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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, […]
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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 […]
Local Elections Local News
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 […]
18 March 2023 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Nottingham Green Party has been delighted to welcome Councillor Ben Gray to the Green Party Group on Rushcliffe Borough Council. As reported in West Bridgford Wire: https://westbridgfordwire.com/west-bridgford-labour-councillor-defects-to-the-green-party/ A Rushcliffe Borough Councillor for West Bridgford has defected from the Labour Party to the Green Party this week, after a spell as an independent. One-quarter of the council wards in […]
7 May 2022 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
The Nottingham Green Party are proud to announce Paul Sergent as our candidate for the Gedling ward by-election to Gedling Borough Council taking place on Thursday 26th May. Paul, who lives locally in the ward on Vernon Avenue, is currently retired after having worked in social care for 20 years. He is also a volunteer for the […]
12 December 2021 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Rushcliffe Councillor Richard Mallender, Green Party, put an Ecological Emergency motion to a full council meeting on Thursday 2nd December, asking the council to take responsibility for protecting and restoring the health and diversity of our wonderful British wildlife. Sadly, the motion, which had cross party support from all opposition groups, was voted down by the ruling […]
15 September 2021 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
The Nottingham Green Party are proud to announce Catriona Sibert for Sherwood ward and Barbara Coulson for St Ann’s ward as our candidates for the by-elections to Nottingham City Council taking place on Thursday 7th October. Catriona Sibert was born and raised in Nottingham and moved to Sherwood this year. She has worked in the charity sector for several years, […]
21 May 2021 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Sue Mallender, Green Party councillor for Lady Bay on Rushcliffe Borough Council, was re-elected for another year as Mayor of Rushcliffe yesterday, 20th May 2021, after serving as Mayor for 2020-2021 – the first time this has ever happened to a Rushcliffe Mayor. The vote was carried unanimously by all the councillors present. Cllr Simon Robinson, Conservative Party and […]
17 December 2020 / 24 May 2024 by adammcgregor
The Green Party and the Liberal Democrats in Nottingham have joined together to create a modern, forward-looking green plan to replace the old Broadmarsh shopping centre. With many groups coming forward asking for the old Broadmarsh to be turned into a park, Nottingham Liberal Democrats and Nottingham Green Party have combined to work up an inspiring vision […]
12 September 2020 / 24 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Nottingham Green Party have submitted an official objection to the proposal to convert the existing Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, which burns coal, into a waste incinerator. The main reasons for the objection are: Guy Jones, Chair of the Nottingham Green Party, said, “Not only is incinerating waste not a form of recycling. It causes damage to the environment […]
2 July 2020 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Lady Bay councillor Sue Mallender was elected Mayor of Rushcliffe at Full Council this evening. Voted in unanimously by her fellow councillors, Sue is the first Green Party Mayor ever to represent the Borough of Rushcliffe. “I’m honoured to be chosen as Mayor of Rushcliffe, will work hard for all the people of Rushcliffe and strive to […]
5 December 2019 / 25 May 2024 by bengray
Our Green Party candidate for Nottingham South, Cath Sutherland, spoke to University Radio Nottingham this week about standing in this 2019 Climate Election. You can hear what she has to say here.
24 November 2019 / 24 May 2024 by adammcgregor
The 12th December 2019 general election campaign is underway, and Nottingham Green Party is fielding the only candidates prepared to take real action on climate change in Nottingham East, Nottingham North, Nottingham South, and Gedling. Michelle Vacciana, Cath Sutherland, Guy Jones and Jim Norris are campaigning to uphold the bold commitments outlined in our manifesto, including: The Green Party is the […]
17 June 2019 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
As the Green Wave sweeps through the country, Nottingham Green Party is celebrating a successful local election for 2019, holding our two seats in Rushcliffe and increasing our vote share across all three councils we represent. Sue and Richard Mallender were both re-elected on May 2nd as representatives for Lady Bay on Rushcliffe Borough Council, with 35% and […]
13 February 2019 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party welcomes ambitions for a carbon neutral Nottingham and looks forward to scrutinising plans for achieving this. Nottingham City Council announced in late January that the city would be aiming to be carbon-neutral by 2028. If successful in reaching this target, Nottingham would become the first carbon neutral city in the UK. Nottingham Green Party […]
18 February 2018 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Staff at the University of Nottingham (UoN) are joining a national strike after talks broke down between the University and College Union (UCU) and the representatives of the universities. According to the union, this was due to new changes in the USS pension scheme which will see lecturers almost £10,000/year worse off after retirement. The […]
11 December 2017 / 25 May 2024 by bengray
Green Party councillors scored a victory on Thursday as Rushcliffe Borough Council voted to scrutinise its own use of single-use plastics in Rushcliffe and promote sustainable waste. Cllrs Sue Mallender and Richard Mallender, for Lady Bay, proposed the motion at the full council meeting, where all councillors present voted in favour. Single-use plastics include items that we take […]
9 December 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
At the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5th December, the membership of the Nottingham Green Party elected a new Executive Committee for 2017/18. The Officers are: Co-Chairs: Kirsty Jones and Liam McClellandParty Contact/Secretary/Membership Secretary: Adam McGregorElections Agents: Tim Baker and Zeb BrighamCampaigns Officer: Chandler WilsonPress Officer: Guy JonesOfficer without Portfolio: Alan Hale To contact the Executive Committee, please send an email to contact@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk, or use the […]
24 August 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party is disappointed in Councillor Toby Neal’s comments published in the Nottingham Post on 20th August. We call on the Labour run council to break with its habit of demonisation and treating beggars as a nuisance – an attitude that was seen most clearly with their infamous anti-begging posters last year. Instead, they should pursue […]
