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11th April 2018 by
11 April 2018 Green Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty has responded to claims made by Councillor Gill Mitchell, Labour’s lead member for environment, that the council is ‘in discussions’ about changes needed to recycle plastic waste. The Green Group recently urged the Labour Council to ‘come clean’ about the failings of the city’s recycling contract, struck […]
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28th March 2018 by hannahclare
Come clean on why city’s residents are stopped from recycling plastics, say Greens FOI reveals Veolia ‘not willing’ to adapt £1bn contract to include plastics recycling 28/3/18 Greens have called on the Labour Council to come clean about plastics recycling in the city after a Freedom of Information Request from Materials Recycling World magazine revealed […]
Labour Council’s plastic waste measures don’t go far enough, say Greens Response to campaign for plastic free city a step in the right direction but slow progress holds city back 28/3/18 Greens have called for stronger action on plastic waste, urging the Labour Council to act swiftly to prevent more plastic pollution. A successful proposal […]
28th March 2018 by
28 March 2018 Greens have called for stronger action on plastic waste, urging the Labour Council to act swiftly to prevent more plastic pollution. A successful proposal from the Greens in November last year called on the Council to introduce a range of measures to end the use of single-use plastics (SUPs) in Brighton and […]
23rd March 2018 by
23 March 2018 23rd March Green MEP lambasts Government’s ‘open borders’ Brexit plan Responding to the Government’s plans for an ‘open borders’ Brexit, Keith Taylor, the Green MEP for Kent, said: “Astonishingly, in the face of repeated warnings from the Port of Dover, haulage firms and industry experts that leaving the EU Customs Union will […]
21st March 2018 / 20th July 2023 by
Time to commemorate the city’s women’s suffrage pioneers say Greens Greens call for local suffrage movement to be commemorated by blue plaque outside historic former offices Green Councillors are calling on the Labour Council to commemorate the movement for women’s votes in Brighton and Hove. Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty has written to Policy, Resources and […]
20th March 2018 by
20 March 2018 Local Green Councillors have called for better, long-term flood risk planning for the city, following news that plans to install flood gates and doors at 63 properties in Hove and Portslade cost around £430,000. [1] A report going to a meeting of Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee today (20th March) identifies the […]
19th March 2018 by
19 March 2018 A repairs contract costing over £200m should be overhauled and brought back under council management, say local Greens.[1] Greens have raised repeated concerns over the multi-million pound housing repairs contract with Mears PLC, which has been beset with complaints. High-profile pricing scandals revealed the company charged up to twice the cost of […]
14th March 2018 by
14 March 2018 Greens have called for lessons to be learned on future sales of council housing stock as the Labour Council prepares to buy back a property it previously sold for £190k at a cost of £1.2m in order to meet housing demand. The property in Queens Park ward was sold by the Council […]
13th March 2018 / 8th February 2019 by hannahclare
Greens call for good work on night shelter to continue year-round Green Party Councillors in Brighton and Hove are calling for year round support to end rough sleeping as the Brighton Centre Night Shelter closes its doors. Last January Green Councillors successfully called on the council to use its empty buildings to accommodate rough sleepers. […]