Mar 21, 2024 | News
Herefordshire Rural Hub is a fantastic organisation providing a whole range of support and advice for Herefordshire farmers. It was great to have an in-depth chat with Managing Director Kate Speke-Adams about the challenges facing farmers and rural businesses, and the...
Mar 20, 2024 | News
A big thank you to Bill Quan, former NFU Herefordshire Chairman, for inviting me to take part in Lambing Live on his farm today. Bill invites local schools to visit his farm each spring, to see the lambing first hand and to give the kids an opportunity to learn more...
Mar 18, 2024 | News
There was a really excellent turnout for my open meeting at Grange Court in Leominster on Thursday – event number 30 of my village hall tour. These events have been brilliant – meeting and talking with local people is one of my favourite things about...
Mar 14, 2024 | News
I had a brilliant weekend of campaigning with our very lovely team of volunteers. One of the things I enjoy most about politics is the chance to meet local people and the reception on the doorstep was really positive this weekend. More and more people are saying...
Mar 12, 2024 | News
I was privileged to get a backstage tour of Bromyard’s Conquest Theatre from Graham and Jenny Shortland, who have been volunteering at the theatre for many happy years. It was fascinating to peek behind the scenes. This theatre is a proper Bromyard institution, and...
Mar 9, 2024 | News
This team of river testers in Bromyard work with CPRE and Friends of the River Wye as citizen scientists, playing a vital role in monitoring river pollution. On the day that the latest ‘State of our Rivers’ report was published, I spoke to them about their work and...