Norwich City Council slammed by Housing Ombudsman Greens propose new measures to counter severe mismanagement Green councillors are proposing improvements to how residents contact the council in a wide-ranging motion to Norwich City Council’s full council meeting on 30th January 2024. The proposals also address serious issues in the council’s service to its social housing […]
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How many phone calls to the council does it take to change a lightbulb? Council tenants have said that they are being left in the dark when it comes to reporting repairs in council housing, with broken lights and windows taking months to fix. Green Councillors in Mancroft are concerned over the amount of time […]
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Petition launched to help homeless people survive freezing winter conditions in city Green councillors have discovered the council’s support for homeless people in bad weather is inadequate, and are demanding shelter is provided more often. Investigations have revealed that the Norwich City Council procedure for offering emergency accommodation in extreme weather circumstances is out of date […]
Norwich declares a housing crisis Rights of renters strengthened by motion to Norwich City Council. Councillors at Norwich City Council have voted through a raft of measures to try and ease the housing crisis for private renters in a motion led by the Green Party, including: At the time of the motion being proposed, Home.co.uk listed average […]
Greens ask council to look again at where it banks – for the climate’s sake Green councillors are calling for money to be shifted away from fossil fuel-funding banks in a motion to Norwich city council. The motion to the full council meeting on 28th November asks that Norwich City Council takes a stance on […]
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Since the recent purchase of the 90-acre site between the River Wensum and Marriott’s Way, Norfolk Wildlife Trust have been inviting the public to get involved with their activities. You can search “NWT Sweet Briar” for more information and to take part .Liam says: “It’s been an amazing journey from spotting the land up for […]
Greens push council to do more on Fly-Tipping Norwich is third worst for fly tipping in the East of England With the local papers writing that Norwich has more reported fly-tipping than almost anywhere else in the East of England it is clear that Labour-run Norwich City Council needs to do more.Cllr Liam Calvert says: […]
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Road safety Liam has been working with schools, Norfolk County Council and local police to improve road safety n response to many residents getting in touch with concerns around speed and antisocial parking, Liam has been meeting police officers, school staff and highways engineers to see what can be done. Liam says: “Thanks to residents’ […]
Getting housing repairs prioritised Cllr Liam Calvert has been working with residents to make sure that their council homes are in a good state of repair We have been receiving a lot of reports from residents who have had repairs held up by the Labour controlled City Council, for reasons they can’t understand.Cllr Calvert says: […]
Reducing delays at pedestrian crossings Liam has been working to reduce unnecessary waiting times for pedestrians and drivers at pedestrian crossings Liam has been working with the county council to ensure that pedestrian crossings work well for all road users.Liam says: “By preventing unnecessary delays we both make it quicker and safer to cross as […]
