Bradford District Green Party

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Councillor Matt Edwards standing outside the Holmewood Social Club, a 50s era brick building/ There is a large amount of waste dumped outside.

Bradford South Fly-tipping Holmewood Matt Edwards Tong Ward

Councillor demands enforcement on former social club owner

/ by bradfordgreens

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 […]

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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

/ 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. 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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Bierley Bradford Council Bradford South Dudley Hill Holmewood Local Elections 2023 Matt Edwards Tong Street Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Ursula Sutcliffe Westgate Hill Woodlands

Greens select popular businesswoman as candidate for key council seat

/ by Matt Edwards

A popular local businesswoman has been selected by the Green Party as their candidate for Tong Ward.  Green Party members voted to select Ursula Sutcliffe, who owned and ran the popular plant shop and cafe ‘Plant One On Me’ in Bradford City Centre until it closed last year. Ursula has lived in Holmewood for nearly thirty […]

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Councillors Matt Edwards and Celia HIckson stood outside the front of Holmewood Library. A curved building with yellow painted walls

Bradford South Celia Hickson Holmewood Matt Edwards Tong Ward

Green Councillors welcome reopening of Holmewood Library

/ by Matt Edwards

Green Party councillors for Tong Ward have welcomed the re-opening of Holmewood Library. The new library has been relocated within the recently refurbished TFD Centre on Broadstone Way. Initially, it will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 2pm and run by volunteers. Tong Ward’s Green Party councillors Matt Edwards and Celia Hickson have welcomed the […]

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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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Councillor Matt Edwards stood on a bank overlooking Holmewood, a former council housing estate made up of 70s style houses and two tower blocks.

Bierley Bradford Council Bradford South Dudley Hill Holmewood Housing Matt Edwards National Tong Street Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Westgate Hill Woodlands

Greens call for action on “social housing crisis”

/ by Matt Edwards

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Bradford Council Bradford South Matt Edwards Tong Street Tong Ward

Amazon Warehouse “will direct HGVs on to congested roads in Bradford”

/ 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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Bierley Bingley Ward Bowling & Barkerend Ward Bradford Council Bradford East Bradford South Bradford West Caroline Whitaker Celia Hickson Craven Ward Dudley Hill Fly-tipping Heaton Ward Holmewood Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency Shipley Parliament Constituency Shipley Ward Tong Street Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Westgate Hill Woodlands

Councillors raise concerns about cuts to Household Waste Centre opening times

/ by Matt Edwards

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Bradford Council Ilkley Ward Keighley Parliament Constituency National River Pollution Ros Brown

Green Party co-leader visits Ilkley

/ by Matt Edwards

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Air Pollution Bradford South Climate Change Cycling Issues Matt Edwards National Public Transport Road Safety Road-building Tong Ward

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

by Matt Edwards

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Bierley Bradford Council Bradford South Dudley Hill Holmewood Matt Edwards National Opinion Tong Street Tong Valley Tong Village Tong Ward Tyersal Westgate Hill Woodlands

Sunak “is not fit to be Prime Minister” after bragging he took money from deprived areas

/ by Green Party Admin

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Bradford South Leeds-Bradford Airport Matt Edwards Public Transport Railways Road Safety Road-building Tong Ward

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

/ by Matt Edwards

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Bradford Council Matt Edwards National Public Transport Railways

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

/ by Matt Edwards

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