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 […]
Category: Ilkley Ward
Yorkshire Water should be apologising for higher bills
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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Green Party Deputy Leader visits Bradford as part of local election campaign
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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Greens lead call for action to tackle sewage discharges in rivers
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 […]
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Greens call for public transport investment as new data reveals 1 in 4 don’t drive
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 […]
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Councillors raise concerns about cuts to Household Waste Centre opening times
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 […]
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