Green councillor supports residents in protest about missing post box 25th January 2023 / 25th January 2023 by Susan Fenton Residents of Minchinhampton gathered on Monday to protest about the loss of a key local post box. The Dr Brown’s Road post box is believed to have been knocked over by a horse in late 2021. Royal Mail removed it shortly afterwards and have not reinstated it, carrying out none of the required consultation with […] Read more » Chloe Turner protest Royal Mail
Levelling Up Fund: Conservatives have given up on retaining Stroud, says Green Party 23rd January 2023 / 23rd January 2023 by Susan Fenton The Green Party parliamentary candidate for Stroud says the government’s decision not to award Stroud a share of the Levelling Up Fund spells bad news for MP Siobhan Baillie’s re-election hopes. Pete Kennedy said: “The whole Levelling Up agenda is politically motivated, focused on sending money to areas where the Conservatives are hoping to win […] Read more » Levelling Up Fund Pete Kennedy Siobhan Baillie Stroud District Council
Stroud Councillor demands action for rural communities after ‘year of broken promises’ from broadband supplier 13th January 2023 / 13th January 2023 by Susan Fenton Green Party District Councillor Steve Hynd has today written an open letter to Gareth Williams, the CEO of Gigaclear, to express his “utter dismay” that the rural communities he represents are still not connected to a superfast broadband service that was promised to them over a year ago. Cllr Hynd represents the ward of The […] Read more » Steve Hynd
Free online discussion: How can we use land sustainably? 4th January 2023 / 4th January 2023 by Susan Fenton Soil health expert Mica Francis will be giving an online presentation on Wednesday January 18 at 6.30pm about how land can be used sustainably. Mica, an agriculture consultant with an MSc in Soil and Water Sciences, specialises in analysing soil and crop production data to better understand the interactions between human-made systems and the natural […] Read more » Stroud Young Greens Sustainability
Avoiding dirty money: ethical alternatives to traditional finance 2nd January 2023 / 3rd January 2023 by Susan Fenton Are the banks and institutions that look after our money behaving in an ethical and responsible way, helping local businesses and investing in communities? Or are they shoring up dirty industries who have responsibilities only to themselves and their shareholders? What can ordinary people do to avoid supporting unethical banks? These are among the questions […] Read more » Cloud Cafe finance
Stroud Greens councillor spotlight: Chloe Turner 11th December 2022 / 11th December 2022 by Susan Fenton What motivated you to stand as a candidate? I’d been working as a caseworker for my county councillor predecessor, Rachel Smith, for six months while she took some time out for family reasons. I was inspired by what she’d already been able to achieve locally and in the council chamber, and I just really enjoyed […] Read more » Chloe Turner
Why the Green Party is standing in the General Election in Stroud 8th December 2022 / 8th December 2022 by Susan Fenton Why are Greens standing in the General Election in Stroud? The short answer is that, despite our asking Labour at both local and national level, they have refused to make an agreement that would benefit them in Stroud in exchange for an agreement in a seat where Greens are the strongest placed party to defeat […] Read more » elections General Election
Online debate: what difference has the 2010 Equality Act made? 3rd November 2022 / 3rd November 2022 by Susan Fenton To what extent has the 2010 Equality Act improved people’s lives and advanced a positive, inclusive climate? What more needs to be done to ensure that people with disabilities and differences can play a full part in society? These are the questions that will be explored at the next of Stroud District Green Party’s Cloud […] Read more » Cloud Cafe
Cost-of-living emergency declared in Stroud district, thanks to Green motion 21st October 2022 / 21st October 2022 by Susan Fenton Green councillors have welcomed the unanimous decision of Stroud District Council last night (October 20) to declare a cost-of-living emergency. The Council meeting agreed a motion by Cllr Beki Aldam (Green, Brimscombe & Thrupp) and Cllr Natalie Bennett (Independent Left, Nailsworth), which recognised the serious cost of living concerns facing people and businesses in Stroud […] Read more » cost of living Poverty Stroud District Council
Stroud District Councillors successfully block damaging Investment Zone bid 18th October 2022 / 18th October 2022 by Susan Fenton The Alliance of Green, Independent and Liberal Democrat groups leading Stroud District Council have successfully blocked a damaging Investment Zone proposal for the district – despite the Conservative-led Gloucestershire County Council trying to force it through. The Alliance leaders felt they couldn’t support an Investment Zone bid for the Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park in […] Read more » Catherine Braun GloucestershireCountyCouncil Stroud District Council
