Tag: Stroud District Council

Labour Group split as Greens oppose Government’s rollback of nature protections

/ by Susan Fenton

Clear political divisions emerged at Stroud District Council’s full meeting last week, as the Green administration successfully passed a motion opposing the Labour Government’s proposed rollback of environmental protections. The motion, proposed by Deputy Council Leader Cllr Catherine Braun, criticised Part III of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill, which would allow developers to bypass on-site […]

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Palestinian flag on Ecotricity building: comment from Stroud District Green Party

by Susan Fenton

Background: Stroud District Council (SDC), after receiving several complaints about energy company Ecotricity displaying a Palestinian flag on its Stroud HQ building, has asked the company to apply for planning permission. Stroud District Green Party was subsequently asked by a journalist if this action by minority Green-led SDC conflicted with the local Green Party’s earlier […]

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Stroud Greens write to government protesting at ‘under-informed, dictatorial’ plans to abolish committee system

/ by Susan Fenton

Open letter to Jim McMahon MP, Minister of State for Local Government and Devolution, from the Stroud District Council Green group Dear Minister On June 24, you announced that the Government intends to abolish the committee system within local government, and force those councils currently operating this model (including Stroud District Council) to transition to […]

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Stroud Greens frustrated at axing of government energy efficiency fund

/ by Susan Fenton

A £3.5 billion government fund that paid for energy efficiency work at public buildings across the country – including three in Stroud District – has been axed as part of Labour’s spending review. The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funded the installation of air source heat pumps, when the old gas boilers needed replacing in 2023 […]

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Stroud Greens delighted by Severn ward by-election win

/ by Susan Fenton

The Severn ward by-election yesterday (June 11) saw Moya Shannon becoming the 24th Green Party councillor on Stroud District Council. Moya won with 439 votes, ahead of the nearest rival, the Conservative candidate, who got 425 votes. The other candidates were from Reform (421), Labour (177), the Liberal Democrats (112) and UKIP (5). Moya will […]

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Another Green councillor becomes Leader of Stroud District Council

/ by Susan Fenton

Green councillor Chloe Turner is the new Leader of Stroud District Council, following last night’s annual general meeting. She takes over from Green councillor Catherine Braun, who now becomes her deputy. Councillors of all political parties voted overwhelmingly to appoint Cllrs Turner and Braun to their new roles, with just two abstentions. Cllr Braun had been […]

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Green Party names candidate for Stroud District Council Severn ward by-election

by Susan Fenton

The Green Party candidate for the Stroud District Council by-election in Severn ward on June 11 is Moya Shannon. Moya previously stood in the ward during last year’s SDC elections and gained more than half of the number of votes gained by either of the winning candidates. She believes that at her second attempt, with […]

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Chloe Turner is new Leader of Green group at Stroud District Council

/ by Susan Fenton

Cllr Chloe Turner has been unanimously elected by the Green district councillors at Stroud District Council as their Group Leader. She takes on the Group Leader role from Cllr Catherine Braun, who becomes deputy Group Leader.  Cllr Braun had been Group leader for four years and has stepped down to find a better balance with […]

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Stroud Greens express condolences to Cllr Richard Maisey’s family and Stroud Labour colleagues 

/ by Susan Fenton

Stroud District Green Party would like to extend our condolences on the sudden loss of Labour district councillor Richard Maisey, to his family and all of his Stroud Constituency Labour Party colleagues. Cllr Maisey was elected to Stroud District Council last year for the Severn ward, which includes the Parishes of Arlingham, Eastington, Frampton on […]

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Green Party names candidate for Stroud Central in District Council by-election

/ by Susan Fenton

The Green Party candidate for the Stroud District Council Stroud Central ward by-election is Cate James-Hodges. This will be the second time that Cate has stood for election to SDC. In the May 2024 local elections she came a close second: the results were David Drew (Labour) 408, Cate James-Hodges (Green) 326, Susan Cursham (Conservative) […]

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