Nov 12, 2023 | News
It was fascinating to have a tour around the inner workings of the wonderful local Wye Valley Brewery! This brilliant local company sources most of its hops locally and supplies delicious beer to umpteen pubs both in Herefordshire and the wider region – as well...
Nov 3, 2023 | News
The wonderful Herefordshire Food Alliance has organised delicious harvest meals cooked from 100% local Herefordshire produce – because you can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner grown in our wonderful county! The breakfast was hosted by the inimitable Regen Ben at...
Oct 24, 2023 | News
It was very useful to meet the Chair and Managing Director of Herefordshire General Practice, which brings together the 19 GP practices in Herefordshire. I was surprised to hear that while 90% of NHS contacts are primary care, only 8% of UK health funding goes to...
Oct 21, 2023 | News
Dates 3 and 4 of my Village Hall Tour took me to Brimfield and Bromyard! It was great to answer questions and I received some lovely feedback from audience members afterwards. People seem to really appreciate the fact that I’m reaching out and listening to people’s...
Oct 12, 2023 | News
Fascinating to visit Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group training (HWGTA). It was great to chat to so many engineering apprentices in the workshops. I share their enthusiasm for this very practical work-based approach to learning and training! They are holding an...
Oct 5, 2023 | News
The Trumpet Ploughing Match is a wonderful celebration of local traditions and skills. I had a great time there this morning chatting with local farmers. It’s a serious technical business and the judges have a keen eye! And I won a prize in the domestic section....