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28th June 2021 / 30th June 2021 by Susan Fenton
The threats to the right to peaceful protest in the wake of the controversial Police Bill will be discussed at an online public meeting on Wednesday July 14 from 7.30pm-9pm. Stroud District Green Party’s latest Cloud Café discussion forum will hear from speakers who are experienced in organising demonstrations and non-violent dissent. They will talk […]
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11th June 2021 / 11th June 2021 by Susan Fenton
Green District Councillors have been writing to EU citizens living in Stroud District to offer advice on applying for settled status before the June 30 deadline. It is feared that some could end up without secure residence status as they do not realise that they need to go through a bureaucratic process to guarantee their […]
25th May 2021 / 25th May 2021 by Susan Fenton
Green councillor Catherine Braun was confirmed on Thursday (May 20) as the new Deputy Leader of Stroud District Council, when the new leadership team was approved at a full council meeting. Cllr Doina Cornell (Labour) continues as Leader of the Council, with the Green and Labour Groups working with the Liberal Democrat Group, led by […]
17th May 2021 / 17th May 2021 by Susan Fenton
Stroud District Council will continue to be run by an alliance of Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat councillors. Following talks between the parties after the 6 May election, the three groups have renewed their commitment to work together to lead the Council for the benefit of all residents. Cllr Doina Cornell (Labour) will continue as […]
11th May 2021 / 11th May 2021 by Susan Fenton
The Green group on Stroud District Council is celebrating its election wins, which see the number of Green councillors increase by five to 13. It is now among the top five largest Green district council groups in the country. Commenting on what the media are calling the “Green Surge” the new Green group leader, Cllr […]
29th April 2021 / 30th April 2021 by Susan Fenton
Stroud District Council will be calling on the government to take urgent action over climate change, after councillors voted to approve a cross-party motion put to full council last night (Thursday April 29). The motion, proposed by Cllr Simon Pickering (Green) and seconded by Cllr Doina Cornell (Labour) asked for councillors to support the Climate […]
9th April 2021 / 9th April 2021 by Susan Fenton
One of the protestors at the high-profile Save Our Trees demo in Stroud in 1989 is urging people to keep planting trees, saying the fight to preserve nature for future generations is never won. Adrian Oldman, now Green district council candidate for Slade, was one of hundreds of people who helped prevent council contractors from […]
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1st April 2021 / 1st April 2021 by Susan Fenton
The government has failed “dismally but predictably” in its promise of a ‘green Brexit’, says Stroud District Green Party. A report on March 16 from a coalition of environment groups says the improvements promised by the government in 2017 have not been realised, and pressure to agree new trade deals and remove regulations mean the watering down of standards that stem […]
The new Police Bill could see peaceful protest, like the one in the picture of a demo in Stroud in 2019, outlawed. Below is our open letter to Siobhan Baillie MP, which was published in the Stroud News & Journal Thank you for your email explaining why you are supporting The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts […]
When local teacher and SDGP member Beki Aldam and her small daughters heard that many people didn’t have access to books because of the lockdown, they decided to start a quirky mobile ‘library’. Beki, Maeve, six, and Iitu, four, set off on their electric cargo bike delivering free books to adults and children around Stroud. […]
