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Councillors welcome funding for Steeton and Silsden bridge project

1st November 2024 by mattedwards

Green Party councillors have welcomed the decision by West Yorkshire Combined Authority to approve funding for the A629 bridge project at the Steeton and Silsden roundabout. The meeting of the Combined Authority on 31st October approved funding for phase 1 of the long-awaited bridge to help people cross the busy Aire Valley Trunk Road. In […]

Greens call for investment in high speed rail for Bradford at national conference

9th September 2024 by mattedwards

Delegates at Green Party conference in Manchester have backed a new Northern Powerhouse rail line with a through station at Bradford. Green Party spokesperson on transport Councillor Matt Edwards, who is leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council spoke in favour of the policy. Celebrating the vote he said: “I am delighted that the […]

“The loss of human life in this conflict is heartbreaking.” – Bradford Greens call for Gaza ceasefire

13th November 2023 by bradfordgreens

Bradford Green Party called on both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to back a ceasefire in Gaza saying “silence is complicity” Matt Edwards, Leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council said: “The loss of human life in this conflict is heartbreaking. The terrorist attacks by Hamas on 7th October were […]

Yorkshire Water should be apologising for higher bills

30th May 2023 / 30th May 2023 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 […]

Petition launched to reverse cuts to 508 bus

11th April 2023 / 30th May 2023 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 demands enforcement on former social club owner

7th April 2023 / 25th May 2023 by mattedwards

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 […]

Greens lead call for action to tackle sewage discharges in rivers

16th March 2023 / 30th May 2023 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. The motion, proposed by Councillor Celia Hickson (Tong Ward) called on the Chief Executive of Bradford Council to do more to hold Yorkshire Water to account following data that […]

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

9th January 2023 / 30th March 2023 by mattedwards

Greens have highlighted the need for more investment in Public Transport and active travel as new Census Data reveals that fewer than one in four households in Bradford have access to a car. Research by Bradford District Green Party using the new data, showed large variations in car ownership across Bradford District - in several […]

Greens call for action on “social housing crisis”

14th December 2022 / 30th March 2023 by mattedwards

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 […]

Plans for car park on greenbelt put on hold

21st November 2022 / 30th March 2023 by mattedwards

Plans for a car park on Green Belt land near Ben Rhydding Station have been put on hold by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. At the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Finance, Resources and Corporate Committee on Thursday 10th November, members were told that dozens of upcoming transport and infrastructure schemes needed to be reviewed in […]

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 co-leader visits Ilkley

18th October 2022 / 30th May 2023 by mattedwards

The Green Party co-leader visited Bradford District to discuss river pollution issues with local campaigners. Carla Denyer, the Green Party co-leader visited Ilkley to meet with campaigners and Green Party Town Councillor Ros Brown. Earlier this year, the Environment Agency gave the River Wharfe at Ilkley a water quality rating of “poor” – the only […]

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

17th August 2022 by mattedwards

The Green Party Transport and Healthy Streets spokesperson has accused the government of pushing an “anti-cycling narrative that is making things far more dangerous for cyclists”. This comes following statements from Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary that cyclists should have number plates, be insured and subject to speed limits. Matt Edwards, who is also a […]

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

29th June 2022 / 30th March 2023 by mattedwards

A Bradford Councillor has been chosen to be a national spokesperson for the Green Party. Councillor Matt Edwards who represents Tong Ward and is also the leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council has been announced as one of five new national spokespeople for the Green Party of England and Wales. He will be […]

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

24th May 2022 / 13th July 2022 by mattedwards

Following Crossrail opening, Greens demand closing the gulf between rail investment in South and North of England As the £18 billion pound Elizabeth Line opens in London, the Green Party has called for significant investment in public transport outside of the Capital. Councillor Matt Edwards, the Leader of the Green Group on Bradford Council, has […]

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), […]

Green Party leader visits Bradford

31st January 2022 / 31st January 2022 by mattedwards

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. […]

Greens push Bradford Council to ensure new homes are built to higher standards

27th January 2022 / 27th January 2022 by mattedwards

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 […]

Councillor calls for Tong Street works to focus on improving air quality

4th January 2022 / 27th January 2022 by mattedwards

Matt Edwards, Green Party councillor for Tong Ward has called for Bradford Council to ensure tackling illegal levels of air pollution are at the heart of a major road scheme. Green Party councillors have welcomed a commitment by Bradford Council re-design the Tong Street scheme to make the project more environmentally friendly, but have called […]

Greens respond to Clean Air Zone delay

23rd December 2021 / 5th March 2023 by mattedwards

Bradford Green Party have criticised the Labour administration of Bradford Council for the avoidable delay in introducing the long awaited Clean Air Zone. The zone was meant to launch on 5th January and will cover the area inside, and including, the Bradford outer ring road. It will also extend out along the Aire valley corridor, […]

Greens raise concerns about overdevelopment around Oakenshaw

4th December 2021 / 27th January 2022 by mattedwards

Tong Ward Councillor Matt Edwards and Community Campaigner Celia Hickson have raised concerns over substantial industrial developments being planned around Oakenshaw and Chain Bar. Plans have already been approved for a large industrial development on the site of the East Bierley Water Works in addition to a controversial planning application to build a mammoth distribution […]

Government’s railway plans are not “levelling up”, say Greens

18th November 2021 / 18th November 2021 by mattedwards

Greens say the Government’s announcements on rail for the North and Midlands demonstrate a lack of strategic planning on public transport. In response to the cancellation of the eastern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Leeds, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said, “The Green Party has opposed the expensive HS2 project, while calling for investment […]

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“Why are flights cheaper than trains to a climate change conference” asks Green Councillor.

3rd November 2021 / 3rd November 2021 by mattedwards

“Why is it cheaper to fly to Glasgow than it is to get the train?” says Green Party councillor looking at attending the UN Climate Change Conference. Councillor Matt Edwards (Tong Ward) has revealed that a flight to Glasgow from Leeds Bradford, via a stop off in Dublin was around THREE times cheaper than a […]

Green Councillor asks Government to intervene in Planning row

7th October 2021 / 11th November 2021 by mattedwards

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 […]