Elections Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
8 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Trish Marsh is campaigning to be elected County Councillor for Leominster South ward in the by-election on March 23rd caused by the recent death of Peter McCaull. What would she want to do as a Councillor? Support a thriving town centre The Conservative council intends to sell part of Broad Street car park for retail. Green […]
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7 March 2017 by Green Party Admin
Trish Marsh is married with two children. She is a former Local Government Officer with Herefordshire Council. She is a member of Leominster Town Council and is the town’s representative on Herefordshire Cultural Partnership. Trish is promoting Leominster so it can share in the benefits if the county is successful in its unique bid for […]
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 […]
Culture Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
9 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
Working with young people, Green Leominster South campaigner Trish Marsh has made a short film about the impact of library cuts.
economy Leominster News North Herefordshire Topics
3 February 2017 by Green Party Admin
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 […]
Elections Leominster News North Herefordshire West Midlands
22 December 2016 by Green Party Admin
Due to the sad recent death of one of our County Councillors, there will be a by-election in Leominster in the New Year. We will be calling on as many of you as possible for help. Although we do not have scheduled local elections in Herefordshire next year, our neighbouring counties will be very busy and have been […]
Fracking Herefordshire National and global Topics
Opponents of shale gas in the west country are celebrating a series of recent council votes against fracking. In the past fortnight, Conservative-controlled Gloucestershire and Herefordshire County Councils have backed anti-fracking motions while Forest of Dean District and Watchet Town Councils have declared themselves Frack Free Zones. Read a full report here.
Fracking Herefordshire Topics
20 December 2016 by Green Party Admin
A dozen anti-fracking campaigners welcomed councillors attending the full Council meeting at Shire Hall on Friday (16th December), when a Motion on fracking in the County was to be considered. After a short debate, Council voted unanimously to adopt the Motion introduced by Kerne Bridge Councillor Paul Newman – “The Executive be asked to consider the […]
Energy Fracking Herefordshire Topics
12 December 2016 by Green Party Admin
Herefordshire Council are meeting this Friday 16 December at 9.30 am to consider fracking in the county. There will be a peaceful anti-fracking presence outside Shire Hall from 9am, to show councillors that people care about protecting the county’s environment – and its tourist industry! This is due to a motion tabled by Conservative Kerne Bridge Councillor […]
Leominster News North Herefordshire
9 May 2015 by Green Party Admin
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 […]