13th September 2018 by
13 September 2018 New Government proposals that would allow fracking companies to bypass Council planning approval must be opposed, say the Green Group of Councillors in Brighton and Hove. Under new planning proposals put forward by the Conservative Government, applications for fracking could be classified as ‘permitted development,’ meaning oil and gas companies would no […]
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3rd August 2018 by
On Saturday the Green Party will join community groups, human rights campaigners and local organisations on the Community Pride Parade as tens of thousands of people are predicted to pour into Brighton and Hove this weekend. Green Party Co-leader and Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas, who will be marching with the Green bloc on Saturday […]
31st July 2018 by
31 July 2018 68% of households in receipt of Universal Credit now in rent arrears Greens have urged the Labour Council to commit to making debt collection fairer for those struggling on low incomes. [1] Concerns about the impact of debt on vulnerable households have risen since the introduction of Universal Credit, a new welfare benefit change […]
27th July 2018 by
27 July 2018 27th July ‘Yew cannot be serious!’ Local residents snubbed by Forestry Commission in Surrey Keith Taylor, Green Party MEP for the South East, hit out at Forest Enterprise England (FEE) after the public body refused to meet local residents to hear their concerns about the management of FEE land in Dorking. […]
26th July 2018 by
26 July 2018 The Brighton & Hove Green Party has selected its candidates for the Brunswick and Adelaide ward for the May 2019 council elections: Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, Convenor of the Green Group of Councillors and Hannah Clare, former Co-Chair of the Young Greens of England and Wales and a local resident. Sitting Councillor […]
25th July 2018 by
25 July 2018 The Brighton & Hove Green Party has selected its candidates for the Goldsmid ward in the May 2019 council elections: Councillor Amanda Knight, Deputy Convenor of the Green Group of Councillors and spokesperson for the Corporate Parenting Board and campaigners Steve Moses and Mariana Ebel. Councillor Amanda Knight commented: “Standing […]
23rd July 2018 by
23 July 2018 The sale of a Council building rented by arts groups is to be postponed after a Green proposal. Plans for the sale of Belmont Street, home to a creative community including local charity Same Sky, the organisation behind the Children’s Parade and Burning the Clocks Festival, would see the groups offered relocation […]
20th July 2018 by
20 July 2018 This week I did my work experience at the Green Party in Brighton, I was asked to write a blog post about something which I was passionate about and this came into my mind. With all the media focusing on Trump and his visits to foreign countries, I couldn’t help but notice […]
20 July 2018 This Saturday, Brighton and Hove Green Party will march in solidarity with the city’s trans community at the annual Trans Pride March. Promoting equality and celebrating gender diversity, Trans Pride Brighton is now in its sixth year and the number of attendees has been growing year on year with over 2,500 people marching […]
20 July 2018 Green Councillors pushing for action to reduce single-use plastic waste have welcomed the news that Brighton and Hove City Council will now adopt a Single Use Plastics policy. Successful proposals in November last year called on the Council to introduce a range of measures to end the circulation and use of single-use […]