17th June 2019 / 17th June 2019 by hannahclare
Baroness Jenny Jones, Green Party Member of the House of Lords, announces her support for the campaign against the conversion order at Moulsecoomb Primary School. Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb will join the public meeting held at Moulsecoomb Primary at 7pm on Tuesday 18th June [1]. She will be joined by other Green Party colleagues, including […]
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17th June 2019 / 14th June 2019 by hannahclare
This post has been written by Cllr Siriol Hugh-Jones, councillor for Preston Park Ward. The UK is deeply divided over its place in the world and on how it should treat others. Since 2016, we have had the Brexit referendum and the Windrush scandal. There is also the ongoing sore of “immigration removal centres”, such […]
14th June 2019 / 14th June 2019 by hannahclare
Greens say housing regulation is still desperately needed Green Councillors in Brighton and Hove have repeated their call for better national housing regulations and fire safety measures two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire in London. Greens say that years of deregulation under the Conservative Government has left tenants of both social and private […]
This post has been written by Cllr Jamie Lloyd, councillor for Withdean Ward and member of the Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee. This week we celebrated Bike Week, an annual event that celebrates and encourages the use of the bicycles as a form of transport, freedom and liberation. It is a great event as it […]
10th June 2019 / 10th June 2019 by hannahclare
Proposed ‘merger’ and closure of Matlock Surgery will affect local community, say Greens Green Councillors say plans to close another GP surgery in the city could have a ‘serious impact,’ on the local community. Proposals to close Matlock Surgery, Withdean as part of a ‘merger,’ with Beaconsfield Medical Practice in Preston Park were announced by […]
7th June 2019 / 14th June 2019 by hannahclare
This post is written by Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty, Convenor of Brighton & Hove’s Green Group of Councillors This week we heard the news that the Government is intent on pushing Moulsecoomb Primary to become an academy. Evidence tells us we must challenge this move. Analysis from the Institute of Education has revealed two-thirds of […]
4th June 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Council must back pioneering work to turn food waste into community energy say Greens. Ahead of World Environment Day 5th June, Greens are urging the council to do more to back a ‘food waste to community energy,’ project run by Brighton and Hove Energy Services Cooperative (BHESCo) that could reduce the fuel bills of hundreds […]
1st June 2019 / 14th June 2019 by hannahclare
This post is written by Cllr Steph Powell, Councillor for Hanover and Elm Grove Ward. Every year in June we celebrate Pride month. We do this to remember the Stonewall riots which occurred in 1969, which happened in response to a police raid at the Stonewall bar in New York. From that moment the gay, […]
29th May 2019 / 14th June 2019 by hannahclare
This post is written by Cllr Steve Davis, Councillor for Withdean Ward. The story of a new councillor can only start in one place. The moment the returning officer reads out the results of the election and you realise that the next four years of your life are about to change immeasurably. At this point […]
28th May 2019 / 14th June 2019 by hannahclare
Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day, which takes place on 28th May each year. The day raises awareness of the importance of menstrual health and highlights the issues faced by those who don’t have the access they need to period products. Since last year, the work to eradicate period poverty has come on significantly. In Brighton […]
