A petition has been started calling on First Bus to reverse their cuts to the 508 bus service which connects Leeds City Centre with Halifax via the South of Bradford. The petition was started by Councillor Matt Edwards, who represents Tong Ward and is also the Green Party’s national Transport spokesperson. The 508 runs along […]
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A popular local businesswoman has been selected by the Green Party as their candidate for Tong Ward. Green Party members voted to select Ursula Sutcliffe, who owned and ran the popular plant shop and cafe ‘Plant One On Me’ in Bradford City Centre until it closed last year. Ursula has lived in Holmewood for nearly […]
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At the Full Council meeting yesterday (Tuesday 13th December), Bradford Council voted to take action to tackle the social housing crisis in the city following proposals from a Green Party councillor. The proposals were put forward by Councillor Matt Edwards, leader of the Green Group and a councillor for Tong Ward, which has one of […]
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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 […]
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reens have responded to a leaked video showing the ex-Chancellor, Rishi Sunak boasting to Conservative Party members in Royal Tunbridge Wells that he had diverted public money out of deprived urban areas like Bradford to help wealthy towns. The leaked video was uncovered by the New Statesman magazine and shows the Tory Leadership Contender speaking […]
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), […]
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The Green Party co-leader visits Bierley in support of local people defending their local community from overdevelopment. Recently elected co-leader of the Green Party, Carla Denyer, was speaking to residents in Bierley where there has been a wave of planning applications which could see hundreds of houses and a new crematorium built on green spaces. […]
Bradford Council has agreed to measure its Local Plan against a set of standards called “Healthy Homes Principles” following a motion by a Green Party councillor. Speaking at the Full Council meeting on Tuesday (25th January), Councillor Matt Edwards (Tong Ward) proposed that Bradford Council re-evaluated its local planning policy, which would put people and […]
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Concerns have been raised about overdevelopment in Bierley following the submission of another planning application to build houses in the area. Gleeson Homes have submitted an application to build approximately 106 homes on the former playing fields at St. Johns Primary School off Shetcliffe Lane in Bierley. This follows the approval of 82 houses on […]
Councillor Matt Edwards, a Green Party councillor for Tong Ward has written to the Secretary of State requesting a controversial planning application be reviewed after officers approved it without it being voted on by a planning committee. Councillor Edwards has written to Michael Gove, the new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities […]
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