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2nd September 2024 / 5th September 2024 by susanfenton
Does the education system do enough to give young people the knowledge they’ll need to thrive in the green economy and help restore nature’s balance? That’s the question to be discussed at our next Cloud Café online discussion. The free event, on Wednesday September 11 from 7.30-9pm, explores how educational success should be considered within […]
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10th July 2024 / 29th October 2024 by susanfenton
Green Party councillors have been appointed to lead Stroud District Council, at the council’s Annual General Meeting, held last night (Thursday May 23) at Ebley Mill, following the recent local elections. Cllr Catherine Braun was elected to continue as Leader of the Council, with Cllr Pete Kennedy appointed as Deputy Leader. Cllr Kate Kay becomes […]
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29th June 2024 / 29th June 2024 by susanfenton
A former Chair of Stroud Labour Party has confirmed she will be voting Green in the General Election on Thursday and is urging all Green supporters to do the same, and not be swayed by Labour’s argument that they need the votes of Green supporters to be sure of replacing Conservative Siobhan Baillie as Stroud […]
17th June 2024 / 17th June 2024 by susanfenton
The Green parliamentary candidate for Stroud, Pete Kennedy, took part in a debate on BBC Radio Gloucestershire last week along with candidates from Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. They all responded to questions sent in on a variety of subjects by members of the public. Click here to listen to the debate: Here’s […]
15th June 2024 / 21st June 2024 by susanfenton
Where the public can meet the local Green MP candidates before the General Election The local Green parliamentary candidates have a busy couple of weeks coming up, with hustings events as well as media interviews and campaign work. The latest details are below, but do check back in case things change. Wednesday June 19 Event […]
12th June 2024 / 12th June 2024 by petekennedy
Green Party Manifesto Launch The Green Party launched their 2024 General Election manifesto today. The full version is available here, and Pete has picked out a few of the key issues for Stroud. 1. Public ownership of public services Bring our public services back into public ownership. This includes railways, water companies, and the Big […]
3rd June 2024 / 3rd June 2024 by susanfenton
Gloucestershire County Councillor Sue Williams created controversy when she defected from the Conservative Party to the Greens in May, putting GCC into No Overall Control. Sue’s move came less than a week after the Stroud District Council election results, which gave the Greens a record 22 seats, making the party the biggest group on the […]
24th May 2024 by susanfenton
Three Greens – Cllr Pete Kennedy in Stroud, Cllr Chloe Turner in North Cotswolds and Cllr Bob Eastoe in South Cotswolds – will be standing in the General Election on July 4 in constituencies that are wholly or partly within Stroud District. Pete Kennedy is the parliamentary candidate for Stroud constituency. A qualified lawyer, he […]
22nd May 2024 / 24th May 2024 by susanfenton
We welcome the news that a date for the General Election has finally been announced. We look forward to this disastrous Conservative government being removed from office after 14 long years. The Green Party is confident of winning more seats in Parliament and is ready to fight for seats here in Stroud and North Cotswolds, […]
13th May 2024 by susanfenton
A Conservative councillor on Gloucestershire County Council has defected to the Green Party. Cllr Sue Williams, who has represented Bisley and Painswick division since 2021, joined the Green group at Shire Hall on Friday (May 10). Her defection risks the balance of power for the Conservative administration by reducing their number from 27 to 26 […]
9th May 2024 / 9th May 2024 by susanfenton
The Greens are delighted to have become the biggest party on Stroud District Council, with a record number of councillors. The party now has 22 seats on Stroud District Council (up from 14), winning nine new seats and holding 13 existing seats. Cllr Catherine Braun, who held her seat for the in Wotton-under-Edge Ward and remains Leader of Stroud District Council until the Council’s Annual […]
29th April 2024 / 16th June 2024 by susanfenton
Stroud District Council is to ask the government for more funding and resources to protect local people from the health risks of contaminated land. The decision is the result of a motion by Green councillor Beki Aldam (Brimscombe & Thrupp), which was unanimously passed at the full council meeting on Thursday night (April 25). She […]
