Green Views
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
