Councillors Healthy Thriving Communities Local Issues News
11 December 2024 / 12 December 2024 by pressteam
Green Party Councillor Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing, provides an update on Fanshawe Pool in Ware. Following the recent Facebook post from MP Josh Dean about the possibility of Exceptional Circumstances funding (from the Department for Education), we know people might have had raised hopes about the future of Fanshawe. […]
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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 […]
Green Party councillors in Ware have been working hard to ensure that the Town Council truly represents the local community. To do this effectively, councillors have focused on removing barriers that prevent residents from standing as Town Councillors. After taking control of Ware Town Council in May 2023, Green Party councillors set up a working […]
Councillors Local Issues News
15 November 2024 / 27 November 2024 by pressteam
Green Party Councillor Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing, talks about the huge financial challenges facing East Herts District Council and how tough choices will have to be made. Nationally, many councils are financially stretched, with one in five expected to declare effective bankruptcy over the next three years. All councils […]
Local Issues News
15 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
Buntingford’s Green Party councillors passionately spoke up for residents, when a controversial planning application to relocate a medical centre and build 200 homes, was presented to the Development Management Committee this week (Wednesday 13 November). The Development Management Committee is a cross-party group of councillors, who are tasked with reviewing all large-scale planning applications. The […]
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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 […]
25 October 2024 / 26 November 2024 by pressteam
Green Party Councillor Sarah Hopewell, East Herts District Council Executive Member for Wellbeing, explains why there’s a funding crisis affecting two swimming pools at Fanshawe and Leventhorpe Schools. I am deeply saddened by the pending closure of two gym and swimming facilities in East Herts, and I know there are lots of questions as to […]
Councillors Fairer Greener Housing Healthy Thriving Communities Local Issues National Issues News
19 October 2024 / 19 October 2024 by pressteam
Green Party councillors in East Herts have slammed the government’s cuts to winter fuel payments for older residents and called for more funding to reduce energy bills through better insulation. Multiple Green Party councillors spoke against the cuts at a meeting of East Herts District Council on Wednesday 16 October, highlighting that Age UK estimate […]
Councillors Defending Our Environment Fairer Greener Housing Local Issues News
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 […]
Councillors Defending Our Environment Local Issues News
5 September 2024 / 2 October 2024 by pressteam
Councillor Tim Hoskin, East Herts District Councillor for Hertford Heath and Brickendon and Executive Member for Environmental Sustainability, writes about taking action to tackle the biodiversity crisis. “It was hugely encouraging recently to gain unanimous cross-party support for a motion at East Herts District Council to take action to try and halt the ecology and […]
1 August 2024 / 1 August 2024 by pressteam
Mayor of Hertford Councillor Rachel Carter talks about becoming Mayor and her charity of the year. “There are many joys in being Hertford’s Mayor: helping to mark important moments in the town’s year from Christmas to Remembrance; meeting volunteers, business owners and residents of all ages; and taking part in a whole range of activities. […]
Campaigns Elections Local Issues News
5 July 2024 / 1 August 2024 by pressteam
Ben Crystall, Leader of East Herts District Council, a Hertfordshire County Councillor and Bengeo North Town Councillor, reacted to the 2024 General Election results on Friday July 5th. “Our country has voted for a change and sent the Conservatives packing after they brought Britain to its knees. I’m over the moon that the Green Party […]
Defending Our Environment Local Issues News
8 January 2024 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
Flooding: Unprecedented or Our Future? Over the last weeks we have been deluged with unwelcome rainfall in East Herts, in part due to Storm Henk. Hertfordshire County Council received over 1045 reports of flooding and fallen trees during the storm. There have been flood warnings on the rivers Lee and Ash. Local residents have experienced […]
3 December 2023 / 2 August 2024 by pressteam
2nd December 2023 To whom it may concern, Ward Freman Pool, Buntingford, Herts This is an open letter to address questions surrounding Ward Freman pool. While we are focused on seeking a positive solution for funding the repairs, we are aware that many people want to understand how the pool reached a state of needing […]
Campaigns Local Issues News
6 November 2023 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
A WATER CRISIS IS DECLARED IN EAST HERTFORDSHIRE Motion proposed by Cllr Nick Cox, and seconded by Cllr Martin Butcher, at the Eastern Region Green Party AGM yesterday. Passed unanimously. Full transcript: The Eastern Region Green Party notes that East Hertfordshire is home to seven of only 210 rare chalk streams in the world. The […]
Consultations Local Issues News
21 February 2023 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
Background Affinity Water’s Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP) aims to address a significant future shortfall in water resources in their supply area. Population growth, climate change and the demand for water are putting significant pressure on the local environment and water resources in Affinity Water’s supply area. Without action – the area Affinity Water supplies […]
2 February 2023 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
Land North & East of Ware, Hertfordshire Ref: 3/22/2406/FUL January 2023 Prepared by Nicholas Cox The Green Belt was established in 1955 to contain urban sprawl, to maintain the separation of settlements, to protect prime agricultural land around settlements, and to encourage urban regeneration and compact towns and cities. It now covers 13% of England; […]
31 January 2023 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
Land North Of The Stort Valley And The A414, Gilston, Hertfordshire Ref: 3/19/1045/OUT January 2023 Prepared by Nicholas Cox The Green Belt was established in 1955 to contain urban sprawl, to maintain the separation of settlements, to protect prime agricultural land around settlements, and to encourage urban regeneration and compact towns and cities. It now […]
25 October 2022 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
Hertfordshire County Council is currently reviewing its Minerals and Waste Local Plan documents, through the preparation of a new Minerals and Waste Local Plan. They are consulting on the draft documentation and accepting responses until 31 Oct 2022. Details of the plan and consultation here. The following letter was submitted to Hertfordshire County Council by […]
28 January 2022 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
Our Green Hertford Town Councillors have put forward a motion in collaboration with the Lib Dems at the recent full Hertford Town Council. We will be progressing the motion through the Development and Leisure committee on 28th Feb. Hertford Greens believe that a revitalised Hertford Market can play an important role in improving the daytime […]
3 January 2022 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
The Green Belt was established in 1955 to stop urban sprawl, but the Conservatives are allowing increasing development in Hertfordshire’s green belt as part of their plan to suburbanise the London to Cambridge corridor. Green Party policies on the green belt are clear and unambiguous. The Green Party strongly supports the provision of green belts […]
25 September 2021 / 31 July 2024 by pressteam
[The East Herts Council Parks and Open Spaces Strategy 2022-27 can be found here – EHGP submitted the following response on 24 September 2021] In general the East Herts Green Party welcomes the new Parks & Open Spaces Strategy 2022-27, and supports East Herts Council’s aims to use its green spaces to provide a calm […]
