THE final hustings debate staged by Hereford Civic Society has been declared a success.

Herefordshire Council leader Cllr Tony Johnson was among the panel members at the event covering work and business which was staged at the Kindle Centre in Hereford.

He was joined by Cllr Liz Harvey, the deputy leader of It’s Our County, Cllr Chris Chappell from the Independent group, John Jones from the Hereford Business Improvement District and Neil Kerr of the Hereford Enterprise Zone.