Education Ellie Chowns Local News
26 October 2018 by
This afternoon I visited NMITE (the new University in Hereford) to meet informally with the ‘design cohort’ of 25 students who are helping work out how to turn the vision into reality. It was great to hear their enthusiasm! This week they’ve been thinking through what the learning spaces should look like. The photos show […]
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economy Ellie Chowns Herefordshire Council Public services
Ellie Chowns says: I’ve been asking some pointed questions about the council’s recent budget consultation. In particular, I’m frustrated that there was no consultation on the capital budget. This is where Hfds Council currently has quite a lot of ‘wiggle room’, given that it recently made nearly £50m from selling off the farms. Only half […]
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Email from Ellie Chowns to Nigel Shaw, Cabinet Member for Finance, 24 September 2018 Budget consultation feedback Dear Nigel, Thank you for the opportunity to feed into the consultation on the Council’s 2019/20 budget. I appreciate that the budget process is a major undertaking and that lots of people are working very hard on it. […]
22 October 2018 by
We are very sorry that Paul Hutchinson who was to talk to us about ‘Case Studies from Northern Ireland’ on Friday 9th November, is unwell and has had to cancel his visit. But we are not cancelling the evening, and will have a discussion on ‘Bringing Communities Together’. We are very pleased that John Dinnen, […]
11:30am Bleddfa Church. “THE F-WORD – forgiving in an unforgiving world” Marina Cantacuzino is a journalist who founded The Forgiveness Project in 2004. The charity was set up to tell the real stories of people whose response to being harmed was not a call for revenge but rather a quest for restoration and healing. Marina’s […]
We will be following one of the Eardisland World War 1 memorial walks from the village. Meet at 2.15pm at the village car park opposite the dovecote by the river. After the walk we will have tea at Lyme Cottage, Lyme Lane, Eardisland All walks, bike rides, teas etc. are fundraisers for the Green Party, […]
October 24th is United Nations Day and, to celebrate the day, Transition Leominster is supporting Hereford Peace Council in a very special event. A designated train on the line from Chester to Newport will carry members and friends of the Peace Council as ambassadors to the government. They will be greeted at every station en […]
Climate change Herefordshire Council Press releases
13 October 2018 by
PRESS RELEASE 12 October 2018 Green Motion on reduction in fossil fuels investments successful Herefordshire Green Councillors were delighted with the success of their motion to council today, which was passed almost unanimously with one abstention. Councillor Trish Marsh, proposer of the motion, welcomed the gradual reduction in fossil fuel investments held by Worcestershire Pension […]
Central Ward Local News
11 October 2018 by
Calling residents in Central Ward – we have recently (September and October 2018) been asking for your views on what matters to you. If we missed you when we called, and would like to do the “60 Second survey” please download it here and e-mail it to jeremy.milln@gmail.com Thank you – your views really matter […]
Hereford & South Herefordshire Transport
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 […]
