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22nd September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton
There’s good news following the protest, which a Green councillor helped to organise, about the proposed closure of Uley village dispensary and surgery. Cam and Uley Family Practice has now withdrawn its application to move the dispensary to Cam, and will not be applying to the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to close the surgery, the […]
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21st September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton
Responses to a survey asking local people for their views on the First Past the Post voting system showed that there is overwhelming support for electoral reform. Green member Alan Mossman and Green town councillor Adrian Oldman were among activists from campaign group Make Votes Matter (MVM), who held a stall at the Painswick Feast […]
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14th September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton
Following the co-option of a Green to fill a vacancy on Stroud Town Council, the Green Party now has 13 councillors on both the Town Council and Stroud District Council. Adrian Oldman was co-opted at the full Town Council meeting (oddly enough, held on September 13th) to fill a vacancy in the Farmhill & Paganhill […]
13th September 2021 / 22nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton
Stroud residents who are members or pensioners of local authority pension funds have joined calls for fund managers to divest urgently from investments in fossil fuels. This follows a recent protest in Bristol outside the offices of the Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP), which manages funds for Gloucestershire County Council and nine other authorities. Campaigners from […]
“Honest, old-fashioned, grass-roots action” was how Green district councillor Martin Pearcy described Saturday’s vigil to protest against the planned closure of the Cam and Uley Family Practice’s Uley site. “It was very pleasing to see such a good turn-out, and I really enjoyed the grass-roots feel of it, talking directly to people on the street,” […]
7th September 2021 / 8th September 2021 by Susan Fenton
Residents of Uley will be taking part in a silent vigil on Saturday September 11 to protest against the planned closure of the Cam and Uley Family Practice’s Uley site. The 10-minute vigil, from 4.30pm outside the surgery at 42 The Street, Uley (GL11 5SY), will be followed by short speeches by Cllr Martin Pearcy, […]
7th September 2021 / 28th September 2021 by Susan Fenton
Green town councillors Kevin Cranston (the Mayor), Sue Fenton and Naomi Seffar have been helping to check and refresh the way-marking of the WAS [Walk Around Stroud] Way. The WAS Way is a 10-mile circular route that encircles the Stroud town boundaries, following public footpaths and roads and crossing all five of the Valleys. It […]
2nd September 2021 / 2nd September 2021 by Susan Fenton
Hundreds of voters who live in the Stroud area could lose their right to vote if the government’s Elections Bill, which goes back to the House of Commons for its second reading on 7 September, becomes law, Stroud District Green Party is warning. “The Bill’s stated aim is to ensure that UK elections remain ‘secure, […]
31st August 2021 / 31st August 2021 by Susan Fenton
Opportunities to create a sustainable transport system will be discussed at a free online public meeting on Wednesday September 8. A panel of expert local speakers, including Cllr Carol Kambites, the deputy mayor of Stonehouse, will talk about their work to improve bus and rail services to reduce the over-reliance on cars that has helped […]
4th August 2021 / 4th August 2021 by Susan Fenton
The Sunday Times has made shocking allegations that the quality of PPE face shields supplied by former Stroud Town Councillor Steve Dechan – a Conservative – was “so doubtful that fewer than 1 in 400 have been used, meaning each one has so far cost the equivalent of £423”. The allegations have reignited concerns over […]
