Stroud District Council elections: Greens react to becoming biggest party 9th May 2024 / 9th May 2024 by Susan Fenton The Greens are delighted to have become the biggest party on Stroud District Council, with a record number of councillors. The party now has 22 seats on Stroud District Council (up from 14), winning nine new seats and holding 13 existing seats. Cllr Catherine Braun, who held her seat for the in Wotton-under-Edge Ward and remains Leader of Stroud District Council until the Council’s Annual […] Read more » elections Stroud District Council
Stroud District Council agrees Green motion demanding action on land contamination risks 29th April 2024 / 16th June 2024 by Susan Fenton Stroud District Council is to ask the government for more funding and resources to protect local people from the health risks of contaminated land. The decision is the result of a motion by Green councillor Beki Aldam (Brimscombe & Thrupp), which was unanimously passed at the full council meeting on Thursday night (April 25). She […] Read more » Beki Aldam contamination motion Stroud District Council Zane's law
Green councillors meet rail minister and demand answers over Bristol Road station 10th April 2024 / 10th April 2024 by Susan Fenton Green councillors Catherine Braun, Chloe Turner and Carol Kambites met yesterday (Tuesday April 9) with the minister of state for rail, Huw Merriman, along with MP Siobhan Baillie, to call for a decision on the campaign to reopen Stonehouse Bristol Road station. The government has still not made a decision on Stroud District Council’s application […] Read more » Bristol Road Station Carol Kambites Catherine Braun Chloe Turner
Stroud Greens publish District Council election manifesto and name candidates for all 51 seats 6th April 2024 / 7th April 2024 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 […] Read more » elections Stroud District Council
Stroud District Council election ambitions: we’re fielding candidates for all 51 seats 13th March 2024 / 7th April 2024 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 […] Read more » Catherine Braun elections Stroud District Council
Local rail upgrades unlikely to get go-ahead before General Election, say Greens after nothing in Budget 6th March 2024 / 7th April 2024 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 […] Read more » Bristol Road Station Budget Chancellor Pete Kennedy Stroud Station Stroudwater Station
What May’s local elections mean for Greens: online debate 6th March 2024 / 6th March 2024 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 […] Read more » Bright Green Chloe Turner Chris Jarvis Cloud Cafe elections Pete Kennedy Stroud District Council
Ex-Labour councillor on Stroud District Council joins Green Party 26th February 2024 / 7th April 2024 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 […] Read more » defection Helen Fenton Labour Stroud District Council
Greens win extra funding for flood protection measures, free bus travel for unemployed veterans, and community libraries 23rd February 2024 / 7th April 2024 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. […] Read more » bus passes Cate Cody Chloe Turner Council budget flooding Gloucestershire County Council libraries
Media ‘lies relentlessly’ to hide truth about climate change, says CGAN founder 16th February 2024 / 7th April 2024 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 […] Read more » CGAN Climate change Cloud Cafe Jon Fuller
