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 and I will try to serve this wonderful community to the best of my ability.”

Ben Crystall, County Cllr for Hertford All Saints, is also a Hertford Town and District Cllr representing Bengeo, and is Leader at East Herts District Council. He said: “I’m delighted, and hugely grateful to residents who have continued to show their support for their local Green councillors. I’ll continue to do my very best for the community in Bengeo and Kingsmead.”

Kirsty Taylor-Moran, County Cllr for Ware North, is also is a Ware Town Cllr representing St Mary’s. She said: “I’m so excited and honoured to have won your trust and support to become your new Hertfordshire County Councillor. This is a huge privilege and I promise that I will work tirelessly to ensure that I represent you all effectively to make a difference to our community.

“Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me – your votes share a vision for a fairer, greener future for our town. I’d also like to thank the campaign team for their dedication and hard work, plus their encouragement throughout this campaign. Thank you again for this incredible honour. Together, we can achieve great things and make a difference for the better.”

Steven Watson, County Cllr for Ware South, is also a Hertford Town Cllr representing Kingsmead East and Ware St Mary’s on the District Council. He said: “I’m truly grateful to everyone who put their trust in me to serve as County Councillor for the Ware South division. This diverse area—including Great Amwell, Hertford Heath, and stretching south to Wormley West End—deserves strong and inclusive representation. I will do my utmost to serve all residents faithfully, without fear or favour.”

The East Herts Green Party works hard to make a positive difference and build a fairer, greener community. We listen to your views to ensure our community gets the right services in a time of scarce resources.

The Green Party nationally is going from strength to strength – we now have four MPs, two members of the House of Lords and a record number of Green councillors, with 800 seats in over 170 different councils.

In East Herts, Greens have had phenomenal success, leapfrogging the Conservatives in May 2023 as the largest party on East Herts District Council after 28 years of Tory dominance. We currently have 17 Green District councillors, four County councillors and we lead Hertford and Ware Town councils.

Our local Greens stand up for social, economic and environmental justice, and believe fair is worth fighting for.

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So, let’s dive in!

What made you decide to use reusables?

Jess: “The main reasons was to have fewer nappies in landfill, and also I thought it would be cheaper.”

Vicky: “I mainly switched to reusables due to the environment. I knew I was just chucking out a piles of wee and plastic everyday and I wanted to stop this. Plus, I heard that if a child feels a bit wet and uncomfortable rather than it all being “locked away” it will be quicker to potty train them as they are keen to get out of using wet nappies”

Kirsty: “A combination of climate change anxiety and a determination to be able to say to my son that I did everything I could to save the planet! He had quite sensitive skin, so cloth nappies were much better for him too. Reusable nappies led me down a rabbit hole that eventually led to me opening a refill shop in Ware.”

How did you manage washing/drying? And how did you actually wash them? Wasn’t it a bit gross?

Jess: “With my first child, I hand rinse them then put in machine. When baby number two arrived, my neighbour, who was a long-term cloth user, just said to throw them all in as is. I found this was much easier- just a hot, long wash with a pre-rinse. I stored mine in a dry nappy bucket. I don’t have a dryer to put them into, so having to find time to hang then was annoying in the wet months, but was just “another” load of washing to keep up with so did our best”

Vicky: “You have a paper lining, so you just chuck that down the loo and flush it away, then I just washed them in a machine on a hot wash. It is a bit gross, but I didn’t think it was any worse than wrapping up pooey nappies and putting them in a plastic bag.”

Kirsty: “I found the key was being a bit regimented with a laundry routine. Drying was harder because we lived in a first floor flat when we started using reusables. A good dehumidifier helped, and in terms of dealing with dirty nappies we had a bidet hose installed on the toilet and a bucket for keeping them in until they went in the wash. It was much easier with my first as I had a proper maternity leave and had more time to keep on top of laundry. A house move, renovation works, running my own business and generally having hands full with two made it much more challenging for my second child to be in cloth full time”

How about when you were out and about? Did you end up carrying around soggy nappies?

