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6th May 2020 / 6th May 2020 by sallypickering
Councillor Charlie Hull has left the Conservative Party and joined the Green Party , becoming the first ever Green Councillor on South Somerset District Council. Charlie has represented Northstone, Ivelchester & St. Michaels Ward since his election in May 2019. local Green Party colleagues welcomed him this week into their “Green Team” and are very […]
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17th April 2020 / 22nd May 2020 by sallypickering
Local authorities could lose up to half of spending power this year, letter warns Councillors call for more flexibility to decide on how to spend funding Sian Berry: “Our councils are stepping up but budgets are rapidly reaching breaking point” Green councillors from across the country have signed an open letter to Communities Secretary Robert […]
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12th February 2020 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Lambeth councillors have voted through a Lambeth Living Rent motion calling for the power to establish and enforce local rent controls to be devolved to Lambeth Borough Council
31st January 2020 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Following an announcement by the Leader at this evening's full council meeting , Shepway Green Party is to enter a power-sharing arrangement that will give it a seat at the top table on Folkestone & Hythe District Council.
27th January 2020 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
On 24th January three Green Councillors led the initiative to overturn their Council’s previous decision permitting London Stansted Airport’s application to expand.
16th October 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
3 members of the Cabinet on Uttlesford District Council have joined the Green Party.
16th September 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
A Green Party led motion was supported by Councillors to join a national movement of Councils standing up for responsible tax conduct
28th August 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Green councillors are making a difference on councils up and down the country. Below, the first two Green Councillors to be elected onto Swale Borough Council share their successes from their first 4 months in office.
29th July 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
A District Councillor has left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Green Party as she fels this will help her support residents and fight climate crisis.
17th July 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Green councillors are working hard to make a huge difference to their local communities: here are some of their most recent successes in the past few months
16th July 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Lewes becomes 15th council where Greens are now sharing power.
22nd May 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Greens in cooperation to share power in York
5th May 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
This week has seen the best ever local election results in the 46 year history of the Green Party.
1st April 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Trafford Green councillors had three great victories at the last council meeting of the year, showing what a difference it makes to have Greens in the room.
13th March 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
The Green's new Programme for Local Government demonstrates the difference voting Green in May will make
8th March 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Greens gained from the Conservatives in yesterday's Aylesbury Vale by-election with David Lyons becoming the first ever Green councillor in Buckinghamshire.
26th February 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
As more and more local councils pass motions acknowledging the climate emergency the world now faces, Green councillors are leading the way in drawing up plans for how to achieve the reductions in emissions needed for their communities to become carbon neutral by 2030.
Green action across Britain has pushed 27 councils to declare a climate emergency, creating a mechanism to hold local authorities to gold standard climate action - and that number is growing every day.
25th February 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Councillor leaves Lib Dems and joins Greens
2nd February 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Green councillor Craig Simmons will be the next Lord Mayor of Oxford.
25th January 2019 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Richmond Green councillors won cross-party support for a motion to extend the Living Wage to all Council employees
17th December 2018 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
Stroud District Council had the most improved recycling rate of England’s local authorities for 2017/18
Councillor Andrew Cooper talks about what he helped to achieve at the COP24 Climate Talks
12th December 2018 / 19th March 2020 by sallypickering
A scheme, championed by a Green Councillor, to prevent vulnerable care leavers from paying council tax up to the age of 25 is set to be implemented by Solihull council in the new year.