Greens demand answers about £100k spent on Love Norwich campaign Our councillors are questioning how a £100,000 fund meant to tackle fly-tipping in Norwich has been spent, as the fly-tipping has nearly doubled in the last year in the city. Fly-tipping is on the rise in Norwich, with 6,000 incidents reported between July 2022 and […]
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Wensum Lodge Update
Wensum Lodge Update Wensum lodge has been the home of adult education in Norfolk for over 40 years. Many thousands of residents have taken advantage of the courses on offer. It holds a special place in the hearts of Norfolk residents and is a site that has historical and cultural significance. The County Council’s decision […]
Greens demand urgent action on £2.3m temporary accommodation bill
Greens demand urgent action on £2.3m temporary accommodation bill Green councillors are calling for an urgent review into Norwich City Council’s use of privately-owned temporary accommodation, after it was revealed that the council has spent £2.3m over the last 5 years to fill gaps in the lack of council-owned housing. Local authorities are required to […]
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rail ticket office
Fight to save Norwich’s ticket office Green Party councillor, Alex Catt has launched a petition to save the ticket office at Norwich Railway Station. Councillor Catt said: “The closure of Norwich and Norfolk’s ticket offices would affect hundreds of passengers and staff across the county. Not having a ticket office would make travelling by train […]
Greens call on all parties to withdraw support for selling off council homes
Greens call on all parties to withdraw support for selling off council homes Green Party councillors have criticised Norwich City Council’s Labour administration for lobbying the government to put into place policies which Labour front bench politicians wouldn’t necessarily support. At the council’s meeting in June, leading Labour councillors proposed to lobby Rishi Sunak’s Conservative […]
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Petition to save Wensum Lodge launched by Greens
Petition to save Wensum Lodge launched by Greens Green Party councillors have called for Norfolk residents to help in a campaign to save a vital adult learning centre in the King Street area of Norwich. Norfolk County Council has today announced it is preparing to withdraw adult learning courses and is considering the future use […]
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Residents to Decorate Dead Street Trees to Highlight Their Loss
Residents to Decorate Dead Street Trees to Highlight Their Loss Residents and Nelson ward councillors will gather on Friday 23 June at 4pm to decorate some of the street trees that have died on Connaught Road with ribbons, leaves, flowers and messages to Norfolk County Council in order to highlight the loss of the city’s […]
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Water Norwich’s Street Trees
Plea to Residents to Help Water Norwich’s Street Trees A plea has gone out to the public to water any newly planted street trees close to their homes to stop them drying out. The Woodland Trust has joined forces with the Arboricultural Association and local authority tree officers in rallying the public to water young […]
EV charging points
Badly-placed EV charging points could obstruct people in wheelchairs or with pushchairs, Green Party councillors have warned. Norfolk County Council proposes to install 46 EV Charging points across Norwich in partnership with a commercial partner, EB Charging. While Norwich Green Group supports improving the infrastructure for EV chargers as a step towards reducing the impact […]
protection for Angel Road site
Green Gillian Francis seeks protection for Angel Road site Gillian is working with Green councillors to seek a preservation order ver the past year, children, parents, staff and local residents have been left in the dark while decisions have been made about the future of Angel Road Junior School. We have asked that this site […]