Jess: “We never had this issue. Sometimes we used disposables as a gap filler while nappies were drying or behind on washing.”

Vicky: “No – I have to admit, I used disposables when out and about, as I didn’t really fancy walking around with dirty nappies in my handbag!”

Kirsty: “We had a wet bag that kept them contained in the nappy backpack until we got home.”

And, how about cost? How did the price of reusables compare with disposables?

Jess: “Reusables felt expensive at the start, as it’s an initial outlay to buy a good set. However, the research I read said it worked out the same overall over the course of 2.5/3 years, and especially as they could be used with multiple children.”

Vicky: “Although it’s an initial cost, for me it worked out cheaper overall. I think I had 10 in total, and I got ones with poppers so they could be made bigger as the children grew. Using them across both children I think definitely worked out cheaper, and I never had the panic of running out.”

Kirsty: “It doesn’t have to be expensive, as long as you can avoid falling into the trap of buying all the pretty patterned designer nappies….the cost of disposables is eye watering for something you literally chuck in the bin. The cost per wear of even the more expensive reusables is low, and they can last through more than one child. Herts Aware had a free reusable nappy scheme at the time too. Also, I never had the panic that we had unexpectedly run out of nappies and the shops were closed!”

Did your children ever get sore skin or rashes with reusables?

Jess: “No, sometimes when they were ill or had a particular sore bottom we would briefly switch to disposables, but we had good bamboo, wicking liners.“

Vicky: “Nope, this was never an issue.”

Kirsty: “The opposite! We only had issues with disposables causing rashes.“

What about explosive nappies?

Jess: “With my reusables, I never had a poonami issue – the double gusset caught everything. I wasn’t so lucky with disposables, which had lots of spillages at times!”

Vicky: “We never really had this problem – I’m not sure why, but I think we were lucky.”

Kirsty: “I never a problem, when fitted properly reusables are almost bomb proof. We didn’t have much of a problem with leaks at all as they were much more absorbent than disposables.“

Lastly, were there any other advantages, other than reducing landfill and working out a bit cheaper overall?

Jess: “I liked that it meant fewer chemicals on their bottoms. And an unexpected bonus- during COVID we never had to panic about supply when the shops were being bought out. They did leak a bit as the kids got bigger, so you need to be prepared to change their nappies a bit more often. But doesn’t need to be all or nothing- a mixed approach works well. And every time using a washable nappy it’s one less to landfill.”

Vicky: “I think it’s true about them helping to potty train. One of my daughters was potty trained within about 3 days, the other it took a couple of weeks. Not sure what’s average, but it seemed quick to me!”

Kirsty: “they are cute! But they also help with potty training because disposables don’t allow children to truly feel what wet is. Reusables do, which means they can quickly learn to recognise when they’ve done a wee, and in turn, when they need to go to the loo!”

If you are interested in trying reusables, Herts Reusable Nappies is a great source for information, as well as giving you an opportunity to try before committing. You can find their website here.

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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 the contract, including weekly food waste collections, separation of paper/card and dry recycling, and collections on a three-weekly rota, was designed, consulted on, and voted for by the Conservatives administration in 2022. And it continued to receive broad support by EHDC Conservative Councillors at recent council meetings.

So, why the bin changes, and why would Conservatives petition against a bin contract that they themselves designed and voted for?

As a country, processing residual waste is a major issue. Landfill space is limited, Energy-from-Waste incinerators are problematic, and both are incredibly costly. We need to find other solutions for managing our rubbish. Central Conservative government began work on a Resource and Waste strategy in 2019, and work has continued with the Labour government, who have introduced new, national, ‘simpler recycling’ regulations. These include a new standard for households to have four containers for waste, separating food waste, paper/cardboard, all other dry recycling, and non-recyclable landfill. The government is also developing new laws on packaging, to reduce packaging and place the cost of dealing with packaging on the very companies who use it.

