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We had teams out campaigning in both Leominster and Ledbury today. Here I am with some of the lovely people who’ve been out knocking on doors in Ledbury today. Politics is all about teamwork - if you'd like to join our lovely team, find out how you can get involved!

Fantastic talk last night at Eardisland Village Hall by Andrew McRobb of CPRE Herefordshire on the subject 'Can our Rivers Survive?'. CPRE have done an amazing job raising awareness of the plight of our rivers and also very practically organising hundreds of citizen...

I popped into the Leominster Shopmobility coffee morning at the Forbury Chapel. It was lovely to chat with all the volunteers about their involvement with this brilliant charity. Some of them have been volunteering for 17 years or more! They provide incredibly...

I attended Wellington Village D-Day Memorial coffee morning today, which was part of the village's fun week. I had a wonderful time chatting with John Perkins who has been involved with the Wellington football club since 1968!  And Jennifer Jarrett, who is part of the...

There was an amazing atmosphere at the Green Party's General Election launch in Bristol today - so much excitement for the real hope we are offering at this election. Our campaign in North Herefordshire is one of the Green Party's top four across the whole country and...

Kevin McCloud, the host of Channel 4's popular 'Grand Designs', has endorsed Ellie Chowns' campaign in a video posted to Ellie's Instagram and Facebook accounts. McCloud, who lives in the North Herefordshire constituency, said in the video, "I'm voting for Ellie...

It was lovely to be joined by Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski this morning to speak with residents in Wellington Heath - with the bonus of meeting a couple of wonderful dogs on doorsteps. We’ve got amazing support locally, with over 350 local people (and...

Celebrity chef and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has endorsed Ellie Chowns' campaign in North Herefordshire in a video posted to Ellie's Instgram and Facebook accounts. In the video, Fearnely-Whittingstall said, "I'm supporting Ellie's campaign...

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...