15 July 2025 / 16 July 2025 by pressteam
The East Herts Green Party is celebrating after winning both seats in the Hertford Town Council Sele by-election.Sarah Aldridge and Drew Waller-Downes, both long-standing Sele residents, were elected with 385 and 351 votes respectively. Sarah has lived in Sele for over a decade and works in marketing. She said: “I’m so pleased to have been […]
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26 June 2025 / 27 June 2025 by pressteam
Two hardworking, Sele residents have been announced as the East Herts Green Party’s candidates in the Hertford Town Council by-election, taking place on Thursday 10th July. Drew Waller-Downes and Sarah Aldridge will be standing in the Sele by-election, which is taking place following the resignation of two Labour Hertford Town Councillors just days after the […]
6 May 2025 / 10 May 2025 by pressteam
Green Party councillors in Hertford and Ware are celebrating after having won four County Council seats in Hertford and Ware. Rachel Carter, County Cllr for Hertford St Andrew’s, is also a Hertford Town and District Cllr representing Hertford Castle. She said: “I’m honoured to have been elected to represent the residents of Hertford St Andrew […]
29 April 2025 / 29 April 2025 by pressteam
New parents have a lot to think about, and no doubt nappy changing is quite a big part of the day! This week is Reusable Nappy Week, aimed at raising awareness of reusable nappies and highlighting some of the benefits. To learn more about experiences from local parents who used reusable nappies, we spoke to […]
10 April 2025 / 11 April 2025 by pressteam
From Green Party Cllr Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing In the final lead up to the Hertfordshire County Council elections, and in a somewhat surprising move, Hertford & Stortford Conservatives have decided to run a widely advertised petition against the new East Herts District Council (EHDC) bin contract. Surprising, because […]
6 March 2025 by pressteam
A message to Castle Ward residents from Green Councillors Rachel Carter and Sarah Hopewell. Like us, you may have seen a letter recently from a Conservative town councillor about the District Council’s ‘Call for Sites’ and how that might impact the land to the East of Queen’s Road and another South of Hornsmill Road. We […]
26 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
Cllr Ben Crystall, Leader of East Herts District Council, reacts to a report in The Sunday Times that district councils in Hertfordshire could be abolished in the biggest reform of local government in over 50 years. “We all want efficient, cost-effective and properly democratic local government. But the truth is size really does matter, and […]
6 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
“Despite Labour’s promises, the budget failed to deliver the significant change that the country is crying out for.” That’s according to Green Party Councillor Carl Brittain, who is Executive Member for Financial Sustainability at East Herts District Council. “The refusal to end the two-child benefit cap or reverse the Winter Fuel Payment cut will mean […]
26 September 2024 / 26 September 2024 by pressteam
District Councillor Nick Cox argues we need a new approach to crack the housing crisis, moving away from a reliance on the private sector. A different way of delivering homes people can afford to rent or buy whilst protecting green spaces. Two narratives dominate discussions about the housing market: Both are underpinned by a common […]
23 September 2024 / 26 September 2024 by pressteam
Hertford Town and District Councillor Sarah Hopewell unpicks the latest planning decision to be made in East Herts (HERT4 in Bengeo), explaining its fate was sealed to some extent by the government’s high housing targets and when the previous Conservative District Council administration agreed to open up the site for developers. Bengeo field is a […]
