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24th March 2022 / 23rd April 2022 by greengroup
Brighton and Hove Green Party have announced Libby Darling as their candidate in the upcoming by-election in Rottingdean Coastal ward. Brighton and Hove City Council’s ruling party, have confirmed their candidate for the upcoming by-election in Rottingdean Coastal ward. It follows the announcement of Conservative Councillor Joe Miller’s resignation. Libby Darling previously stood for the […]
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21st March 2022 / 21st March 2022 by greengroup
APPROACH TO SAFE PASSAGE & ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES Dear Secretaries of State, We write as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council in conjunction with local charity Sanctuary onSea which, alongside other community groups, is committed to the welfare of refugees. Together,we are deeply concerned about the approach being taken to ensure safe passage […]
18th March 2022 / 28th May 2022 by hannahclare
A recent comment at the end of an email from Bricycles struck me as really important. In a section named ‘Hove we have a problem’, they highlighted how Hove and Portslade has been increasingly left behind when it comes to ‘active travel’ (walking and cycling) improvements. As someone who gets around by cycling and as […]
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9th March 2022 / 9th March 2022 by
The Green Party has voted overwhelmingly to introduce schemes which reunite unaccompanied child refugees with their families and to make permanent the current temporary scheme mandating councils to take unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). Since July last year, the number of small boat crossings to the UK has increased. This pressure has forced many child refugees […]
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty takes as its model the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which has been ratified by 50 United Nations member states The Green Party has today demanded that the UK Government and the Welsh Senedd sign up to the international Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT) to immediately end expansion of new coal, oil and […]
28th February 2022 / 28th February 2022 by
Green councillors have marked the end of LGBT+ history month with a call for continued joint work to promote equality in the city and tackle multiple discrimination people face. Noting recent data showing that homophobic and gender identity hate incidences and crimes reported to the police have increased, Greens say LGBT+ history month sends a […]
7th February 2022 / 7th February 2022 by
Council formally agrees to endorse the creation of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Brighton & Hove City Council has agreed to endorse the creation of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at a meeting held on Thursday 3rd February 2022. Following proposals from Green Councillors, the council has formally endorsed the creation of a treaty, joining […]
28th January 2022 / 28th January 2022 by
Support for sustainable flood prevention schemes in the city follows serious health concerns around raw sewage discharges in the sea around Saltdean Calls for greater investment and engagement from Southern Water following repeated reports of untreated sewage being dumped into the sea off the city’s coast were agreed by councillors last week. This follows Green […]
20th January 2022 / 21st January 2022 by
Call for introduction of National Landlord Register acknowledged by Eddie Hughes MP but Greens call for urgency Plans for an upcoming Renters Reform Bill must include extra powers to clamp down on rogue landlords, Greens have urged government, following a letter received from the minister responsible for housing and rough sleeping. In a lobbying letter […]
11th January 2022 / 28th January 2022 by
Backing for campaign continues as union opens ballot for more than a third of a million council and school workers Following a successful proposal calling on all parties in Brighton & Hove City Council to back a campaign for fair pay for council and school staff, Greens have today renewed their support for the campaign […]
3rd January 2022 / 14th January 2022 by
GREEN RESPONSE TO ACORN REGARDING THE PRIVATE RENTED SECTOR (PRS) We recognise and share the frustration of private sector renters with the progress on our jointly agreed renters programme/ commitments for renters, that we have agreed with the Labour Group of Councillors. These goals cover some of the demands made by the community and renters […]
16th December 2021 / 11th October 2023 by greengroup
Tories refuse to heed advice on reducing contacts as other councils pull meetings in face of public health warnings Green Councillors have hit back at Conservatives for refusing to prioritise public health as Brighton & Hove follows other councils cancelling in-person meetings in the face of Omicron. Green, Labour and Conservative leaders previously lobbied the […]
