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24th August 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Green Cllrs Rachel Smith and Eva Ward, working with other political parties have called for an extraordinary meeting of Gloucestershire County Council to put a motion requesting a new Cabinet Member for Climate Change.
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16th August 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
SDC responds to concerns and withdraws plans for new charges
10th August 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Following a decision at Stroud District Council to pause plans for the introduction of Car Park Charges, Green Group leader Councillor Martin Whiteside said "I am delighted that the Labour councillors are now planning to 'think again' on car parking charges. Within the cooperation alliance, Greens have been encouraging an approach based on listening to local communities and finding ways to support vibrant high streets while also tackling issues like congestion, air polution, safe walking and cycling. We should be working in partnership with local town councils and traders to keep our market towns great. It is good to see common sense prevail."
6th August 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies
Six hubcaps, empty crisp packets, takeaway containers, fast food packaging and drinks cans were among a dozen bags of trash collected by Green Party volunteers who organised a litter pick along the London Road.
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4th August 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Local farmers and business leaders concerned about negative local impacts of Brexit
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30th July 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
In this document Gloucestershire Green Parties respond to the Vision 2050 consultation by presenting our own alternative vision for the future of the county.
14th July 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Green and Lib Dem Councillors Share Their Views
12th July 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
The Green Party categorically rejects Trump's views, actions and policies; and supports peaceful protest on his visit to the UK.
11th July 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet continue to hide true costs and risks of Javelin Park
14th June 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Stroud District Council principal planning officer Conrad Moore was presented with a Natural England award for strategies drawn up for how Rodborough Common and the Severn Estuary cope with rising numbers of people living nearby.
12th June 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
In March 2017 local Stroud Green Party member Tim Davies, submitted a Freedom of Information request to Gloucestershire County Council for a report they had commissioned from Ernst and Young on the affordability of the Incinerator contract. When this request was refused Mr Davies appealed to the Information Commissioner, who has just released her decision in his favour. GCC now have 35 days to comply or appeal the decision.
2nd June 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Our Green MEP for the South West explores the likely impacts on Farming, Climate policies, Trade and more.
1st June 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Hugh Richards summarises the coffee house discussion of 13th April and highlights a number of different viewpoints
30th May 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Wotton Men's Shed opened its doors to Green Party District Councillors Jim Dewey and Catherine Braun, last week, to explain about the benefits to health and wellbeing that come with being a member of the ‘shed’.
25th May 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
John Marjoram argues for the campaign to cancel Brexit: mass demonstration on June 23rd.
18th May 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Martin Whiteside, Leader of the Green Councillors on the Stroud District Council, announced that Cllr Karen McKeown of Rodborough has requested membership in the Green Party and is expected to join the Green Group.
The Green Party has advocated extending the right to vote and hold public office to 16 and 17 year-olds since mid-1970. All Green Party Councillors on the Stroud District Council were pleased to vote in favour of the motion to support the Votes at 16 Campaign at the Council meeting May 17.
9th May 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Today at a meeting of Gloucestershire County Council Environment Scrutiny Committee, Cllr Rachel Smith called for stronger measures to address air quality. Cllr Smith rejected the final recommendations of the Air Pollution Task Group as too limited, noting that they ignore key evidence presented to the group that shows we need to rethink transport infrastructure […]
27th April 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
At all levels, Green Party members are standing up for public health care - free at the point of delivery - and delivered without discrimination.
Stroud District Council (SDC) is joining around 200 other communities in the UK that are aiming to ditch single-use plastic. The motion had cross-Party support and was proposed by Catherine Braun (Green, Wotton-under-Edge) and seconded by Paul Denney (Labour, Cam West).
24th April 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Green Party Councillor Catherine Braun (Wotton-under-Edge), is calling on Stroud District Council to become a ‘single use plastic free’ authority, by stopping the use of these products in the Council’s supply chain, and their sale and use at the council offices and events.
13th April 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Local Greens call on David Drew to resist any commitment to military action in Syria without consulting parliament
26th March 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Carbon Capture and Storage - Essential for our future, or a trojan horse for big oil?
17th March 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies
Stroud District Council has been praised for progress on house building. A recent article in Business West on the broken housing market highlights that "Stroud District Council are currently the only council in Gloucestershire actively looking to build new council homes. Until last year, Stroud had actually built more council homes than Bristol."