The new EHDC bin contract is ahead of government expectations and has received cross-party support since being designed by Conservatives in 2022. Why? Because it complies with government requirements within the finances available to the council. It means soft plastics can be collected for recycling for the first time, and food waste can be properly treated and used for compost and energy, rather than emitting methane while rotting in landfill and taking up valuable space (analysis found that up to 30% of waste in East Herts refuse bins is currently from food waste).

No change is perfect, and this will be a big adjustment for all of us. Some residents need extra support, and the Green/LibDem administration is working to address concerns where possible. And while it is a big change, the new arrangement should dramatically reduce the amount that we throw away – good for the environment, and good economics, since waste disposal is charged for every tonne of residual waste.

Yet rather than explain the reasons for the changes and their own role within that, the Conservatives have started a fiercely worded petition against the whole arrangement in its entirety – neatly writing themselves out of the story in the process.

Why the petition now, against a contract they designed, just a month before County Council elections? Is it even a genuine petition? I’ve repeatedly asked the Conservatives if and when they plan to present their petition to EHDC full council, but my enquiries have been met with a telling silence. Rather than using a transparent petition platform, the Conservatives selected Google Docs and have asked how signatories intend to vote at County elections “knowing what we now know about Green & Liberal Democrat plans for our bins”.

My guess? The Conservatives want your vote – and they are rewriting history with a dodgy petition to get it.

It saddens me to think of the many people who are signing in good faith: who have been taken in by the Conservative party’s duplicitous behaviour. The Conservatives are not a party of fools. But they are a party with some who are prepared to try and fool you.

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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 know that the letter, which contained some inaccuracies, has sparked confusion and worry amongst residents. This letter is to give you accurate information.

what’s happening?

The Labour government has set high house-building targets for the UK, requiring East Herts District Council to build 1,328 new homes a year. It’s a huge number and as Green Councillors we want them to be in the most suitable places possible.

East Herts has a ‘District Plan’ – this sets a vision for our area, including opportunities for housing, community facilities, infrastructure and conserving the natural environment. Without a strong up-to-date District Plan, it’s hard for councils to reject speculative development proposals. Sites not in the plan may still be subject to planning applications but having an up-to-date plan makes it easier to reject unsuitable planning applications.

In preparation for updating our District Plan there has been a ‘Call for Sites,’ where landowners propose areas for housing, biodiversity net gain or uses such as solar farms. All suggested sites are assessed against strict criteria, and many will not be suitable.

When the District Plan was last updated, in 2018, only 18 sites were chosen from the 288 proposed. This year, 283 sites were submitted, including one to the East of Queen’s Road and another South of Hornsmill Road. Both sites were proposed in 2018 and rejected.

speaking up for you

We know this area matters to you as it does to us. As Greens, our party isn’t funded by developers so you can trust us to listen to your concerns, remain independent and speak up at every opportunity.

Best wishes,

Rachel Carter and Sarah Hopewell

Rachel Carter and Sarah Hopewell, your Castle Green Town and District Councillors

please get in touch

Please get in touch to let us know any concerns you have. We will ensure any issues are raised quickly. We’re always happy to meet face to face if you’d prefer.

Email us on: info@eastherts.greenparty.org.uk

We’re currently working with residents on the Castle Plus Neighbourhood Plan which looks in detail at all of our beloved green spaces and defines how they can be protected. Please let us know if you’d like to be involved.

For more information on the ‘Call for Sites’ check out the information on the East Herts District Council website.

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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 the process supported by documents and a meeting video so that residents can avoid being misled.

