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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...

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....

It was great to be at the official opening of the new Halo Leisure Hereford Cycle Track! It is such a brilliant facility for all of Herefordshire. And it was wonderful to meet the inspirational cyclist and campaigner Chris Boardman MBE at the opening. Chris is a...

Really good to meet Alison Stemp, Patient Experience Manager at Wye Valley NHS Trust, to chat about the work her team does to improve the patient experience. Fantastic to learn more about the amazing support given by so many volunteers to help support patients and...

It was fantastic to meet 100-year-old Nancy May at the Shell Store open day! She used to work in the Shell Store when it was a munitions factory in WW2. The building was turned into a high quality co-working, event and office space when I was cabinet member for...

Really interesting visit to Tom Jay's farm at Derndale near Wellington last week with Herefordshire Local Nature Partnership. Tom explained how he's worked with local partners to develop nature-based solutions to the problem of flooding: win-win for him as a farmer,...

I enjoyed a wonderful day out campaigning in Ledbury on Saturday! Thank you to all the volunteers that turned out to help, and to everyone that gave us such a warm welcome on their doorstep on a very warm day!  

Yesterday I visited the "Herefordshire Rivers: Paradise in Peril” exhibition at Leominster Priory. It’s a fascinating, creative and compelling display telling the story of our county’s rivers: their wildlife, history and geography, the problems they are facing, and...

Ellie Chowns, the Green MP candidate for North Herefordshire, has announced a programme of village hall events. They will be an opportunity to hear direct from Ellie and get your questions answered. Tea and cake will be available to ensure a comfortable evening and...