Innovative businesses face problems posed by Brexit 29th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies Stroud businesses plan to register in Estonia and The Netherlands in bid to mitigate Brexit hit Read more »
Green MEP calls for safer cycling and pedestrian crossing on the A419 25th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies Please sign petition to be presented to Gloucestershire County Council Read more »
Announcing Kevin Cranston as our Candidate for MP 23rd January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies Stroud’s Mayor, Kevin Cranston, has been selected as the Parliamentary Candidate for the Stroud Constituency by Stroud District Green Party. Read more »
Stroud District Green Party Respond to Local Plan 20th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies Stroud District Green Party have published a response to the Stroud District Local Plan Review – Emerging Strategy. Read more »
Funds Approved for Climate Change Programme 18th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies Cross-party support for first steps towards Carbon Neutral 2030 commitment Read more »
Calling on Stroud’s MP to back a Peoples Vote 9th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies The Coordinators of Stroud District Green Party write to highlight our support for People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal. It is good to see a Stroud constituent asking David Drew MP and the Labour party to clarify their position on whether Jeremy Corbyn will still lead us out of the EU, albeit possibly on […] Read more »
Greens lead cross-party call for Independent Inquiry into Incinerator 7th January 2019 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies Documents released by GCC just before Christmas reveal for the first time that the lifetime cost of the Javelin Park Incinerator is set to top £600m, after the Cabinet secretly agreed to a 30% increases in costs when renegotiating the contract in 2015/16. Read more »
The first step in the fight-back against runaway climate change 14th December 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies A motion setting out action to achieve the Stroud District Carbon Neutral 2030 Commitment was approved by the Council’s Environment Committee at its meeting Thursday, December 13 with unanimous support by Green, Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative Councillors. Read more »
Councillors call for Action not just Words on Climate Change 2nd December 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies "Much of the wealth of the District was built on the back of the industrial revolution - powered by coal. We have a duty to future generations to right the wrongs of the past and to steer towards a cleaner and more sustainable future." Read more »
Stroud District Council Cooperative Alliance sets target to be carbon-free by 2030 23rd November 2018 / 16th August 2019 by timdavies The leaders of Stroud District Council's cooperative alliance have issued a joint statement declaring a climate emergency following the recent IPCC report which warned that humanity has only 12 years to take emergency action in order to prevent global warming greater than 1.5°C. Read more »