1. The review of the District Plan has not started as yet, but East Herts Council is undertaking two items of preparation work:
   a. Visioning – which will be presented to Council in March and then will have some public engagement work
   b. The Call for Sites.
2. The ‘Call for Sites’ gives a list of the land in the district on which landowners would like there to be development or biodiversity net gain or other uses such as solar farms. After the initial ‘list’ is assembled there is a huge amount of work done by planners to assess whether the sites submitted are suitable for development according to strict criteria. Some of the sites will not pass this assessment.
3. Once the sites have been assessed and the District Plan review is STARTED (anticipated autumn 2025 but we are waiting on approval from government) at that point the sites that have PASSED the assessment will be considered as to whether or not they should be included in the District Plan as a nominated or strategic site.
4. There are two formal consultations.
5. In the last District Plan review the Call for Sites yielded 288 sites and 18 were selected for the District Plan.
6. The current call for sites includes 283 sites all of which will need to be reviewed.
7. Planning permission to develop sites can be applied for whether the site is in the District Plan as a strategic site or not so even if a site is not included in the District Plan it is not ‘protected’ as was alleged in the leaflet.
   Details on the programme for the District Plan review can be seen in the Local Development Scheme, which can be downloaded here.
   

The full explanation of the Call for Sites process can be watched at here. The Call for Sites explanation starts about 6 and a half minutes into the meeting.

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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 for the Southern Maltings to prevent it from being sold in the future and to preserve it as a centre for arts, culture and community – an investment which will also generate additional revenue for the Council in years to come.

To fund this ambitious programme, councillors voted on 13th January to increase Ware Town’s Council’s portion of the 2025/26 council tax bill from £209 to £271 for a Band D property. This works out as an increase of 29.5% from last year, equivalent to an additional £1.18 per week.

Leader of Ware Town Council, Cllr Thomas Day, commented: “We’re excited about all the things our Green-led council has and will deliver for our community. Whilst no decision to increase residents’ bills is taken lightly, we hope that residents will see that, at a time when all other levels of government are making cuts and reducing their services, we are committed to protecting Ware’s community assets, supporting the amazing groups and organisations operating in the town, and ensuring Ware continues to be a very special place in which to live and work.”

Since the Greens became the largest party on Ware Town Council in May 2023, the Council has started an extensive refurbishment of the Priory Lido (due to complete in September 2025), refurbished the public toilets in the Priory Grounds (reopening in March 2025), set up the ‘Ware Shares’ household item lending scheme, delivered an extensive programme of community events, and provided over £60,000 of grants for community groups.

Behind the scenes, significant investment has been made to modernise and refurbish the Grade II Listed Priory building and adjacent Fletcher’s Lea, with the aims of reducing running costs and improving the facilities’ ability to generate revenue for the Council. This will reduce the Council’s reliance on council tax as its main source of income and provide better financial sustainability in the long term. The Council’s new Climate & Biodiversity Manager has been particularly successful in applying for grants to help fund many of the energy efficiency upgrades being made across the estate.

Other projects planned for the 2025/26 financial year include the completion of the Priory Lido refurbishment, construction of a new café next to the Priory Park, town centre improvements (including new Christmas lighting), and compostable toilets for the Council’s allotment sites.

Explaining the Greens’ approach, Cllr Day added: “We have invested heavily in the first half of this council term to ensure we can deliver real benefits to the community as quickly as possible, both in terms of the services we provide and the sustainability of council operations. As these capital projects are completed, it is our aspiration to reduce residents’ tax burden in future years.”

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Nearly 100 Green Party supporters joined the launch event, where they called out the Conservatives for wasting millions while creating a ‘County of Chaos’. The party announced that it is standing 10 candidates in the May elections – one for every County Council seat in East Herts – and will be building on their huge success at the 2023 District Elections.

Carla Denyer MP said:

“This May the residents of East Hertfordshire have an opportunity to bring an end to Conservative County Council dominance once and for all and the Greens are best placed to oust them here. I’m delighted to lend my support to the East Herts Green Party’s exciting campaign.

It’s incredible to see the rise in Green votes here in East Herts over the last few years. I’m pleased to be here, fully committed to supporting this vital campaign and excited to be a part of the change we’re seeing. 

The work that the Green-led District Council is doing here shows how much can be achieved with genuine commitment and by listening to residents’ needs. May’s elections are a once-in-a-generation chance to bring real change and I have no doubt that this team is ready to lead the way.” 

