27 November 2024 / 27 November 2024 by mollyscottcato
A Green Party Councillor is challenging the Labour-run City Council to bring back cash payments at Council-run swimming pools, including St Sidwell’s Point and Riverside. The City Council’s leisure centres went cashless in 2020 due to Covid restrictions. However, a promised Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) to examine the impact of this policy has yet to […]
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25 November 2024 by mollyscottcato
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), a region renowned for its heritage and vibrant community, is facing a critical housing crisis. In a motion tabled by the Green Group, the Council is called to adopt comprehensive measures aimed at safeguarding housing affordability and prioritising local residents over short-term holiday rentals. Key Points of the Motion: […]
20 November 2024 / 20 November 2024 by mollyscottcato
Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Greens are calling for immediate action on the Vision Zero motion, passed unanimously in November last year, to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Despite expectations that Vision Zero would be on the agenda for last Thursday’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel, it […]
20 November 2024 by mollyscottcato
Heather Mack, Deputy leader of Bristol City Council, will be the Green Party candidate to become the leader of West of England combined authority. Heather said: ‘We’ve seen in recent elections that there is a real appetite for green solutions in the West Country. I hope to add to our Green wins across the region […]
Progressive Group councillors on Exeter City Council have accused the ruling Labour group of keeping councillors in the dark as the Local Plan [1] reaches a crucial stage. The final draft of the Plan was due to be scrutinised by a cross party committee last Thursday. But at the last minute the scrutiny committee only […]
1 November 2024 by mollyscottcato
The Green Group at Bath and North East Somerset Council is driving forward critical measures to safeguard the welfare of children and young people in the region. At the recent Children, Adults, Health and Wellbeing Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel the Green Group highlighted key concerns, including: Cllr Joanna Wright added:“As councillors, we must take […]
24 October 2024 / 24 October 2024 by mollyscottcato
Bridget Petty, Green councillor for Backwell on North Somerset Council, was a studio guest on this week’s Politics West. You can find her contribution on iplayer. Bridget told David Garmston that the finances of North Somerset Council were in a sad state because of lacking of funding and support from national government. She also explained […]
Without a significant and sustained increase in funding for local authorities, Exeter City Council’s ability to deliver crucial services, including supporting some of the most vulnerable in society, is under threat, leaders of the Progressive Group on the Council have warned. Writing to the city’s MPs, Steve Race and David Reed, they urge them to […]
17 October 2024 / 17 October 2024 by mollyscottcato
Following ongoing concerns about the effectiveness of the WESTlink bus scheme, Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Greens are calling for a comprehensive review and restructuring of rural bus services to ensure better connectivity for residents. WESTlink was introduced to bridge the gap where bus services have been lost, connecting rural residents with areas where […]
Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales and a member of the London Assembly, visited Stroud at the weekend to meet local Green Party members. On Saturday (October 12) he hosted a workshop at Brimscombe Mill at which party leaders, members and councillors discussed their strategy for the 2025 County […]
