13th January 2020 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Letter from Green Councillors to Children’s Committee says council can do more to support school plastic free initiatives Schools in Brighton and Hove aspiring to go ‘plastic free’ must be given greater support from the council with the cost of new environmental measures, Greens have said today. Councillors Clare Rainey and Amy Heley have asked […]
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13th January 2020 / 13th January 2020 by hannahclare
Surplus school places in the coming years will place huge pressures on school budgets, Greens say Green Councillors have today requested the Labour Council looks long term at the declining numbers of primary school pupils predicted in the city. The council estimates that there will be a surplus of 600 reception class places across the […]
10th January 2020 / 10th January 2020 by hannahclare
Greens vote against decision to move fire service 999 control room out of Sussex Greens have called for greater public scrutiny over fire service decisions after critical changes to the management of 999 fire emergencies were made in a meeting held behind closed doors. Members of the public, press and fire service staff units were […]
3rd January 2020 / 3rd January 2020 by hannahclare
We are hiring for a Campaigns Assistant to join our local office team. Working 14 hours a week, our Campaigns Assistant has a key role in helping to deliver the aims and objectives of the Brighton & Hove Green Party (BHGP). For more information click here Applications close at Midday on Sunday 19th January 2020.
20th December 2019 / 20th December 2019 by hannahclare
Overturn unfair voting system failing residents and damaging politics, say Greens Green Councillors have successfully pushed Labour councillors to back a change in the voting system used for local and general elections. Greens say the current ‘first past the post,’ system is deeply unfair, and has denied voters choice and proper representation at both local […]
17th December 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Money saved through changing the Veolia contract can now be used to set up more plastic recycling Money saved through changes to the city’s recycling and waste disposal contract could be set aside to fund plastic recycling services, thanks to a proposal from Green Councillors agreed this month. The recycling and disposal service for household […]
13th December 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Brighton and Hove Green Councillors have called on the city’s newly-elected MPs to heed the warning of climate crisis and commit to radical and swift action on climate change.
5th December 2019 / 5th December 2019 by hannahclare
Call on council to review support offered to residents facing financial exclusion The council must do more to support residents who are forced to pay fees at the nearest available cash machine, say Greens, who have called on the council to explore how to prevent financial exclusion in the city. Councillor Martin Osborne, Green Councillor […]
5th December 2019 / 17th December 2019 by hannahclare
Greens say issues with City Clean must be resolved and call for Independent Review to be made public Greens have called on the Labour Council to do more to improve recycling rates as latest council figures show a spike in missed collections. The council’s own monitoring data, released today, shows that the number of missed […]
28th November 2019 / 28th November 2019 by hannahclare
City leaders must not lose sight of HIV prevention targets, say Greens Local HIV organisations will be joined by Green Councillors this Sunday to mark World AIDS Day, a worldwide event to commemorate those who have lost their lives to AIDS and to support continued efforts to bring down rates of HIV. The World AIDS […]
