Late spring and early summer are a glorious time to be in Herefordshire. But with rising temperatures and more sunshine come more tourists -- and renewed public concern about the River Wye.

At this time of year Herefordshire is full of the joys of spring. But for me this has also been a sad period, for we have lost three great figures from our county, each of whom I massively liked and admired.

Last year I had the opportunity to visit the remarkable Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. The MTC is a huge, state-of-the-art set of facilities dedicated to showcasing the very best of today's manufacturing technologies.

Local MP Jesse Norman recently met with Helen Venn, the Chief Regulatory Officer at the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP), and her team to discuss the plight of the River Wye.

It is often suggested in social media that Britain is or has become hostile to migrants; that it has turned its back on the EU; that no safe and legal routes exist for migrants, or that this country is opposed to accepting asylum seekers.

Sixteen years ago, in the spring of 2007, I was a newly selected parliamentary candidate to stand as MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire. It still feels like yesterday.

Sir, Thank you for your outstanding campaign to improve the quality of our water. Here in Herefordshire, it has taken more than two years to assemble the cross-border, all-catchment group of agencies, local councils, Welsh Water and other parties needed to address the problem of phosphates in the River Wye.

Under normal circumstances, the news last week that Herefordshire is to receive £19.9 million from the Government's Levelling Up Fund would have sent me into a jig of unrestrained rejoicing.

Local MP Jesse Norman visited Ultrafilter GB Ltd at their site at Alton Business Park in Ross-on-Wye and met with their CEO Dustin Kronsbein.