Calls are being made for warning signs after deer have been struck on a busy country road in South Bradford. In the latest incident, residents say a deer was struck near Tong Village by a motorist driving along Tong Lane. There have also been reports of similar incidents in recent months on Roker Lane in […]
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Green Party call out dishonest pledge on police numbers.
The Green Party has slammed Boris Johnson’s for already backtracking on a pledge to increase police numbers. One of his first policy announcement was “funding for 20,000 extra police officers” but a letter written by the home secretary, Priti Patel, last week to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, states that new officers will be spread […]
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Greens announce prospective General Election candidates
Bradford District Green Party has announced its candidates for the next general election for three constituencies across Bradford District. Celia Hickson has been selected to represent the Green Party in the next general election for the Shipley constituency. Celia has lived and worked in Shipley and Bradford for over twenty-five years and is well known in […]
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Bradford’s Green Councillors call for West Yorkshire-wide Declaration of “Climate Emergency”
Bradford’s Green Party councillors have joined colleagues from councils across the Leeds City Region to call on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to declare a climate emergency. Following the lead set by Bradford District Council – following a motion put forward by Councillor Kevin Warnes – many of the councils in the Leeds City Region have […]
TOUR de MAG!D makes a stop in Bradford
Magid Magid – outgoing Lord Mayor of Sheffield and Green Party lead MEP candidate in Yorkshire and the Humber – visited Bradford yesterday (Monday 13th May) as part of his TOUR de MAG!D” trip around the Yorkshire & the Humber region. Magid started the day by visiting the city centre before heading over to Bradford […]
Bradford Greens launch fly tipping petition
Bradford Green Party have launched a petition calling on Bradford Council to acknowledge that there is a fly-tipping epidemic across the city and take the urgent action that is needed to tackle the problem. The petition was put started by Matt Edwards, Green Party spokesperson and prospective local election candidate for Tong Ward – one […]
Greens call on Bradford Council to get to grips with “flytipping epidemic”
Bradford Green Party has raised concerns with “flytipping epidemic” in Holme Wood and surrounding areas. Back in November, government data showed that reports of fly-tipping incidents across the district had jumped up by 17.4 per cent from the previous year. The cost of clearing up fly-tipping has also skyrocketed – increasing 85 per cent over the […]
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Residents call for action to tackle ‘unofficial rest stop’ on Rook Lane
Residents living on Rook Lane near Dudley Hill have been asking Bradford Council for years to tackle the issue of HGVs using the road as an unofficial rest stop. The volume of large vehicles using Rook Lane is disrupting residents lives with severe noise pollution, as well as adding to already dangerous levels of air […]
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Plans for 113 houses on Bierley greenbelt approved by Bradford Council
Bradford Green Party has reacted with disappointment that a Bradford Council Committee has voted to APPROVE a planning application to build 113 houses on Spen View Lane. The application was opposed by many local people and over 140 objections were made in relation to the application. Opposition centred around not being enough doctors and schools […]
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Bradford Green Group leader slams council U-Turn on Richard Dunn
The leader of the Green Party group on Bradford Council has slammed the U-turn on what will be built on the site of Richard Dunn Sports Facility. Councillor Martin Love (Shipley) has accused the Council of “staggering levels of inconsistency” after announcing plans to earmark the Odsal site for a new retail park. This comes following […]
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