News about topics or campaigns run or supported by Herefordshire Green parties.
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 […]
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Europe Other Groups
25 September 2017 by
A coach has been organised to take campigners from Hereford and Leominster. Joining the march in Manchester timed to co-incide with Theresa May’s speech to Conservative Party Conference. Leaves Hereford Merton Meadow Car Park at 7.30am, Leominster Broad Street Car Park, outside Fire Station at 7.50am For more details email patgordon@growinglocal.org.uk The price for the […]
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 […]
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 GVS
10 August 2017 by
The by-election on 7th September for this County Council ward follows the resignation of Graham Powell (Cons). Jeremy’s campaign leaflet will be hitting the streets very shortly. In it he says: I’m a self-employed conservation archaeologist from Hereford with children at the Sixth Form College and the Steiner Academy. Locally I’m secretary of the Longtown […]
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 […]
Diana Toynbee for Hereford Elections Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 Hereford & South Herefordshire North Herefordshire Topics
31 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
There has been much debate locally and on social media about tactical voting and progressive alliances. Greens have stood down in quite a few seats nationally where there is a clear challenger to the Tories, but this has not been reciprocated by other parties apart from in Brighton. There is no clear challenger in Hereford […]
Elections Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 North Herefordshire Topics
Ellie Chowns, Green Party candidate for North Herefordshire at the 2017 general election, was on BBC1 Midlands Question Time on 30th May. You can watch the episode here.
Diana Toynbee for Hereford Elections Public services
29 May 2017 by
Speak for all? JESSE Norman has announced that he wants to represent the people of Hereford & South Herefordshire again. But does he actually want to speak for all of the people in our community, or just the better off? Does he actually care about those of us who are less well off? In the […]
Comment GE2017 Rob Hattersley Topics Water
27 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
Dear Theresa. I think this rubbish belongs to you. Yes, I am blaming you for the two bin bags of rubbish I collected in about 10 minutes this afternoon from the banks of the Lugg, an SSSI on the outskirts of Hereford. I was watched by a crowd of young people enjoying a barbecue, swimming, […]
Elections Topics
23 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
The Green Party has suspended campaigning today after last night’s terrorist attack in Manchester. All national campaigning events, including the billboard launch and Welsh Green Party manifesto launch are cancelled. In a statement following the attacks, the Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley said: “Our thoughts are with those affected by this appalling incident in Manchester. […]
Comment Elections Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 North Herefordshire Topics
17 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
I’m campaigning on four key issues here in North Herefordshire. I believe we need to: Reverse the devastating Conservative cuts to local services; Rethink how we treat the environment; Remodel our economy so that it works for everyone; Reform our broken political system. 1: Reverse cuts to local services Our local services have been cut […]
Comment Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire Europe Farming GE2017 Topics Water
Dr Ellie Chowns, our candidate for North Herefordshire writes… I campaigned for Remain on the streets of Ledbury and Hereford last year, and I believe that Brexit is a serious mistake. It will cause many years of disruption to our economy, will limit opportunities for our children and young people, and is highly likely to […]
Central Ward Hereford & South Herefordshire streets Topics Transport
12 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
Roads in Hereford are full of potholes and getting worse. It’s partly because the Council spend money in the wrong places, says local Green campaigner Rob Hattersley. ‘We estimate the Council have spent up to £3million just on surveys for a bypass’, said Rob, who lives in Bartonsham. ‘Yet they can’t even find money to […]
Big Green Conversation Climate change Elections Europe GE2017 Ledbury North Herefordshire Topics
Join us for a Big Green Conversation about Europe and the environment with Jill Hanna. Jill has spent many years representing the EU at high-level environmental protection negotiations all over the world, including on reforestation, the safe disposal of chemical waste, and climate change. All welcome! A NEW DATE AND VENUE FOR THE BIG GREEN […]
Big Green Conversation economy Equality GE2017 Health and NHS Housing Topics
Join us for a Big Green Conversation about the research on economic inequality and its effects on people and society, as shown in Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett’s book “The Spirit Level – why equality is better for everyone”. We’ll be exploring the connections between inequality, over-use of resources, and climate change – and thinking […]
Elections Fair votes Libby Hudson
11 May 2017 by
Neither Labour nor the LibDems seem to be showing much interest in an electoral pact with each other and with the Greens – though, the last I heard, Caroline Lucas was saying that the door might still be open. It seems to me that Labour are very suspicious of Proportional Representation (PR) – which has […]
Elections Ellie Chowns Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire Press releases
10 May 2017 by
I sympathise with the desire of Polly Ernest (‘Get together’, HT letters, 5 May) and many others to see progressive parties unite around common ground and fight to oppose counterproductive austerity, growing inequality, environmental threats and extreme Brexit. Indeed, the Green Party has been leading the push for electoral alliances against a deeply unfair voting […]
Central Ward Diana Toynbee for Hereford Education Elections GE2017 Hereford & South Herefordshire Topics
9 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
Schools across the country are having their budgets slashed, warns Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Hereford, Diana Toynbee. 9% cut in budget According to the website SchoolCuts.org.uk, published by headteachers and others, St James’ School here in Central Ward faces a budget cut of £70,651 by 2019, which is equivalent to £338 per pupil, or […]
Elections Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire GE2017 Topics West Midlands
Ellie Chowns, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for North Herefordshire, will take part in BBC Midlands Election Question Time on 30th May. Then programme will be broadcast from 2245 to 2330 on BBC1 and is recorded from Birmingham Ormiston Academy. It will include a panel of five regional political leaders plus a studio audience of around 70 people.
Climate change Comment GE2017 Rob Palgrave
4 May 2017 by Green Party Admin
If there is one issue that should be at the heart of this election, it is climate change. When we next choose a government (in 2022), it’s likely that global temperature will have risen 1.5C. That’s the level that nations (including the UK) pledged at Paris in 2015 should not be breached to avoid dangerous […]
Ellie Chowns for North Herefordshire Energy Press releases
3 May 2017 by
North Hfds Green Party candidate Dr Ellie Chowns slams ‘incoherent and inconsistent’ government energy policy Dr Ellie Chowns, the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for North Herefordshire, this week called on the government to ‘put its money where its mouth is’ on renewable energy. Visiting successful Fownhope-based solar business Caplor Energy, Dr Chowns praised the vision […]
