Keighley Parliament Constituency

Councillor Matt Edwards stood with his arms crossed in front of Bradford City Hall.

Bingley Ward Bowling & Barkerend Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Craven Ward Heaton Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Keighley West Matt Edwards Neil Whitaker Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward

Greens respond to Labour’s 10% council tax hike

/ by Matt Edwards

Green councillors have responded to news that Labour-run Bradford Council has been granted permission to increase council tax by 9.99% – the biggest increase of any council in the country.  Councillor Neil Whitaker (Craven) the finance lead for the Green Party on Bradford Council has said, “It is shameful that the new Labour government has […]

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Councillor Matt Edwards stood with his arms crossed in front of Bradford City Hall.

Bingley Ward Bowling & Barkerend Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Craven Ward Heaton Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Keighley West Neil Whitaker Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward

Greens response to potential council tax rise of up to 15%

by Matt Edwards

Green councillors have responded to news that Labour-run Bradford Council was looking to increase council tax by up to 14.99%.  Councillor Neil Whitaker (Craven) who is the Green Party’s finance spokesperson has said,   “I know many people are going to be very angry if they have to pay significantly more Council Tax for even […]

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Bradford South Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Matt Edwards National Public Transport Ros Brown Tong Ward

Green councillors have urged the Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire to keep bus fares down.

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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 […]

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Craven Ward councillors stood with the busy roundabout at Steeton and Silsden roundabout in the background.

Bradford Council Caroline Whitaker Craven Ward Janet Russell Keighley Parliament Constituency Road Safety Road-building

Councillors welcome funding for Steeton and Silsden bridge project

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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 […]

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Local voices will be silenced in Labour planning reforms claim Green Party councillors 

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Labour’s proposed planning reforms will silence local voices and impose huge house building targets that ignore real local need, Green Party councillors on Bradford Council claim.  The new government has announced an overhaul of the planning system which will involve new mandatory targets for councils and a review of the current greenbelt.   But Green councillors […]

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a photograph of Matt Edwards at the podium on the stage at Green Party conference

Air Pollution Bingley Ward Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Craven Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Matt Edwards National Public Transport Railways Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward

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

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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 […]

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Adrian Farley Keighley West

Former Labour councillor to stand as Green Party candidate in upcoming elections

/ by bradfordgreens

A former Labour councillor has been unveiled as the Green Party’s candidate for Keighley West in the upcoming Local Elections. Adrian Farley, who was the councillor for Keighley West from to 2012 to 2021 will be standing as the Green Party candidate for the ward in the local elections due to take place on 2nd […]

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Councillor Matt Edwards stood with his arms crossed in front of Bradford City Hall.

Bingley Ward Bowling & Barkerend Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Craven Ward Heaton Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Matt Edwards Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward

Green Leader on Bradford Council responds to the budget

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Councillor Matt Edwards, the leader of the Green Party on Bradford Council, has responded to the latest Conservative budget that offers little for most people in Bradford. Councillor Edwards said, “Bradford has suffered under fourteen years of economic mismanagement by this Conservative government. Our district needs investment in public services but all this government had […]

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Councillor Matt Edwards stood with his arms crossed in front of Bradford City Hall.

Bingley Ward Bowling & Barkerend Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Craven Ward Heaton Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Ward

Statement on Bradford Council overspend

/ by bradfordgreens

Following the announcement that Bradford Council faces an overspend of £68m in the coming year, the Leader of the Green Party Group on Bradford Council said:  “We can’t get around the fact this announcement today is bad news for taxpayers in Bradford. We have had many years of significant Council Tax rises whilst every day […]

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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

/ 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 […]

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Bradford Council Bradford West Craven Ward Heaton Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Local Elections 2023

Green Party Deputy Leader visits Bradford as part of local election campaign

/ by bradfordgreens

The Deputy Leader of the Green Party and England and Wales visit Bradford District to join local campaigners for the upcoming local elections.  Zack Polanski, who is a member of the London Assembly, stopped in Bradford as part of a small tour of Yorkshire. He joined Ros Brown and local campaigners in Ilkley, where the […]

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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.

Bradford Council Celia Hickson Craven Ward Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency River Pollution

Greens lead call for action to tackle sewage discharges in rivers

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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.

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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.

/ 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 […]

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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

/ by Matt Edwards

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Greenbelt Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Railways Road Safety Road-building Ros Brown

Plans for car park on greenbelt put on hold

/ by Matt Edwards

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