8th May 2025 by Matt Edwards
A Green councillor has asked transport bosses at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to explain why councillors were sent an email that services would be “retimed” whilst First have actually announced that it plans to cut one bus an hour to Holmewood. The email sent on Wednesday 7th May refers to the 617/618 service, which […]
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25th February 2025 / 25th February 2025 by Matt Edwards
Green Party councillors have welcomed the announcement that the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has stepped in to fund vital school bus services – but have demanded answers over how proposals to cut them were made without alternatives being looked at first. Councillor Matt Edwards (Green Party – Tong Ward), who has been speaking out against […]
16th December 2024 / 16th December 2024 by Matt Edwards
Three Councillors have written to the bosses at Arriva and the Mayor of West Yorkshire to demand action following the announcement key early morning and evening services were being withdrawn after month of cancellations and disruption to services in the South of the city. Today, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority announced new timetables for some […]
19th November 2024 by Matt Edwards
A Green Party councillor has urged council bosses to save school buses at two district schools. On Tuesday, Bradford Council launched a consultation on proposals to withdraw the routes to St Bede’s and St Joseph’s Catholic Collage and Bingley Grammar School from September 2025. But at a Council meeting, Councillor Matt Edwards, the Leader of […]
8th November 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
Green councillors have urged the Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire to keep £2 bus fare cap. In a letter to Tracy Brabin, Green Party councillors have called on her to follow the lead of her counterpart in Greater Manchester and commit to keeping the bus fare cap at £2.00. This comes as the new government […]
9th September 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
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 […]
15th January 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens
The Leader of the Green Party group on Bradford Council has written to the West Yorkshire Mayor, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and senior officers at Bradford Council demanding answers over the closure of Bradford Interchange. Bradford Interchange was closed on Friday 5th January but over a week later, little information has been provided as to […]
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 […]
9th January 2023 / 12th November 2024 by Matt Edwards
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29th June 2022 / 30th March 2023 by Matt Edwards
24th May 2022 / 13th July 2022 by Matt Edwards
