Tong Ward Green Party

   Standing up for what matters

 

 

Working hard all year round, not just at election time

Tong ward is represented by three Green Party councillors: Matt Edwards, Celia Hickson and Ursula Sutcliffe.

They are campaigning on a few issues from from trying to tackle the fly- tipping problem in our area, protecting our green spaces and making our areas safer.

In May 2021, Matt was elected as the first Green Party councillor for Tong Ward and since then has been working hard for the different areas and communities in the ward.

If you have any issues that you want your local Green Party team to look into, please get in touch:

Your Tong Ward Team

Councillor - Tong Ward

Councillor - Tong Ward

Councillor - Tong Ward

Tel: 07811 505801

Email: matt.edwards@bradford.gov.uk

Facebook: Matt4Tong

Twitter: @greenmattbfd

Tel: 07977 590351

Email: celia.hickson@bradford.gov.uk

Facebook: Greens4Tong

Tel: 07974 865090

Email: ursula.sutcliffe@bradford.gov.uk

Facebook: Greens4Tong

Twitter: @plantoneonmebfd

 

Latest Tong Ward News

Councillor calls for Tong Street works to focus on improving air quality

4th January 2022 | Comments Off on Councillor calls for Tong Street works to focus on improving air quality

Matt Edwards, Green Party councillor for Tong Ward has called for Bradford Council to ensure tackling illegal levels of air pollution are at the heart of a major road scheme. Green Party councillors have welcomed a commitment by Bradford Council re-design the Tong Street scheme to make the project more environmentally friendly, but have called […]

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Greens raise concerns about overdevelopment around Oakenshaw

4th December 2021 | Comments Off on Greens raise concerns about overdevelopment around Oakenshaw

Tong Ward Councillor Matt Edwards and Community Campaigner Celia Hickson have raised concerns over substantial industrial developments being planned around Oakenshaw and Chain Bar. Plans have already been approved for a large industrial development on the site of the East Bierley Water Works in addition to a controversial planning application to build a mammoth distribution […]

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“Why are flights cheaper than trains to a climate change conference” asks Green Councillor.

3rd November 2021 | Comments Off on “Why are flights cheaper than trains to a climate change conference” asks Green Councillor.

“Why is it cheaper to fly to Glasgow than it is to get the train?” says Green Party councillor looking at attending the UN Climate Change Conference. Councillor Matt Edwards (Tong Ward) has revealed that a flight to Glasgow from Leeds Bradford, via a stop off in Dublin was around THREE times cheaper than a […]

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