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 […]
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16 February 2025 / 16 February 2025 by pressteam
By Cllr Vicky Glover-Ward, Executive Member for Planning and Growth, East Herts District Council I have become aware that at least one political party is spreading misinformation about the Call for Sites and District Plan review as part of their leafleting to residents so I thought it would be worth setting out some facts about […]
5 February 2025 / 6 February 2025 by pressteam
Green-led Ware Town Council has announced an ambitious budget for 2025/26 that includes significant investment to protect much-loved local facilities in the town. Key among this is a pledge of £120,000 to help get Fanshawe Pool & Gym reopened following its closure in December 2024. The Greens have also voted to take on the lease […]
26 January 2025 / 26 January 2025 by pressteam
Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer MP joined Greens in East Herts at the weekend to launch their County Council local election campaign, with a rallying cry to oust the Conservatives who’ve shown they’re unable to tackle critical issues in Hertfordshire. Nearly 100 Green Party supporters joined the launch event, where they called out the Conservatives […]
9 January 2025 / 10 January 2025 by pressteam
We would like to wish all our supporters and residents in East Herts a very Happy New Year! We’ve started 2025 by delivering beautiful New Year cards that were created by one of our local Green Party volunteers, the artist Anastasia Olarou. She has produced three amazing artworks, which showcase some iconic landmarks in Buntingford, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
