News about topics or campaigns run or supported by Herefordshire Green parties.
Elections Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
2 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Trish Marsh, Green Party candidate for the Leominster South by-election on March 23rd, has written to all postal voters to remind them to vote. The by-election is taking place due to the recent death of Peter McCaull. Trish writes that she has a track record of working for Leominster. She is a member of Leominster Town Council […]
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Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics Town and Parish Councils
27 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
Leominster Greens run regular volunteer litter picks in Leominster and have an extra big event coming up as part of THE GREAT BRITISH SPRING CLEAN on Sunday 5 March, 10-12. Meet Corn Square, Leominster. Equipment and bags provided. Bring your own gloves. You can join us in the town or clean up a street in […]
Green Party candidate Trish Marsh, a former local government officer, is competing against 4 other candidates – all men – in the Herefordshire Council by-election in Leominster. The by-election on March 23 has been called following the death last December of Peter McCaull (Ind) the Herefordshire councillor for the Leominster South ward. Trish Marsh (pictured […]
Climate change Energy Herefordshire Topics
25 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
A Herefordshire business has benefited from the first Business Energy Efficiency Programme, set up to help lower running costs and promote energy efficiency. Caplor Energy, based in Fownhope, is the first business in the county to be awarded the grant. The company was awarded £12,236 for an innovative energy storage project to capture energy from […]
Energy National and global Peace and Defence Topics
23 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
If we cancelled Trident, imagine what we could spend on home insulation, reducing energy bills for struggling households. A safer world, reducing climate changing emissions, warmer homes and wealthier families – what’s not to like? As part of the Global Days of Action Against Military Spending, Hereford Peace Council will be having a stall in High […]
Herefordshire Housing Topics
The Hereford Community Land Trust was formed in 2016 and is part of a national network of local Land Trusts. We are actively seeking more members who have an interest in local affordable homes for others in the city or for themselves. It is important that we build up membership to give weight to the […]
Europe Topics
21 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
A new group called 48% Herefordshire in Europe is meeting regularly on Monday nights 6 – 7.15 ish at The Courtyard, Hereford. Currently, the biggest thing to plan for is going to The Unite For Europe March on March 25th. We need to be out in force. At the moment it seems people would like to organise […]
Immigration parliament Topics
9 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
A joint peaceful protest between several groups is convening at Hereford High Town on Monday 20th at 6pm. This is part of a National Day of Action on 20th Feb 2017 to celebrate the contribution of migrants to the UK, to coincide with UN World Day of Social Justice. It is to express the view […]
Farming Leominster News North Herefordshire
Heard about permaculture? Thought it was just about gardening? Come and find out that it’s that. but a lot more! Chris Evans of Applewood Permaculture Centre will give an overview of permaculture, using local and global examples and case studies. Admission FREE. Hosted by Transition Leominster (not the Green Party).
Culture Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
Working with young people, Green Leominster South campaigner Trish Marsh has made a short film about the impact of library cuts.
