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17 January 2022 / 4 June 2024 by
Green Party activists and county councillors staged a small protest in Hereford on Saturday 15 January against the government’s imminent Policing Bill. The Bill, threatening draconian measures to make protest a criminal offence, is at a crucial stage. Ellie Chowns, leader of the council’s Greens said: “This bill is a threat to basic civil liberties […]
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8 January 2022 / 4 June 2024 by
It is the nadir of the year – a time for reflection – and a time to look forward. Despite the challenges of the past year so much energy has gone into transforming how local government serves Herefordshire that we can only be in a stronger position to meet the challenges of 2022. By the […]
5 January 2022 / 4 June 2024 by
Congratulations to Ellie Chowns and Diana Toynbee who have been selected to stand as our candidates for parliament in the next general election.
7 November 2021 / 4 June 2024 by
From Ellie Chowns (Hereford Times Talking Point 28 Oct 2021) Next week the UK will host the crucial ‘COP 26’ climate meeting in Glasgow. People all over the world will be hoping and praying that political leaders put their differences aside and find common ground. After all, climate change is a shared global crisis and […]
8 September 2021 / 4 June 2024 by
6 September 2021 FREE weekend bus travel throughout Herefordshire has been welcomed by those advocating sustainable transport in the county. ‘At last a local authority that is travelling in the right direction,’ responded Herefordshire Sustainable Transport Group to the announcement that a partnership with local bus operators and Herefordshire Council has resulted in free weekend […]
Local News
15 November 2020 / 4 June 2024 by
In recent times, Westminster has moved to exert ever-greater control over the planning system though incremental changes to National Policy and Guidance. Local decision-making has been squeezed, so that people have gradually had less and less say in what gets built in their neighbourhoods. The latest proposals – promoted as the solution to England’s housing […]
9 October 2020 by
Whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for West Midlands Green Party with easyfundraising. There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it […]
11 September 2020 by
We need to talk about climate & nature If there’s one thing that (nearly) everyone agrees on, it’s this: the big issues shouldn’t be party political footballs. Instead, we need to find common ground. Whether we’re talking about social care, the NHS, or environmental protection, we need to listen to everyone and work out solutions […]
Herefordshire Green Party, including our seven councillors, are hugely concerned to protect our precious river ecosystems from phosphate pollution from the increasing numbers of intensive stock rearing units being approved in the countryside. This has had a particularly grievous impact for Herefordshire, the majority of which is in the catchment of the iconic River Wye, […]
10 September 2020 by
We’re delighted that two local members have won in the recent internal elections. Julia Lagoutte was elected Publications Co-Ordinator beating two other candidates. The Co-Ordinator role is defined as: To support the development of publications during local and nation elections, ensuring Green Party publications accord with the house style, electoral law and other legal requirements. […]
