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Green Leader on Bradford Council responds to the budget

6th March 2024 / 9th September 2024 by mattedwards

Councillor Matt Edwards, the leader of the Green Party on Bradford Council, has responded to the latest Conservative budget that offers little for most people in Bradford. Councillor Edwards said, “Bradford has suffered under fourteen years of economic mismanagement by this Conservative government. Our district needs investment in public services but all this government had […]

Statement on Bradford Council overspend

30th October 2023 by mattedwards

Following the announcement that Bradford Council faces an overspend of £68m in the coming year, the Leader of the Green Party Group on Bradford Council said: "We can't get around the fact this announcement today is bad news for taxpayers in Bradford. We have had many years of significant Council Tax rises whilst every day […]

Councillors raise concerns about cuts to Household Waste Centre opening times

15th November 2022 / 30th March 2023 by mattedwards

Green Party councillors have raised concerns about cuts to opening times at Household Waste Centre across Bradford District and the lack of publicity. From 31st October, centres will now open an hour later at 9am on a weekday and close at 16:45. On Saturdays the tips will - open at 9am and close at 3.45pm […]

Green Party uncovers Bradford’s fly tipping hotspots

27th February 2022 / 27th February 2022 by mattedwards

Data uncovered by the Green Party has revealed the worst fly tipping hotspots across Bradford over the last year. For the fourth year in a row, the Little Horton Ward is the worst area for fly tipping across Bradford with 930 instances reported during 2021. This was followed by Bowling & Barkerend Ward (824 cases), […]

Councillor calls for West Yorkshire Pension Fund to drop “dirty” investments before global climate summit

26th July 2021 / 26th July 2021 by mattedwards

A Green Party councillor has called on Bradford Councillors to push the West Yorkshire Pension Fund to ditch fossil fuel investments before the UK hosts a global climate summit later this year. Councillor Kevin Warnes (Green, Shipley Ward) has written to the Bradford District Councillors who sit on the West Yorkshire Pension Fund Joint Advisory […]

Rail cuts to London another example of leaving Bradford behind says Green councillor

5th July 2021 / 5th July 2021 by mattedwards

A Green councillor has branded plans by the government-controlled rail operator LNER to slash rail services between Bradford to London as another example of the city being forced to play “second fiddle to Leeds”. LNER is proposing a significant timetable change that will result in services from Bradford being cut, whilst there will be an […]

Labour’s response to fly-tipping doesn’t go far enough

18th February 2021 / 18th February 2021 by mattedwards

Greens propose more investment to tackle “fly tipping crisis” saying that Labour’s response doesn’t go far enough. Earlier this month, the Labour run Executive approved spending £300,000 to boost the District's efforts to stop fly tipping but Bradford Green Party councillors have called for this to be increased to £1 million in their proposals for […]

Greens propose the most radical green budget of any local authority in the UK

18th February 2021 / 18th February 2021 by mattedwards

Green Councillors are proposing that Bradford backs the most radical green budget of any local authority in the UK. Councillors Martin Love and Kevin Warnes will call for multi-million pound investments that will improve the quality of life for Bradford families, deal with the traffic that blights our neighbourhoods and ramp up Bradford’s response to […]

Green Party uncover Bradford’s fly tipping hotspots

6th January 2021 / 6th January 2021 by mattedwards

A freedom of information request by Bradford District Green Party has revealed the fly tipping hotspots across the city. In 2018, 2019 and the first half of 2020, the worst ward for fly tipping was the Little Horton Ward with 2260 cases reported between 1st January 2018 and 31st May 2020. This was followed by […]

Extra support needed for businesses across Bradford hit by Covid ahead of Small Business Saturday

4th December 2020 / 5th December 2020 by mattedwards

The Green Party has called for additional measures to support small businesses that have suffered heavy losses during the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of Small Business Saturday this weekend. As small companies across the country struggle to keep afloat due to the pandemic, the Greens have called for a five point plan to help them keep […]

Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford has called for people to ask ‘inspirational women’ to stand for elected office

20th November 2020 / 20th November 2020 by mattedwards

Hawarun Hussain, who was a councillor for Shipley for 14 years, and a former Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, has called on Bradford residents to ask an inspirational woman to stand for elected office on “#AskHerToStand Day”. Ask Her To Stand Day, which falls on the 21st November, is an initiative by the organisation ‘50:50 […]

Our mayoral candidate visits Bradford project looking to harness ‘people power’

16th October 2020 / 12th November 2020 by mattedwards

The Green Party’s West Yorkshire mayoral candidate has visited an innovative project in Bradford to highlight the potential for community energy schemes. Bradford Community Energy has been established to help groups install renewable energy technologies on their buildings to save money on their energy bills and do their part to tackle our climate crisis. Councillor […]

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Councillor hits out at shambolic mismanagement over new tier system

12th October 2020 / 12th November 2020 by mattedwards

A senior councillor has hit out at “shambolic mismanagement” from the government over its announcement of the new three-tier system of restrictions for Coronavirus. Councillor Andrew Cooper, the leader of the Green Group on Kirklees Council and the party’s candidate in next years West Yorkshire Mayoral Election has raised concerns over conflicting information and announcement […]

Green mayoral candidate puzzled by award for West Yorkshire Combined Authority for showing climate leadership

2nd October 2020 / 12th November 2020 by mattedwards

Green candidate for mayor reacts with surprise to see regional authority recognised for showing leadership in tackling the climate emergency. Today (2nd October) The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has won the award for “Leadership in Responding to the Climate Emergency” at the annual MJ Local Government Achievement Awards. Councillor Andrew Cooper has said “To be […]

Green Party responds to new Hokey Cokey rules for parts of Yorkshire

18th September 2020 / 12th November 2020 by mattedwards

In response to the announcement by Government that they are reintroducing coronavirus restriction across the whole of Kirklees, Bradford and Calderdale, Councillor Andrew Cooper the Green Party's West Yorkshire Mayoral Candidate said: "This Hokey Cokey method of taking some areas in and out of local lockdowns is not working. If we make changes they should […]

Former Deputy Mayor of Bradford selected to run for Deputy Mayor in 2021 West Yorkshire Mayor Elections

16th September 2020 / 12th November 2020 by mattedwards

The Green Party has become the first national party to announce its candidate for the 2021 West Yorkshire Mayoral elections – and in what is thought to be a first, will run on a double ticket for both Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Councillor Andrew Cooper, the leader of the Green Group on Kirklees Council was […]

Bradford falling behind introduction of new cycle lanes

4th August 2020 / 12th November 2020 by mattedwards

Bradford Green Party calls on Bradford Council to implement Emergency Active Travel schemes as "a matter of urgency." Bradford Green Party Councillors and Campaigners are calling on Bradford Council to move much quicker to put in place schemes using the ‘Emergency Active Travel Fund’ from the Government to encourage cycling across the district. Green Party campaigner […]