The core message at the event was that “Enough is Enough.” After decades in charge of the County Council, the Conservatives have stopped listening to residents. The Green Party’s success in East Herts proves they’re the best chance to oust the Conservatives locally. In May residents will have a genuine opportunity to vote for real change. 

East Herts Green Party highlights all the issues that the Conservatives have failed to tackle whilst in control of the County Council:

• Neglected Roads: We have had one of the UK’s worst pothole records and our roads are full of blocked drains and unresolved flooding issues
• Failed Families: OFSTED slammed Special Educational Needs services here, plus village schools and youth centres have been axed
• Underfunded Public Transport: Vital bus routes have been cut, isolating the elderly and rural residents, and they’ve delayed electric buses until 2026
• Ignored a Public Health Crisis: Failed to tackle air pollution from traffic leaving residents ill and costing us all £100 million in health costs every year
• Wasted Millions: Overspent by £20 million and thrown away taxpayer money on delays, consultants and TV ads

The Greens pledge to end the chaos and:

• Fix our Roads: Invest in sustainable repairs, not wasteful compensation 
• Support Families: Keep schools and youth centres open, transform Special Educational Needs services
• Tackle Pollution: Prioritise public health,  improve road safety and speed up electric bus rollouts
• Spend Wisely: End wasteful spending and invest in our community

At the event, Carla, the candidates and supporters held ‘Vote Green’ banners behind a ‘County of Opportunity’ sign for Hertfordshire which had been changed to read ‘Conservative County of Chaos’. 

The Green Party candidates for the County Council elections are:

• Andrew Zsibrita – Bishop’s Stortford East
• George Williams – Bishop’s Stortford Rural
• Maura Connolly – Bishop’s Stortford West
• Georgina Schwan – Buntingford
• Ben Crystall – Hertford All Saints
• Lydia Somerville – Hertford Rural
• Rachel Carter – Hertford St Andrews
• Sarah Santos – Sawbridgeworth
• Kirsty Taylor-Moran – Ware North
• Steven Watson – Ware South

Green County Councillor Ben Crystall, who is leader of East Herts District Council, said the event showed how there is a real need for change. 

“I’m horrified at how much money the Conservative County Council has wasted, while failing many residents. Enough is enough. People in our area are passionate for change and this is a historic opportunity to replace a failing Conservative County Council. In East Herts, the Greens are the only party who are strong enough to take them on. It’s time to vote for real change.“

Keen to help?

If you can spare a couple of hours to help with the Green Party campaign, please get in touch.

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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, Hertford and Ware. We hope you love them just as much as we do.

If you’re keen to start the New Year on a healthy footing, how about joining us to deliver a few of our cards? If you can spare an hour or two, please get in touch with our friendly team to join us.

Once again, our best wishes for the New Year.

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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.  For this reason, Green Party councillors felt it was important to share an update on the situation, and to clarify that the pool owner, Chauncy School, has confirmed Fanshawe will be closing after Sunday 22 December. 

The school is in a challenging situation, having inherited an already ageing pool in 2012 when the school became an academy.  In 2016/2017, under the Conservative administration, East Herts District Council undertook a review of all five council-operated facilities to develop a plan for what should happen next. 

As part of this review, the option of investing in Fanshawe was considered seriously. However, with the pool owned by the school, with the ongoing uncertainty around the Department for Education (DfE) funding, and with nearby Hartham Leisure Centre already earmarked for an extensive refurbishment, the option to invest in Fanshawe was eventually decided against.  Full details of this paper are available here.

After Hertfordshire County Council shared that the DfE funding would be coming to an end, councillors started looking at other potential options. However, the loss of DfE funding posed a significant barrier, as this covered 40% of the running costs for the facility.

Green-led Ware Town Council support

Shortly after the closure plans were first announced in October, Green-led Ware Town Council contacted the school and offered to provide two years of funding of up to £120,000 per annum to replace the annual grant from the DfE. The aim was to buy extra time to allow a community solution to be found. 

