Green Views
14 July 2024 / 14 July 2024 by press@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk
On Saturday 13 June, Nottingham Green Party hosted the East Midlands Regional Conference at the Queen’s Walk Community Centre in The Meadows. This was an opportunity to welcome over 80 of our fellow members from around the region, celebrate our four new MPs and other successes over the year, and think together about how we […]
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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 […]
Local News
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 […]
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
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 […]
Local Elections
4 April 2023 / 23 May 2024 by adammcgregor
Nottingham Green Party is proud to announce its list of candidates for the local elections taking place on 4th May 2023 in Gedling, Rushcliffe and Nottingham City. If you have any questions or comments for our candidates or the Nottingham Green Party, please get in touch by emailing contact@nottingham.greenparty.org.uk. gedling Bestwood St Albans Margret Vince Carlton […]
GE Candidate Posts Green Views
3 February 2021 / 1 June 2024 by bengray
Nottingham City Council’s financial woes continue. Local Nottingham Green Party activist Cath Sutherland (@sutherland_cath) gives her views on the situation. With bankruptcy staring it in the face, Nottingham City Council has had to accept the government dominating its every decision and dictating to it, as it approved its ‘Recovery and Improvement Plan’ on 25th January. Our […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
7 May 2017 / 24 May 2024 by bengray
Nottingham Green Party is proud to announce our candidates for the 2017 General Election. After a selection meeting, hustings, and ballot of our membership held last week, we have democratically selected a candidate to represent every constituency we cover. Gedling: Rebecca Connick Nottingham East: Kat Boettge Nottingham North: Kirsty Jones Nottingham South: Adam McGregor Rushcliffe: Richard Mallender Sherwood: Morris Findley We […]
