News about topics or campaigns run or supported by Herefordshire Green parties.
Elections Herefordshire Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
24 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Trish Marsh has won the Leominster South seat on Herefordshire Council with a large majority over her nearest rival. Now holding three seats, the Greens are a bigger force than the Liberal Democrats in Herefordshire. With a reputation for hard work and positive ideas, the party is increasingly confident of further gains in Leominster, Hereford, […]
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Other Groups Peace and Defence
20 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Hereford Palestine Support Group are showing the film: “The Occupation of the American Mind” on Mon 27th March 2017 at St. John’s Methodist Church, St.Owen’s Street, Hereford HR1 2PR. The film starts at 7.30pm and refreshments are available from 7.15. Betty Hunter, Honorary President of PSC, having recently returned from Palestine, will introduce the film & lead Q & A afterwards. […]
Europe National and global Topics
17 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Greens are opposed to the ‘hard’ Brexit being pursued, we think recklessly, by Theresa May. We think this will damage the economy, makes Britain a more backward and inward looking nation, and wastes valuable time and resources when we should be focussed on much more pressing emergencies. We do not think most Leave voters wanted to […]
Fair votes Herefordshire Topics
Following a well attended Big Green Conversation at Left Bank, a cross-party campaign group on proportional representation is being formed and it’s first meeting is on Monday 20th. With 100,000 people now having signed the petition, this issue will now be debated in parliament. We want to raise awareness of this in Herefordshire, and make […]
Farming North Herefordshire Topics
North Herefordshire’s Green Party parliamentary challenger Dr Ellie Chowns last week debated post-Brexit agriculture policy in front of an audience of more than 60 agriculture students and staff at Hartpury College, Gloucestershire, outlining the important choices ahead if we are to get the best future for our food and farming sector. In the debate with […]
Business Caroline Lucas Comment economy Health and NHS Jonathan Bartley National and global Public services Topics
8 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
You might have thought that there was no one left on a trolley in a hospital corridor. That our social care system wasn’t on its knees. That climate change wasn’t a crisis that threatens our very future or that there was no air pollution epidemic linked to the deaths of tens of thousands. This budget […]
Elections Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
Trish Marsh is campaigning to be elected County Councillor for Leominster South ward in the by-election on March 23rd caused by the recent death of Peter McCaull. What would she want to do as a Councillor? Support a thriving town centre The Conservative council intends to sell part of Broad Street car park for retail. Green […]
Business Central Ward Hereford & South Herefordshire
7 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Hereford is about to lose her popular Oxfam shop in Eign Gate because the landlord is asking for a 10 year lease. Oxfam have decided they cannot commit to this. The excellent Broad Street shop is unaffected. Writing in the Hereford Times, Maggie Setterfield said: “It seems astonishing that a city the size of Hereford […]
Air quality Central Ward Climate change Comment Hereford & South Herefordshire Rob Hattersley Topics Transport
Another week, another argument between our local politicians about a western, eastern or both route for a bypass which will miraculously solve all our traffic woes. The western route is supported by the Conservative county council and what’s left of the Lib Dems. It relies on massive housing development which will fill the roads up […]
Trish Marsh is married with two children. She is a former Local Government Officer with Herefordshire Council. She is a member of Leominster Town Council and is the town’s representative on Herefordshire Cultural Partnership. Trish is promoting Leominster so it can share in the benefits if the county is successful in its unique bid for […]