Unfortunately, the cost of pending and future capital works remains significant. Two separate condition surveys found costs to the tune of around £700,000 over the next five years.  These urgent and ongoing costs were a major concern to the school, and they felt that without any viable long-term options, any extension from Ware Town Council’s grant would only be buying time before the pool would then inevitably close.

Exceptional Circumstances funding

Towards the end of November, we learnt from MP Josh Dean that Hertfordshire County Council could apply for Exceptional Circumstances funding.  Ware Town Council indicated that they would still be happy to offer their grant too. However, while as councillors we were hopeful that this could provide a short-term reprieve, we were also not the ones who would be responsible for costs if no long-term solution could be found. It was also unclear how much the Exceptional Circumstances funding would be, what it would cover, and when decisions would be made.  With so many unknowns, and with the responsibility for costs ultimately resting with them, the school felt they could not take on this risk and has confirmed their decision to close it. 

Leader of Ware Town Council, Cllr Thomas Day, adds: “Fanshawe Pool & Gym is a much-loved and well-used community facility, enjoyed by generations of Ware residents, past and present, and the home of Ware Swimming Club. Its closure will be an immeasurable loss for the town at a time when budgets are being squeezed and services are being cut back everywhere you look.

“We had sincerely hoped that Ware Town Council’s offer to replicate the Department for Education’s funding would create the space to enable a long-term rescue plan to be formed, one that could have preserved the facility for generations to come, but we fully appreciate the many challenges that stand in the way of achieving this.

“We are bitterly disappointed a solution could not be found to keep the pool open, but remain ready to facilitate a future at Fanshawe should the situation change even at this late stage. We likewise remain dedicated to investing in our community and ensuring our town continues to be a fantastic place to live and work for all.”

Ware Town Council has invested significantly in the facilities and services it provides for the community and, over the course of the last few years, has delivered a number of ambitious projects, including the refurbishment of the Priory Lido pool, a new skate park and play park in the Priory grounds, an extensive programme of events for the community and an annual community grant fund of nearly £40,000. This year will see the launch of the ‘Ware Shares’ Library of Things, the refurbishment and reopening of the public toilets in the Priory grounds and the comprehensive refurbishment of the Priory Lido building.

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“We all want efficient, cost-effective and properly democratic local government. But the truth is size really does matter, and moving key decisions away from smaller District Councils and the communities they serve, to a huge, distant unitary authority, may not deliver the change we need.

“I understand why the Labour government is looking for quick fixes – sadly a decade of Conservative-government cuts has created a legacy of broken services, and local authorities on the edge of bankruptcy.

“But, it’s not clear that the proposed changes will save us any money – in fact there’s evidence that larger councils are not always more efficient.

“Moving services like planning to a unitary for example, takes them even further from where the impact is felt, and could end up being more expensive. Ensuring better shared services between districts would be a far more effective way to reduce costs.

“Just as importantly, how can moving decision-making away from towns, parishes and districts (which already work directly with communities) and passing it to a unitary authority be more democratic? Surely residents should be able to create and shape the places where they live? Local decision-making is the most effective way to do that and to keep residents engaged in the democratic process.

“If these plans do go ahead, Greens want to see:

• Increased power devolved to East Hertfordshire’s town and parish councils, alongside more resources, to ensure that residents can actively, directly impact decisions that affect them
• Solutions to address the health and social care crisis in Hertfordshire: genuinely new local health and social care partnerships that pool resources and include the power to bring private services back into the public sector
• Investment in integrated public transport and active travel across our county, especially in our areas which are currently under-served yet where people regularly travel
• Accelerated biodiversity and green spaces protection, ensuring that less power is in the hands of developers who have little interest in striking the right balance between building homes and protecting the environment

“Whatever the outcome of the devolution process, as Greens we expect to gain multiple seats in the County Council elections in May 2025 because we know from talking to residents that they’ve had enough of the chaos the Conservatives have caused.

“The Greens are the strongest opposition party in East Herts and have proved we can hold the Conservatives to account and fight for better. Like many residents, we want reduced problems with flooding, fewer potholes, better bus services, better access to SEN services and safer, cleaner streets.”

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