Money for cyclists is great but how about Stroud to Chalford? 24th January 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith It was great to hear that cyclists and walkers will benefit from Community Infrastructure Levy funding after the council agreed to spend more than £350,000 on creating or upgrading cycle paths in the district. May I suggest that some of the money is spent on improving and making safer the cycle route from Stroud to […] Read more » Chalford cycle path Cycling Lucas Schoemaker Stroud Stroud District Council Stroud District Green Party Stroud Greens
Frontline workers (including shop staff) should get priority vaccinations, says Green Party 18th January 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has called for frontline workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations following the reported outbreak at Tesco’s branch in Bristol Road, Quedgeley.Molly Scott Cato, Gloucestershire County Council candidate, urged people to sign an online petition calling on the government to prioritise all frontline workers (including shop staff, social workers, teachers, bus […] Read more » covid COVID-19 Dursley Greens Molly Scott Cato Stroud District vaccination vale
Green Party welcomes local roll-out of Covid vaccinations 5th January 2021 / 19th March 2024 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Green Party has welcomed the local roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations and has warned that the principle of ‘freedom of speech’ is being misused by anti-vaccination groups to promote dubious and selective information that stokes fear and distrust of science, medicine and public health measures. Professor Molly Scott Cato, a Green candidate for Gloucestershire […] Read more » covid COVID-19 gloucestershire green party Martin Whiteside Molly Scott Cato Stroud Stroud District vaccine
Government rejects Stroud District Council’s call for fairer voting system 21st December 2020 / 20th March 2021 by Dagan Smith The government has thrown out Stroud District Council’s request to allow it to operate a fairer voting system during next year’s local elections. At November’s full council meeting, councillors approved a motion calling for an end to the First Past the Post system, for councillors to be allowed to job share and for 16-year-olds to […] Read more » Green Councillors Martin Whiteside Stroud Stroud District Council
Plans for trial of Universal Basic Income in Stroud District 21st December 2020 / 20th March 2021 by Dagan Smith Stroud District could be the location of a “groundbreaking” trial of Universal Basic Income (UBI) after the District Council approved the idea of running a pilot scheme. District Councillors Catherine Braun (Green, Wotton-under-Edge, North Nibley and Stinchcombe) and Trevor Hall (Labour, Dursley) proposed and seconded a cross-party motion to trial UBI – a non-means-tested sum paid […] Read more » Dursley Stroud Stroud District Stroud District Council Stroud Greens UBI Universal Basic Income
STROUD DISTRICT TAKES STEP CLOSER TO BEING CARBON-NEUTRAL 21st December 2020 / 20th March 2021 by Dagan Smith Stroud District Council’s Strategy and Resources Committee has unanimously approved the council’s Carbon Neutral 2030 plan, which is due to be considered at full council in February. The cross-party support for the plan, which is out for public consultation until December 16, was welcomed by environment committee chair Cllr Simon Pickering (Green Party), who said: […] Read more » Carbon Neutral Green Councillors Simon Pickering Stroud Stroud Council Stroud District Stroud District Council Stroud Greens
Greens signed letter urging people not to attend anti-lockdown rally 10th November 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith Stroud Green Party coordinators, councillors and members were among more than 200 local residents who put their names to the following letter written by the Stroud Coronavirus Community Response team. The letter asked people not to attend the anti-lockdown rally that took place in Stratford Park at the weekend, and urged the organisers to withdraw […] Read more » anti-lockdown COVID-19 Dursley Greens Stroud Stroud District Green Party Stroud Greens StroudGreens
Could you be the next Green Councillor for your community? 28th September 2020 / 20th March 2021 by timdavies Stroud District Green Party has opened a call for candidates to stand in the 2020 District Council elections. Read more »
Incinerator: lack of transparency from GCC 17th July 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith Transparency campaigners were today vindicated when the high court ruled Gloucestershire County Council had deliberately hidden information about the huge rise in the cost of the incinerator contract. Rachel Smith, Green County Councillor for Minchinhampton Division, said: “While it’s disappointing that Community R4C were not granted standing to challenge the procurement process on a technicality, […] Read more »
Join our team! 14th July 2020 / 19th March 2024 by Dagan Smith The Stroud District Green Party is recruiting an Elections Coordinator Stroud District Green Party (SDGP) is recruiting an Election Coordinator to work as a self-employed contractor until end May 2021. The Elections Coordinator will lead the delivery of the approved Stroud District local election strategy and budget. This will involve motivating and supporting a team […] Read more »
