We are having a tea party to thank all those who have helped in any way with the by-election, at The Folley, Luston Leominster HR6 0BX at 4pm on Sunday 2 April. There will also be a walk beforehand for anyone feeling energetic. Meet at the Highwood end of Bircher Common, just over the cattle […]
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Leominster briefing
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 […]
Leominster left in cold by Tory economic plan
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 […]
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Pollution levels in Lugg at unacceptable levels and agencies complacent
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 […]
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Herefordshire Greens welcome global peace campaigner on eve of historic UN vote to ban nuclear weapons
REBECCA Johnson, prominent global peace campaigner, was in Hereford on Tuesday last week to talk on ‘peace-building through non-violent action and treaty-making’ for the Millichap Peace Fund. Her visit came just days before the United Nations was due to vote on whether to start negotiations next year to prohibit nuclear weapons. She said ‘I’m delighted […]
Save our council farms
Herefordshire Green Party councillors have criticised the way in which Herefordshire Council is handling the sell-off of the County estate, which was agreed in December, and have called for notices to quit to a group of tenants to be withdrawn. The Greens say a clear plan of action should have been drawn up, and a […]
Council sell off of small farms a tragedy
A Cabinet meeting of HCC decided on December 3rd 2015 to sell off all 45 of the Council owned small farms, totalling 4800 acres. This decision was made by the 7 Councillors who comprise the Cabinet despite an earlier recommendation of the Council’s General Overview and Scrutiny Committee (GOSC) to retain the estate and secure its viability through a structured […]
Celebrating success in Leominster
DESPITE substantial ward boundary changes that looked set to benefit the Conservatives, Herefordshire’s 2 Green Party county councillors were re-elected with comfortable majorities. Jenny Bartlett and Felicity Norman of Leominster were celebrating success today after a hard-fought local election campaign involving many hours of canvassing. The results declared at the local election count at Hereford […]
