A New Splash of Green for Nottingham! 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 […] Read more » city frontpage shuguftahquddoos
Stand up for our services! Nottingham Green Party campaigns to stop the cuts 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 […] Read more » city frontpage
Keep the Bus Fare Cap! Nottingham Greens campaigning in the community 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, […] Read more » city frontpage
Response to the 2024 Autumn budget 3 November 2024 / 7 November 2024 by bengray The budget was a real missed opportunity, with nothing significant on nature or climate. First of all, 50% increase in bus fares people are being punished for using greener methods of transport. In Nottingham twice as many people use the bus for work than the national average, so this is really going to hit working […] Read more » frontpage rushcliffe
Green Party East Midlands conference – Nottingham 2024 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 […] Read more » city frontpage
Save Our Services 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 […] Read more » city frontpage general election
Nottingham Green Party Welcomes General Election with Full Slate of Candidates 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 […] Read more » frontpage gedling general election nottingham east nottingham north nottingham south richardmallender rushcliffe
Councils yet to spend £93 million in S106 housing developer contributions 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 […] Read more » city frontpage gedling nottingham city rushcliffe
Flooding in Nottinghamshire requires robust response 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 […] Read more » frontpage gedling nottingham city rushcliffe
