Local Government Devolution: a threat to our local democracy? 10th March 2025 / 10th March 2025 by beckyhoyle Friday 14 march 7-9pm : st laurence church, the shambles, stroud Stroud District Green Party are hosting a ‘Question Time’-style debate, independently chaired and moderated, to discuss the forthcoming local government devolution, and to hear the opinions on threats and opportunities it presents from an expert cross party panel of local politicians. If you value local […] Read more » Devolution GloucestershireCountyCouncil PublicMeeting
County council elections to go ahead: Gloucestershire Greens react 6th February 2025 by Susan Fenton Gloucestershire Greens are delighted to have it confirmed that the Gloucestershire County Council elections are to go ahead, despite the council’s Conservative leader trying to have them cancelled. Adrian Oldman, coordinator of Stroud District Green Party, said: “Around the country, people are being denied a vote at local elections in May because the Labour government […] Read more » Adrian Oldman Beki Hoyland elections Forest of Dean GloucestershireCountyCouncil
Greens oppose ‘desperate and undemocratic’ plans to postpone Gloucestershire County Council elections 9th January 2025 by Susan Fenton We today issued the following press release as a response to the Conservative request for May’s county council elections to be postponed. Gloucestershire Greens say the Gloucestershire County Council elections in May must go ahead, for the sake of public trust in local democracy. The county’s Green parties – Stroud District, Forest of Dean, Cheltenham, […] Read more » Devolution elections gloucestershire Gloucestershire Greens GloucestershireCountyCouncil Local government
Greens successfully call for more plant-based meal options at Gloucestershire County Council as part of sustainable catering improvements 14th November 2023 by Susan Fenton 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 motion, calling for a sustainable catering and procurement policy, was proposed by Cllr Beki Hoyland (Green, Forest of Dean: Blakeney and Bream) and seconded by Cllr […] Read more » Beki Hoyland Chloe Turner GloucestershireCountyCouncil procurement
Gloucestershire Greens win funding for e-bikes, bike storage, cleaner rivers & footpaths 16th February 2023 / 16th February 2023 by Susan Fenton 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 year, and include a range of projects that will help the council meet its environmental commitments, support our communities and protect our natural landscape. Thanks […] Read more » Chloe Turner GloucestershireCountyCouncil
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
Gloucestershire to get ‘tip shop’ thanks to Green budget amendments 19th February 2022 / 19th February 2022 by Susan Fenton 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 a Green Party amendment to the Gloucestershire County Council budget. The shop will enable unwanted but repairable items to be saved from the tip and […] Read more » Chloe Turner GloucestershireCountyCouncil
Green councillor asks Gloucestershire County Council to show leadership over climate change action 9th December 2021 / 9th December 2021 by Susan Fenton 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 warned that even if COP26 commitments are met the future’s still grim: water scarcity, rising sea levels, heatwaves, habitat loss, mass migration, war – and […] Read more » Chloe Turner Climate change GloucestershireCountyCouncil
Javelin Park incinerator latest: our response as Gloucestershire County Council asks court to shut down Community R4C 4th October 2021 / 27th October 2021 by Susan Fenton 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 forcibly close down Community R4C, the Community Benefit Company that has brought the incinerator contract procurement irregularities to light. There will be an online hearing […] Read more » CR4C GloucestershireCountyCouncil javelin park
Report fails to prove Javelin Park contract was lawful: Greens demand changes to County Council’s procurement practice 28th September 2021 / 29th September 2021 by Susan Fenton 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 “culture of secrecy” around major contracts, and for lessons to be learnt from record-keeping and transparency failures in this case. In the report, presented today […] Read more » CR4C GloucestershireCountyCouncil javelin park
