Working hard all year round, not just at election time
Tong Ward Green Party and community campaigner Matt Edwards have been campaigning on a number of big issues around Tong Ward.
This ranges from trying to tackle the fly- tipping problem in our area, protecting our green spaces and making the areas safer.
In 2019, Matt was within one vote of becoming the first Green Party councillor for Bradford South
If you have any issues that you want Matt to look into, please get in touch:
Email: matt.edwards@greenparty.org.uk
Twitter: @greenmattbfd
Latest Tong Ward News
Changes to the planning applications at Milnerfield Farm in Gilstead have resulted in many local people wrongly believing the farm has been saved and that both applications have been withdrawn. Since late 2015, there have been two planning applications (15/05552/FUL and 15/05538/MAF) proposed for Milnerfield Farm. One sought to change the use of the land […]
Update: 9th February 2017 Today, Labour, Tory and Lib Dem Councillors voted to APPROVE the incinerator at Keighley. Green Party spokesman Matt Edwards said: “This is bad news for the people living in the Aire Valley. There is already a crisis in air quality across Bradford District and this scheme is going to make things […]
Thirteen sites in Gilstead have been proposed for development. A number of these sites have been proposed by the landowner of Milnerfield Farm. Bradford District Council is currently in the process of preparing a new Local Plan for the district. As part of this, they are looking to see which sites should be allocated for […]