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I had a fantastic weekend campaigning with Green Party Peer Jenny Jones and some of my lovely volunteers. The response on the doorstep was great. Local people want change for North Herefordshire and they know the Green Party have the best chance of beating the...

It was wonderful to meet with so many people in Fownhope last Friday for the final event of my village hall tour - the perfect way to wrap up my series of 31 events all around North Herefordshire. These events have been brilliant. Each one has involved an evening of...

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...

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...

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 politics, and we...

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...

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...

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...

It was great to meet with Bromyard Mayor Dee Dunne-Thomas last week over a cup of tea and a slice of delicious cake at the wonderful Brew cafe in Bromyard High Street.

I really enjoyed visiting Pembridge-based eco paint company Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. It was great to hear about their work to produce paint that is as clean and green as possible. Edward is a passionate advocate for environmentally-responsible business. We need to...