Education Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
7 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
Peter McCaull – a life of service We were saddened last December to learn of the death of Councillor Peter McCaull. Peter was dedicated to Leominster, serving the town as a councillor for an astonishing 44 years. CAB at the library Herefordshire Council’s withdrawal of a grant forced Leominster Citizens’ Advice Bureau to close. Now […]
Herefordshire Leominster News Town and Parish Councils
5 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
The Green Party has accused the Conservative leaders of Herefordshire Council of leaving towns and parishes “in limbo” after blocking a Green move to ease a parish-level funding crisis. The council approved a 1.9 per cent increase in council tax (on 3.2.17) but rejected a budget amendment by Green group leader Jenny Bartlett to raise […]
Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics Transport
There is real concern among traders and residents over Herefordshire Council’s proposed sell-off of part of Broad Street Car Park. Local councillors Felicity Norman and Jenny Bartlett have raised residents’ and traders’ questions with the council over loss of parking space, impact on businesses and protection of the riverside. The Green councillors told Conservative-led Herefordshire […]
3 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
Deep funding cuts by Herefordshire Council have left many local bus services in a sorry state. Now work by Leominster Greens and others to restore some vital bus links by getting the town and parish councils working together is paying off. Ludlow Town Council has agreed to back Leominster’s initiative on the 490 service between […]
economy Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
Green Councillors are challenging Conservative leaders on Herefordshire Council not to cut Leominster adrift in their plans. Green Party Councillor Jenny Bartlett spoke out at a Council meeting saying: ‘The Council’s economic plan is Hereford-centric. They have got the balance completely wrong. Job creation is only happening in Hereford.’ ‘New developments in the city include […]
Herefordshire Topics Water
26 January 2017 by Green Party Admin
Green Party Councillors have asked Herefordshire Council to look into pollution levels in the Upper Lugg river, where average levels of phosphates are seven times the limits set by the Environment Agency. ‘This is incredibly worrying,’ said Felicity Norman. ‘Such a serious breach of acceptable pollution levels could have a massive impact on future development […]
Central Ward Hereford & South Herefordshire Topics Transport
Residents in Hereford city are being urged to take part in a city wide travel survey. The survey results will be used to make sure the council’s transport model for the city remains up to date.Hereford is undergoing an unprecedented period of change and regeneration; the data captured will ensure the council’s transport modelling is […]
Big Green Conversation Fair votes Hereford & South Herefordshire Topics
Great turnout for a fabulous evening at Left Bank with Klina and Joe from Make Votes Matter, looking at what’s wrong with our electoral system and how we can put it right. We welcomed a number of Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters as well as Greens and those of no affiliation! Interesting to see the […]
Fracking Hereford & South Herefordshire Topics
16 January 2017 by Green Party Admin
Herefordshire Against Fracking are organising a protest outside Barclays in Broad Street, Hereford, on Saturday 21st from 11 until 12. They would welcome support in explaining the risk to the Wye Valley from fracking. All welcome to De Koffie Pot afterwards.
Comment Diana Toynbee Health and NHS Herefordshire Topics
10 January 2017 by Green Party Admin
With patients being asked to stay away from Hereford A&E, and dying after hours left in corridors in Worcester, local healthcare is in crisis. Hereford hospital is too small, its management recently taken over by South Warwickshire, a move which Jesse Norman MP said in November ought to be halted while consultation took place. I […]
Big Green Conversation Fair votes Hereford & South Herefordshire Rob Hattersley Topics
9 January 2017 by Green Party Admin
An innovative Hereford discussion cafe event is hosting a top campaigner with Make Votes Matter, the national fair votes alliance, on Wednesday 25th January at 7.30pm. Klina Jordan will be at De Koffie Pot to lead a discussion on different voting systems and how reform could ensure everyone’s voices are heard. Entry is free and […]
Climate change Cycling Health and NHS Hereford & South Herefordshire Rob Hattersley Topics Transport
The news that Herefordshire Council has again failed to get funding to progress a bypass should make us all stop to think. Do we want to solve our traffic problems right now, or would we prefer to suffer another 20 years in traffic jams as we wait for them to find the money? Most of […]
National and global Topics Transport
3 January 2017 by Green Party Admin
In what is quickly becoming the only punctual thing about our privatised rail system, the annual increase in rail fares came into effect yesterday. This year, prices have gone up by 2.3%. And in the last decade, fares have gone up at twice the rate of wages. This is effectively forcing people off the railways, […]
economy Health and NHS Hereford & South Herefordshire Public services
Come along for an upbeat evening workshop exploring the realities behind austerity on Wednesday 18th January at 7.30pm. This session will be presented by Charles Grimes of Positive Money, and is the first of the new year’s Politics & Ethics evenings at De Koffie Pot from our friends at Herefordshire Green Network. Every Wednesday evening […]