10th April 2024 / 10th April 2024 by susanfenton
Green councillors Catherine Braun, Chloe Turner and Carol Kambites met yesterday (Tuesday April 9) with the minister of state for rail, Huw Merriman, along with MP Siobhan Baillie, to call for a decision on the campaign to reopen Stonehouse Bristol Road station. The government has still not made a decision on Stroud District Council’s application […]
6th April 2024 / 7th April 2024 by susanfenton
The Green Party has published its manifesto for the Stroud District Council elections in May, and has announced the names of its candidates. There will be Greens standing in all 51 council seats in each of the 27 district wards. 53% of the candidates are women; 47% are men. The party aims to become the […]
13th March 2024 / 7th April 2024 by susanfenton
The Green Party has announced its ambitions for the Stroud District Council elections in May. With 14 councillors currently, the Greens have been part of the ruling alliance on the council since 2012 and have led the alliance since 2022. The party aims to build on its success by fielding candidates for all 51 council […]
6th March 2024 / 7th April 2024 by susanfenton
The reopening of Stonehouse’s Stroudwater Station is unlikely to be given the go-ahead before the General Election, given that no funding was announced in the Chancellor’s Budget today (March 6). That’s according to Pete Kennedy, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Stroud, who claims that the proposals – along with urgently needed accessibility improvements to Stroud’s […]
6th March 2024 / 6th March 2024 by susanfenton
Why are the May local council elections so crucial for Greens? What happens when voters decide to vote for the alternative to the two main parties and elect Greens to represent and serve them on local authorities? And what can the future hold when Greens are in power on councils? These are questions that will […]
26th February 2024 / 7th April 2024 by susanfenton
The Green group on Stroud District Council has welcomed a new member, as Cllr Helen Fenton has joined the Greens. Helen was elected in 2021 as one of 15 Labour councillors, but has been part an independent group since September 2022. The defection means that the Green Party now has 14 seats on Stroud District […]
23rd February 2024 / 7th April 2024 by susanfenton
The Green councillors on Gloucestershire County Council have this week won extra money for flood management schemes, free bus passes for veterans and community libraries. The funding comes as the result of amendments proposed by the council’s Green group when the council met to set the annual budget for the financial year starting in April. […]
16th February 2024 / 7th April 2024 by susanfenton
Can the media be trusted to report honestly on climate change? That was the question posed this week at our latest Cloud Café online debate. And the answer, according to guest speaker Dr Jonathan Fuller, is a definite no. Jon, founder of Climate Genocide Act Now, said crucial information about the existential threat presented by […]
13th February 2024 by susanfenton
The leaders of the progressive alliance running Stroud District Council are delighted that government inspectors have agreed to their request to pause the examination of the draft Local Plan – which sets out where future housing development should take place. The examination process will be paused until December 5. This allows seven months to resolve […]
12th February 2024 by susanfenton
The Green Party has selected Cllr Chloe Turner as its Parliamentary Candidate to stand for the new North Cotswolds constituency. Cllr Turner represents Minchinhampton on both Stroud District Council and Gloucestershire County Council. Boundary changes have created the new North Cotswolds constituency, which incorporates a wide ribbon of villages and small towns previously unconnected by […]
31st January 2024 by susanfenton
With the mainstream media filtering, misinterpreting, downplaying or even ignoring news about the environment, how much can we trust what we read in the papers? Honest and full coverage of issues like climate change is never going to sit well with the interests of corporate media owners. Much reporting is not grounded in research or […]
12th January 2024 by susanfenton
Press release issued by the Leadership Alliance on Stroud District Council The leaders of the progressive alliance that runs Stroud District Council have welcomed the Conservative group’s request for an Extraordinary Council meeting about the Local Plan, saying it will clear up the misunderstandings and inaccuracies shared by Conservative councillors. The Conservative group petitioned for […]
