 7.30pm in De Koffie Pot, Left […]
Hereford & South Herefordshire Rob Palgrave Transport
1 February 2018 by
Road building is seldom off the agenda at Herefordshire Council meetings, and last month (January) the controversial subject of ‘The Bypass’ got a really thorough airing. On one side we had the Council (or perhaps, rather the Cabinet) who want a sort of M25 for Hereford. On the other was a determined group of activists […]
31 January 2018 by
7.30 pm at The Barrels, St Owen Street HEREFORD
Hereford & South Herefordshire North Herefordshire
21 December 2017 by
7 for 7.30pm at the Community Centre, Leominster HR6 8NJ Come and celebrate the New Year with a bring and share meal, live music and song. £3.00 each to cover room hire. More details from 01568 780886
George Monbiot at the Gaia Foundation last year explaining the background to his latest book ‘Out of the Wreckage – a New Politics for an Age of Crisis.’ Followed by discussion – How do we find a “restoration story” for the 21st century to generate real and positive change? At De Koffie Pot, Left Bank […]
7 December 2017 by
We’d love to see you for a green drink before Christmas. There’s plenty to mull over after such an eventful year in politics, but we can talk about other things too! Come and add your signature to our ever-popular Christmas cards to brighten the lives of our local MPs. Starts 7.30pm at De Koffie Pot, […]
26 November 2017 by
12 December 7.30pm. In the Skittle Alley at the Barrels, St Owen Street, Hereford
6 November 2017 by
The Brewery Room, The Barrels, St Owen Street, Hereford All welcome, please contact us if you’d like to see the agenda in advance
20 October 2017 by
Notes of Annual General Meeting on 11 October 2017 at De Koffie Pot Present: Giles Boardman, Kyrle du Heaume, Libby Hudson, Elwyn Lear, John McCloskey, Edward Milford, Jeremy Milln, Rob Palgrave, Richard Priestley, Carole Protherough, Maggie Settafield, David Straker, Diana Toynbee, Natalia Waring, Sue Young GUEST SPEAKER Ben Boswell (Herefordshire Council Energy and Active Travel […]
GVS Hereford & South Herefordshire Press releases
7 October 2017 by
Letter to Hereford Times 21 September 2017 Poll thanks TO everyone who voted (or considered voting) Green at the Golden Valley South by-election on September 7, thank you. We did well, more than doubling the Green Party vote share since the June General Election (this constituency) beating Labour, whose share fell to less than […]
1 October 2017 by
Hereford and South Herefordshire Green Party Annual General Meeting 7.30, 11 October 2017 at De Koffie Pot, Hereford Left Bank, Bridge Street, HR4 9DG AGENDA Guest Speaker Ben Boswell (Herefordshire Council Energy and Active Travel Manager) will talk about the Council’s work to reduce carbon emissions and to promote ‘active travel’ and electric vehicles. […]
16 September 2017 by
A visually stunning film – showing how rising global temperatures are causing glaciers to retreat and disappear. At De Koffie Pot, 7.30pm Wednesday 27th September
Elections GVS Hereford & South Herefordshire Herefordshire Herefordshire Council
9 September 2017 by Green Party Admin
Jeremy Milln polled 10% of the vote in the 7th September by-election and came fourth, beating Labour. Conservatives slumped from 1364 votes in 2015 (66% of the vote) to 254 (24%). Jeremy said, “To everyone who voted (or considered voting) Green at the Golden Valley South by-election on the 7th September thank you. We did […]
