4 March 2025 / 7 March 2025 by press@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk
Former Sheriff of Nottingham switches sides to join the Green Party’s campaign for social justice On Monday 3 March, Shuguftah Quddoos, the former Sheriff of Nottingham, and elected councillor for Berridge Ward, announced her decision to join the Green Party, as her fight to save services in the city continues. Nottingham Green Party extended a […]
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10 February 2025 / 11 February 2025 by press@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk
As each new announcement in the local press confirms, Nottingham residents and service users continue to bear the brunt of the Labour-controlled city council’s failure to balance the budget. Nottingham Green Party opposes the cuts and instead calls for a fair settlement that meets the needs of the city, and puts our most vulnerable communities […]
13 November 2024 / 13 November 2024 by press@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk
In response to the government’s decision to raise the single bus fare cap by 50% from £2 to £3, this winter Nottingham Green Party has launched its Keep the Bus Fare Cap! campaign to make the case for affordable public transport. Our activists also continue to engage with several other campaigns that address the challenges, […]
15 June 2024 / 16 August 2024 by cathsutherland
Nottingham Green Party is horrified at the scale of the cuts to public services in our city being implemented by an unelected Commissioner put in to run the city council by the Tory government. Whatever mistakes the city council has made – and there have been some serious ones – it cannot be blamed for […]
24 May 2024 / 13 June 2024 by bengray
The announcement of the 2024 general election scheduled for the 4th of July was welcomed by the Nottingham Green Party this week. The Executive Committee met on the evening that the election was announced to discuss putting the party strategy into action. All candidates had already been selected by a democratic ballot of the party […]
23 May 2024 / 30 May 2024 by bengray
Last week I spoke to local democracy reporter Joe Locker on the subject of S106 contributions, which is the money that developers pay towards the services their house buyers will eventually need. Joe’s article can be found here. My contribution was published in part, with the rest of my statement as follows: “What I see […]
5 January 2024 / 30 May 2024 by bengray
The Trent has burst its banks. Roads are closed. Houses have had to be evacuated. Friends and family from outside Nottinghamshire are ringing to check that we are alright. We have been flooded before, but these extreme weather conditions are becoming the new normal. The effects of climate change are ever more obvious. We can […]
15 December 2023 / 23 May 2024 by bengray
The Labour led City Council has been forced to issue a Section 114 notice. This is because they predict that they will spend £23 million more than their income in the coming year. A section 114 notice means that the council will be restricted in its spending and cuts are inevitable. The rich won’t suffer […]
10 May 2023 / 25 May 2024 by bengray
We welcome the news today that Richard and Sue Mallender have been re-elected to Rushcliffe Borough Council. Sue and Richard have represented the ward since 2003 and 2007 respectively and are key members of the community. The residents of Lady Bay voted in the Mallenders with a very healthy two thirds of the vote, with […]
19 April 2023 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Nottingham Green Party is proud to launch its manifesto for the elections to Nottingham City Council on 4th May 2023. Nottingham is a cultural and historical treasure of the UK. It needs a socially, economically and environmentally responsible council to let it thrive the way it deserves. This is why the Green Party of Nottingham […]
