GloucestershireCountyCouncil – Stroud District Green Party

Greens successfully call for more plant-based meal options at Gloucestershire County Council as part of sustainable catering improvements

Posted on 14th November 2023 by susanfenton

Gloucestershire County Council is to serve more locally sourced and plant-based food in its staff cafés and at council meetings and events, thanks to a motion by Green councillors. The […]

Gloucestershire Greens win funding for e-bikes, bike storage, cleaner rivers & footpaths

Posted on 16th February 2023 (16th February 2023) by susanfenton

The four-strong Green Group at Gloucestershire County Council has secured amendments to the County Council’s budget for 2023/24 worth £400,000 this week. These amendments build on the Group’s success last […]

Stroud District Councillors successfully block damaging Investment Zone bid

Posted on 18th October 2022 (18th October 2022) by susanfenton

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 […]

Gloucestershire to get ‘tip shop’ thanks to Green budget amendments

Posted on 19th February 2022 (19th February 2022) by susanfenton

A ‘tip shop’ will be created at one of the Gloucestershire household recycling centres, enabling residents to pass on unwanted items rather than throwing them into the tip, thanks to […]

Green councillor asks Gloucestershire County Council to show leadership over climate change action

Posted on 9th December 2021 (9th December 2021) by susanfenton

Chloe Turner, county councillor for Minchinhampton and part of the Green group on Gloucestershire County Council, made an impassioned speech this week as she presented a Climate Leadership Motion. She […]

Javelin Park incinerator latest: our response as Gloucestershire County Council asks court to shut down Community R4C

Posted on 4th October 2021 (27th October 2021) by susanfenton

Just a week after the long-delayed auditor’s report into the Javelin Park incinerator was finally presented to Gloucestershire County Council’s audit committee, the council is continuing with legal action to […]

Report fails to prove Javelin Park contract was lawful: Greens demand changes to County Council’s procurement practice

Posted on 28th September 2021 (29th September 2021) by susanfenton

After the long-delayed auditor’s report into the Javelin Park incinerator failed to establish that the incinerator was lawfully procured, Stroud District Green Party is calling for an end to the […]

Green Party reaction to Gloucestershire County Council’s legal action against CR4C over incinerator

Posted on 9th March 2021 (20th March 2021) by susanfenton

Responding to the news that Gloucestershire County Council is serving a winding up petition via the courts on the community benefit society Community R4C, Stroud District Green Party said: “In […]

Government have failed, say Stroud Greens – call for community covid19 trace system

Posted on 22nd June 2020 (20th March 2021) by Dagan Smith

Green councillor to put motion to Gloucestershire County Council calling for a local contact tracing. As more evidence emerges daily of the failure of the government test-and-track system, Greens are […]