23rd May 2025 / 23rd May 2025 by Susan Fenton
Green councillor Chloe Turner is the new Leader of Stroud District Council, following last night’s annual general meeting. She takes over from Green councillor Catherine Braun, who now becomes her deputy. Councillors of all political parties voted overwhelmingly to appoint Cllrs Turner and Braun to their new roles, with just two abstentions. Cllr Braun had been […]
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18th May 2025 / 23rd May 2025 by Susan Fenton
Lifelong pacifist and nature lover, conscientious objector and former Communist, protest veteran, ten-times Mayor and the UK’s longest continuously serving Green councillor, John Marjoram died on May 17 at the age of 86, after a long illness. This article looks at his work and achievements. Growing up in rural Essex in the 1940s gave John […]
18th May 2025 by Susan Fenton
Local Green politicians have paid tribute to John Marjoram, the first Green councillor ever to be elected in the UK, and the longest continuously serving Green councillor, who passed away yesterday (Saturday). John was 86. He had been ill for some time and had stepped down from active politics in 2021. A committed pacifist, environmentalist, […]
14th May 2025 by Susan Fenton
The Green Party candidate for the Stroud District Council by-election in Severn ward on June 11 is Moya Shannon. Moya previously stood in the ward during last year’s SDC elections and gained more than half of the number of votes gained by either of the winning candidates. She believes that at her second attempt, with […]
13th May 2025 / 13th May 2025 by Susan Fenton
Cllr Chloe Turner has been unanimously elected by the Green district councillors at Stroud District Council as their Group Leader. She takes on the Group Leader role from Cllr Catherine Braun, who becomes deputy Group Leader. Cllr Braun had been Group leader for four years and has stepped down to find a better balance with […]
9th April 2025 / 10th April 2025 by Susan Fenton
Stroud District Green Party would like to extend our condolences on the sudden loss of Labour district councillor Richard Maisey, to his family and all of his Stroud Constituency Labour Party colleagues. Cllr Maisey was elected to Stroud District Council last year for the Severn ward, which includes the Parishes of Arlingham, Eastington, Frampton on […]
14th December 2024 / 14th December 2024 by Susan Fenton
Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski came to Stroud recently to meet councillors and supporters. He talked about – among other things – the national party’s growth, its successes locally, and our prospects in the Gloucestershire County Council elections next May. Interview by Sue Fenton. Q. Why do you like to visit local parties? A. […]
6th December 2024 by Susan Fenton
Stroud district councillor Natalie Rothwell-Warn has been awarded a Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) from the University of the West of England in Bristol, for research into mainstream secondary education in England. Cllr Rothwell-Warn, who is a Green Party district councillor for Stroud Slade ward, is pictured at her graduation ceremony on November 25 at […]
10th July 2024 / 29th October 2024 by Susan Fenton
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 […]
29th June 2024 / 29th June 2024 by Susan Fenton
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 […]