9th December 2021 / 9th December 2021 by greengroup
Government failure to plan for new variants scuppers council plans to boost in-person options for staff and public Greens have criticised opposition councillors after two proposals to Brighton and Hove City Council next week were published yesterday, 8 Dec, calling for council services to ‘get back to work.’ Their publication comes on the same evening […]
9th December 2021 / 9th December 2021 by hannahclare
Action day on social media calls on government to protect pupils from Covid-19 so schools are able to stay open Greens are backing a campaign from trade unions Unison, GMB, Unite and NASUWT the Teacher’s Union calling on the Conservative government to keep pupils safe, to keep them in school. A day of action for […]
22nd November 2021 / 11th October 2023 by greengroup
Work now progresses to the next stage, where council will develop initial list of locations for first 100 covered cycle racks. 2,053 responses were received to a survey, which finished on Sunday 14th November, where residents were asked to input where they would like to see a covered cycle hangar on their street. It follows funding […]
19th November 2021 / 19th November 2021 by greengroup
Councillors on the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Culture Committee will be asked to approve updated project list for projects funded by developments in city, demanding better for our residents from new developments Plans for trees, house building, public art and more are on the council’s wish list for developer contributions as a refreshed Infrastructure Delivery Plan is put to […]
18th November 2021 / 18th November 2021 by greengroup
Green Councillors have expressed their anger at the “utter failure” of the Home Office, after they have opened a second hotel site for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Councillors have today expressed their frustration after the Home Office commissioned a second hotel for child refugees in Hove. It follows the opening of a site in Hove back in July, where nearly 60 young people […]
15th November 2021 / 15th November 2021 by greengroup
A report to Brighton & Hove City Council’s housing committee will this week set out plans to further reduce carbon emissions from council homes. Measures will also benefit private tenants and homeowners on low incomes. Plans to reduce the climate impact of some of Brighton and Hove’s homes are due to be discussed by councillors this week. A 2019 report from the […]
12th November 2021 by greengroup
Old Shoreham Road decision costs council much-needed funding The government has today confirmed that Brighton & Hove City Council will have funding docked as a result of a vote by opposition councillors seeking to remove the temporary Old Shoreham Road cycle lane. Correspondence from government confirms that Brighton & Hove has been awarded 25% less […]
12th November 2021 / 12th November 2021 by greengroup
Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty made a regrettably bad decision in his travel choice when representing the City Council at a COP26 event in Glasgow. We believe that he issued uncharacteristically poor judgement in choosing to travel by plane for this event and it is correct that he has apologised for this. We have received assurances […]
8th November 2021 / 18th November 2021 by greengroup
Councillors on Brighton and Hove’s Children, Young People and Skills Committee will today discuss ongoing work to improve mental health services for young people across Sussex Councillors will today discuss vital work being completed across Sussex to improve mental health services for children and young people. The Foundations for our Future review, which was completed before the pandemic, addressed how work needs […]
1st November 2021 / 1st November 2021 by greengroup
The fight against academisation of Moulsecoomb Primary School is over as 1st November marks its first day as a member of Pioneer Academy Trust. Moulsecoomb Primary School has today officially transferred away from Brighton and Hove City Council, marking the end of a long campaign against academisation. It followed an ‘inadequate’ OFSTED judgement in 2019, […]
19th October 2021 by greengroup
Following news that the deal negotiated with the GMB to resolve the bin dispute has been agreed at a meeting today, (19th October 2021) Green councillors commented: “Both the GMB, council officials and councillors have met day and night, including across the weekend, to find a resolution to this dispute that we’re pleased has been agreed […]
12th August 2021 / 20th July 2023 by
Following the decision of Labour and Conservative councillors to remove the cycle lane on Old Shoreham Road, taken at committee today, Chair of Environment, Sustainability and Transport committee, councillor Amy Heley commented: “Despite important warnings that this will harm council funding, public health and some of the city’s most marginalised residents, we are dismayed to […]