May 7, 2024 | News
There was beautiful weather and beautiful gardens on Bank Holiday Monday at the Hergest Croft Gardens plant fair! Wonderful to see it so busy. I had a lovely chat with head gardener Steve Lloyd who started off as an apprentice here more than 40 years ago – what...
May 6, 2024 | News
Amazing creativity was on show at the Marches Makers festival in Kington at the weekend! Dozens of local artists and craftspeople came together to showcase their work through exhibitions, open studios, demonstrations and more. Wonderful to see the town buzzing with so...
May 5, 2024 | News
I was delighted to join BBC Midlands today to recap the local election results. We got amazing results around the country and here in the West Midlands we received the third most votes of any party, including taking a seat from the Conservative Mayor of...
Apr 29, 2024 | News
Ledbury Community Hub is running a ‘pay what you can’ community lunch every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday to bring people together. I popped in at the weekend for a delicious lunch, beautifully prepared by Jake the resident chef. It was lovely to chat with other...
Apr 26, 2024 | News
I had a great time on Channel 4’s local election debate last night. I was pleased to receive the only round of applause from the audience. And I also got to meet another Strictly superfan – Krishnan Gurthy.
Apr 21, 2024 | News
To be honest, I find it shocking that in a country like ours, some people are forced to depend on food banks. As the staff and volunteers explained when I visited, people use the food bank for all sorts of reasons – including people in paid work who simply...