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An open sewer discharging into a local river

Bingley Ward Celia Hickson Craven Ward Ilkley Ward Janet Russell Keighley Parliament Constituency River Pollution Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward

Yorkshire Water should be apologising for higher bills

30th May 2023 / 11th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

An apology from Yorkshire Water’s chief executive over sewage discharges is not good enough according to Green Party councillors on Bradford Council who say they should be apologising for charging people for services they failed to deliver Nicola Shaw apologised because Yorkshire Water had “taken too long” to produce a plan to tackle sewage being […]

Councillor Matt Edwards standing at a bus stop with a single decker grey First Bus in the background approaching the bus stop.

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Petition launched to reverse cuts to 508 bus

11th April 2023 / 11th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

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 […]

Councillor Matt Edwards standing outside the Holmewood Social Club, a 50s era brick building/ There is a large amount of waste dumped outside.

Bradford South Fly-tipping Holmewood Matt Edwards Tong Ward

Councillor demands enforcement on former social club owner

7th April 2023 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

A councillor has called on Bradford Council to take action on the owner of a prominent building in Holmewood – months after he was granted planning permission to demolish the building. Councillor Matt Edwards has called on Bradford Council to take action against the owner of the Holmewood Social Club for failing to keep the […]

Carla Denyer and Ros Brown talking to each other on the banks of the River Whatfe. There are a lot of trees on both sides of the river and a small suspension bridge in the background.

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Greens lead call for action to tackle sewage discharges in rivers

16th March 2023 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

Bradford Council has agreed to demand that Yorkshire Water and the government do more to tackle sewage discharge into the district's rivers following Green Party proposals. Councillor Celia Hickson called on the Chief Executive of Bradford Council to do more to hold Yorkshire Water to account following data that showed the water company had pumped sewage into the River Aire 4,085 times in 2021 - the highest number of any river in Great Britain.

Bierley Bradford Council Bradford South Dudley Hill Holmewood Local Elections 2023 Matt Edwards Tong Street Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Ursula Sutcliffe Westgate Hill Woodlands

Greens select popular businesswoman as candidate for key council seat

28th February 2023 / 12th November 2024 by Matt Edwards

Councillors Matt Edwards and Celia HIckson stood outside the front of Holmewood Library. A curved building with yellow painted walls

Bradford South Celia Hickson Holmewood Matt Edwards Tong Ward

Green Councillors welcome reopening of Holmewood Library

20th February 2023 / 12th November 2024 by Matt Edwards

Green Party councillors for Tong Ward have welcomed the re-opening of Holmewood Library. The new library has been relocated within the recently refurbished TFD Centre on Broadstone Way. Initially, it will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 2pm and run by volunteers. Tong Ward’s Green Party councillors Matt Edwards and Celia Hickson have welcomed the […]

Black and white photograph of a children's teddy being held by a child. In the background is a window with rain.

Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Celia Hickson Keighley Parliament Constituency Matt Edwards Shipley Parliament Constituency Tong Ward

Greens respond to “inadequate” Ofsted report into Bradford Children’s Services.

31st January 2023 / 12th November 2024 by Matt Edwards

Bradford Green Party has responded to the release of the latest Ofsted report into Children’s Services which ranks the service as “inadequate” and highlights “widespread failures” in social work practice. Green Party councillors have also called for the Leader of The Council to consider her position in light of the “shameful” report which states “corporate […]

Councillor Matt Edwards stood outside Bradford Forster Square with arms crossed

Air Pollution Bingley Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Craven Ward Heaton Ward Holmewood Ilkley Ward Matt Edwards Public Transport Railways Road Safety Road-building Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward

Greens call for public transport investment as new data reveals 1 in 4 don’t drive

9th January 2023 / 12th November 2024 by Matt Edwards

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Greens call for action on “social housing crisis”

14th December 2022 / 12th November 2024 by Matt Edwards

Amazon Warehouse “will direct HGVs on to congested roads in Bradford”

6th December 2022 / 30th March 2023 by Matt Edwards

Councillors raise concerns about cuts to Household Waste Centre opening times

15th November 2022 / 30th March 2023 by Matt Edwards

Government pushing an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists”

17th August 2022 by Matt Edwards

Sunak “is not fit to be Prime Minister” after bragging he took money from deprived areas

5th August 2022 / 30th March 2023 by Green Party Admin

Bradford Councillor chosen to be a national spokesperson for the Green Party.

29th June 2022 / 30th March 2023 by Matt Edwards

Mind the gap: Greens demand closing the gulf between rail investment in South and North of England

24th May 2022 / 13th July 2022 by Matt Edwards