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One step at a time, change is happening

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Hereford needs fare-free buses

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Plans for a fare-free bus service in Hereford should be welcomed. And if implemented in the right way it has the potential to bring real benefits to our city, not least in reducing the number of cars on the roads. Initial plans show Hereford City Council is hoping to run a free service from the train station, through town to the swimming baths. Let's hope those are just the first details to be released because, to be effective, buses from all areas of the city will have to be free. And services must be increased in frequency too. People won't consider leaving their car at home if the buses simply don't run often enough. Many other cities around the world already operate free public transport systems, and last year Luxembourg became the first country to make all its buses, trams and trains free to use. A system like this could increase footfall in the city centre and put cash back in people's pockets as they leave the car at home. And fewer cars on the roads mean traffic...
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Tories give council a thumping in Newton Farm

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From the perspective of Herefordshire Council's ruling coalition it would not be an exaggeration to call last Thursday's by-election result in Newton Farm a thrashing. The Conservative Party candidate Ann-Marie Probert won the seat comfortably with 282 votes, almost 100 more than her closest rival. What makes this result significant is that, despite their dominance across the county, the Conservatives have never represented the Newton Farm area since the council's formation in 1997. In fact, they've historically performed so poorly here that they have polled in last place positions in more than half of elections contested. During the May 2019 local elections, Tory candidate Jeremy Chapman again came last with just 43 votes and less than 8% of the vote share. Last week, Ann-Marie Probert claimed 42% of the vote. This should set alarm bells ringing for all coalition party councillors. Why? Because Ann-Marie won the election on the promise of fighting for a bypass referend...
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