Bradford District Green Party

Bierley Bradford South Celia Hickson Greenbelt Housing Spen View Lane Tong Ward

12th November 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

A Green councillor has raised concerns after another planning application has been submitted to build houses on green space in Bierley. This is the fourth planning proposal for new houses on green space in Bierley in four years and would see 59 houses built on a field of the former Lockwood Farm. It also comes […]

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

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 […]

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

1st November 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

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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Bradford South Caroline Whitaker Craven Ward Greenbelt Housing Keighley Parliament Constituency Tong Ward Ursula Sutcliffe

1st October 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

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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Bradford Council Bradford South Matt Edwards Tong Ward

19th September 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

THE NEC Group has pulled out of the multi-million pound Bradford Live project with “immediate effect”, it has been confirmed this afternoon. Councillor Matt Edwards, leader of the Green Party Group on Bradford Council, said: “At last the Bradford public is getting confirmation of what has been one of the worst kept secrets in the district. “Despite […]

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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

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 […]

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Bierley Bradford South Holmewood Matt Edwards Tong Street Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Westgate Hill Woodlands

24th May 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

The Green Party has today announced Councillor Matt Edwards will be their candidate for the Bradford South constituency at the General Election on 4th July. Councillor Edwards was first elected to Bradford Council in 2021 and was re-elected on May 2nd with one of the largest vote shares in Bradford. He represents Tong Ward which […]

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Adrian Farley Keighley West

4th April 2024 / 12th November 2024 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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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

6th March 2024 / 12th November 2024 by bradfordgreens

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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Bradford Council Matt Edwards Public Transport

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 […]

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Bradford West Events Heaton Ward Issues Matt Edwards

13th November 2023 / 12th November 2024 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 […]

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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

30th October 2023 / 12th November 2024 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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Bingley Ward Celia Hickson Craven Ward Ilkley Ward Janet Russell Keighley Parliament Constituency River Pollution Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward

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 […]

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

25th April 2023 / 12th November 2024 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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Air Pollution Bierley Dudley Hill Holmewood Matt Edwards Public Transport Tong Ward Tyersal Ursula Sutcliffe

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 […]

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