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I've signed to support the Manifesto for the Wye. In the face of government inaction, citizen scientists and river guardians have done an incredible job to highlight the ongoing pollution of our river and its devastating impact. The manifesto is calling on the UK and...

What a fantastic day visiting two very different local initiatives serving our Herefordshire community. There was such a buzz for the opening of the new St Michael's Hospice - Hereford shop at Whitestone this morning! It was fantastic to see so many people there to...

Bring on the election! Local people all across North Herefordshire tell me they are ready for change. Finally, they will have their chance to vote for it by choosing Green at this General Election. So many local people who voted for the Conservatives, Lib Dems or...

I was out doorknocking in sunny Eardisley last week. Pippa the dog was nearly as excited to meet me as I was to meet her!

The sun shone bright for the St Michael's Hospice - Hereford Plant Fair today! So many wonderful plants for sale, and the gardens were looking fabulous! Great to see the hospice being so strongly supported by the local community as always. It was especially great to...

Hereford College of Arts is celebrating its 170th anniversary this year! The lovely Bob and Roberta Smith gave an inspiring guest lecture last week as part of the celebrations. And he said: "All schools should be art schools!" Find out more about @HerefordArts...

The Big Apple festival is my seasonal favourite every May and October! Cider & perry tasting, walks and talks, and a bit of Morris dancing - perfect! This little local gem of a festival, held twice a year in the lovely village of Putley, is a fabulous celebration...

Ledbury Repair Cafe was the first in Herefordshire, and has been going for more than 5 years now, with dozens of skilled volunteers and many hundreds of happy ‘customers’! Volunteers are full of enthusiasm about the sense of achievement they get from keeping stuff out...

The sun shone and the crowds thronged for the recent Cart Shed Plant Fair! A wonderful fundraising event for this fantastic local charity providing such valuable mental health support in our community.

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 a...