27 September 2010 Green Party councillors in Norwich have strongly criticised the failure of the city council to bring council services back in house following the collapse of Connaught. At tomorrow’s (Tues) full council meeting the Greens are planning a barrage of questions (1) about the handling of the Connaught contract and the future of […]
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Green Party city councillors are pushing for an “open and transparent council” ahead of the first full council meeting on Tuesday.
26 September 2010 Greens said today that they will be using their increased influence following the elections earlier this month to press for a transformation in the way that the council is run. Prior to the recent local elections, Greens in Norwich published a manifesto which called for an “open council” and includes subjecting more […]
Party gains extra seat on city council
10 September 2010 The Green Party has won an extra seat on Norwich City Council, maintaining the progress it has made at every local election since 2002. Norwich now has the highest number of Green councillors of any UK council ever. Yesterday’s election gain came in Thorpe Hamlet ward, at the expense of the Lib-Dems. The […]
Financial difficulties facing Connaught point to need for change of policy
8 September 2010 The Green Party has commented today on the financial difficulties facing the housing services company Connaught, which has seen trading its shares suspended in the face of £220m debts. Connaught has eight contracts with Norwich City Council for services such as rubbish collection, street cleaning and housing maintenance and employs 650 people in […]
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“Broadband and mobile coverage a matter of social equality”, says Green leader
30 July 2010 Councillor Phil Hardy, leader of the Green Party Councillors on Norfolk County Council, has said that the poor broadband and mobile phone coverage experienced by many people in rural Norfolk is a matter of social equality [1]. He was speaking at an event held by Norfolk County Council on 29 July which […]
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Deputy Leader Adrian Ramsay addresses public meeting on Government plans
14 July 2010 Norfolk’s schools are under threat, a public meeting in Norwich was warned last night [1]. Green Party Deputy Leader Adrian Ramsay and former Norwich North MP Ian Gibson were amongst the speakers at a public meeting where teachers and parents expressed concern about the Government’s plan for more academies and free schools. […]
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Patrick Harvie MSP talks about what Greens can achieve
30 April 2010 The Green Party candidate in Norwich South, Adrian Ramsay, is aiming to become one of the first Green MPs at Westminster in the election next week. But in fact the Greens already have two MPs – in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. One of them is Patrick Harvie MSP, who has been […]
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Norfolk County Council accused of avoiding public inquiry
26 March 2010 Susan Curran, the Green Party General Election candidate for Broadland, is calling on the government to make sure there’s a public inquiry into the major alterations planned for the A47 Postwick Interchange. The so-called Postwick Hub is effectively the first phase of the controversial Norwich Northern Distributor Road but Mrs Curran says […]
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Burning refuse undermines recycling targets and wastes resources
24 March 2010 Greens in Norfolk are gearing up for a new fight against plans to burn refuse at an incinerator in King’s Lynn. Conservative controlled Norfolk County Council today (Wednesday March 24th) announced a shortlist of two contractors to provide a new waste plant at Saddlebow on the edge of King’s Lynn. Both consortiums […]
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Greens Narrowly Miss Out on First MEP in East of England
8 June 2009 Despite an increase in Green Party’s share of the vote from 5.6% in 2004 to 8.8%, the Greens have failed to win a seat in the East of England. Green support rose right across the UK with the two existing Green MEPs, Caroline Lucas (South East) and Jean Lambert (London), each being […]
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