Stroud District Green Party

For a Greener, fairer Stroud District.

Some of the candidates

Stroud Greens publish District Council election manifesto and name candidates for all 51 seats

/ by Susan Fenton

The Green Party has published its manifesto for the Stroud District Council elections in May, and has announced the names of its candidates. There will be Greens standing in all 51 council seats in each of the 27 district wards. 53% of the candidates are women; 47% are men. The party aims to become the […]

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Stroud District Council election ambitions: we’re fielding candidates for all 51 seats

/ by Susan Fenton

The Green Party has announced its ambitions for the Stroud District Council elections in May. With 14 councillors currently, the Greens have been part of the ruling alliance on the council since 2012 and have led the alliance since 2022. The party aims to build on its success by fielding candidates for all 51 council […]

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Local rail upgrades unlikely to get go-ahead before General Election, say Greens after nothing in Budget

/ by Susan Fenton

The reopening of Stonehouse’s Stroudwater Station is unlikely to be given the go-ahead before the General Election, given that no funding was announced in the Chancellor’s Budget today (March 6).  That’s according to Pete Kennedy, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Stroud, who claims that the proposals – along with urgently needed accessibility improvements to Stroud’s […]

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What May’s local elections mean for Greens: online debate

/ by Susan Fenton

Why are the May local council elections so crucial for Greens? What happens when voters decide to vote for the alternative to the two main parties and elect Greens to represent and serve them on local authorities? And what can the future hold when Greens are in power on councils? These are questions that will […]

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Ex-Labour councillor on Stroud District Council joins Green Party

/ by Susan Fenton

The Green group on Stroud District Council has welcomed a new member, as Cllr Helen Fenton has joined the Greens. Helen was elected in 2021 as one of 15 Labour councillors, but has been part an independent group since September 2022. The defection means that the Green Party now has 14 seats on Stroud District […]

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The four Green councillors

Greens win extra funding for flood protection measures, free bus travel for unemployed veterans, and community libraries

/ by Susan Fenton

The Green councillors on Gloucestershire County Council have this week won extra money for flood management schemes, free bus passes for veterans and community libraries.  The funding comes as the result of amendments proposed by the council’s Green group when the council met to set the annual budget for the financial year starting in April.  […]

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Screenshot of the speaker at the event

Media ‘lies relentlessly’ to hide truth about climate change, says CGAN founder

/ by Susan Fenton

Can the media be trusted to report honestly on climate change? That was the question posed this week at our latest Cloud Café online debate. And the answer, according to guest speaker Dr Jonathan Fuller, is a definite no. Jon, founder of Climate Genocide Act Now, said crucial information about the existential threat presented by […]

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Stroud District Council Green-led Alliance Leaders welcome agreement to pause Local Plan examination

by Susan Fenton

The leaders of the progressive alliance running Stroud District Council are delighted that government inspectors have agreed to their request to pause the examination of the draft Local Plan – which sets out where future housing development should take place. The examination process will be paused until December 5. This allows seven months to resolve […]

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Chloe Turner near the canal

Green Party names parliamentary candidate for North Cotswolds

by Susan Fenton

The Green Party has selected Cllr Chloe Turner as its Parliamentary Candidate to stand for the new North Cotswolds constituency. Cllr Turner represents Minchinhampton on both Stroud District Council and Gloucestershire County Council. Boundary changes have created the new North Cotswolds constituency, which incorporates a wide ribbon of villages and small towns previously unconnected by […]

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Online debate: can we trust the media to report honestly on environmental issues?

by Susan Fenton

With the mainstream media filtering, misinterpreting, downplaying or even ignoring news about the environment, how much can we trust what we read in the papers? Honest and full coverage of issues like climate change is never going to sit well with the interests of corporate media owners. Much reporting is not grounded in research or […]

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