21 February 2011 City Hall’s large flat roof is a prime site for solar panels, and installing them now would allow the council to take advantage of the government’s feed in tariff scheme. This means the council would receive an income from selling the energy produced, as well as saving money on its own fuel […]
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31 January 2011 Samir Jeraj, City Councillor for Town Close Ward raised a motion during a City Council cabinet meeting held on 25th January, asking for cabinet to work with Norfolk Police Authority to facilitate demonstrations in Norwich. This comes after many students from the University of East Anglia, Norwich University College of Arts and […]
24 December 2010 Councillors on the City Council Scrutiny Committee have recommended that planning and development work for the proposed NDR should be put off until the County Council is no longer making cuts to frontline services. Councillors from all four parties unanimously supported this recommendation, which was proposed by Green Party Councillor Adrian Ramsay, […]
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13 December 2010 Speaking on the BBC’s Politics Show yesterday Adrian said: “There is a real danger there will be a slippery slope if our forests are sold off. Even if we see the actual forests maintained themselves, will there be proper maintenance of the signs, the visitor centres or the tracks? Will they be […]
6 December 2010 Green Party Councillor Stephen Little is coordinating the release of a Norfolk-wide public petition today for the protection of crucial social services. Some are facing potentially devastating cuts of 50% and others, such as the Sensory Support Unit, could almost be withdrawn completely. The petition’s aim is three-fold: to maintain prevention services, […]
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2 December 2010 Adrian Ramsay, Norwich City Councillor, and Deputy Leader of the Green Party nationally, will be speaking about how cuts will affect local residents, and alternative ways the Green Party have proposed for tackling the deficit including cutting down on tax evasion and taxing risky financial transactions between banks. Speaking before the event, […]
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29 November 2010 The Green Group at Norfolk County Council is to take part in a working group to investigate the creation of an Energy Services Company (ESCO). As part of ‘leader’s questions’ at full Council on Monday 29 November, Cllr Phil Hardy, leader of the Green Group on Norfolk County Council, outlined the reasons […]
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26 November 2010 Following the Inspectorate’s request in the public examination for the Greater Norfolk Development Partnership (GNDP) to prepare a Plan B, the City and Council Green Party leaders are calling that this time, the development be open to proper public scrutiny and democratic process. Councillor Phil Hardy, Leader of the Green Party County […]
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25 November 2010 New elections for a police commissioner in Norfolk are likely to cost the taxpayer around £600,000 every four years. The elections, announced at the Conservative Party conference this year, will choose a US-style commissioner to replace police authorities by May 2012. But they will be an expensive distraction from front-line policing, according […]
20 October 2010 In a damning criticism of the Comprehensive Spending Review, Green Party deputy leader and Norwich City Councillor Adrian Ramsay has called the budget “an act of social devastation masquerading as fairness”. Adrian Ramsay said: “The chancellor mentioned fairness numerous times, but in fact we’re looking at a society that’s already unequal getting […]
