Open Letter to David Drew 13th April 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Local Greens call on David Drew to resist any commitment to military action in Syria without consulting parliament Read more »
Coffee House Discussion: Carbon Capture and Storage – 13th April 2018 26th March 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Carbon Capture and Storage - Essential for our future, or a trojan horse for big oil? Read more »
Action on Affordable Housing 17th March 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Stroud District Council has been praised for progress on house building. A recent article in Business West on the broken housing market highlights that "Stroud District Council are currently the only council in Gloucestershire actively looking to build new council homes. Until last year, Stroud had actually built more council homes than Bristol." Read more »
Taking Action on Plastic Waste 24th February 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Only around half of the 35 million plastic bottles sold in Britain every day are currently collected for recycling. The Green Party is calling on the government to urgently implement a bottle deposit scheme. Read more »
We Need to Prioritise Mental Health Services 21st January 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Figures in Stroud higher than the national average for suicides, and self-harm among under 18s Read more »
Resignation of Steve Lydon, SDC Leader 12th January 2018 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Labour leader standing down for health reasons, Martin Whiteside pays tribute Read more »
A Small But Significant Victory for Cleaner Air in Gloucestershire 8th December 2017 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies The day after the first UN Environment Smog Day, where we remember the toll air pollution has on human health and lives, the leader of the Greens at Gloucestershire County Council Rachel Smith, reminded members at Shire Hall on Wednesday that the council must go further to reduce its own environmental impact. “We’ve got to […] Read more »
Kick Start Electric Vehicle Revolution at Gloucestershire County Council 25th November 2017 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Working collaboratively, Greens and Liberal Democrats aim to kick-start a Green transport revolution by bringing forward a motion (1) that will commit the County Council to move to using electric or low emission vehicles, as well as use its leverage with contractors to decrease reliance on polluting petrol and diesel vehicles. Read more »
Labour Listens at Last on the Sub Rooms 23rd November 2017 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies Sale recommendation dropped after uproar Read more »
Sub Rooms: Our “Minority Recommendation” 17th November 2017 / 30th August 2019 by timdavies We strongly disagree with recommendations from the District Council's "Task and Finish" group and present our own recommendations. Read more »