Save the birds 20 November 2023 by Norwich Green party Local action needed to save endangered bird population Motion passed by Green councillors while Labour vote against new nest sites Norwich and Mile Cross are lucky enough to be a hot spot for the summer visiting swifts. On the Amber endangered list, there has been a 53% decline between 1995 and 2016. Their food supply is […] Read more »
Social Housing Legacy 20 November 2023 by Norwich Green party We must look after our social housing legacy in Mile Cross Huge congratulations to The Common Lot for the success of “The Great Estate” which was enjoyed by approximately 4000 people and celebrated the proud history of building social housing in Norwich. It challenged all in power to tackle the current housing crisis and reminded […] Read more »
Green councillors call for an immediate ceasefire and an end to illegal occupation in Palestine. 19 November 2023 / 20 November 2023 by The Green Party Groups on Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council call for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence, and an end to the illegal occupation in Palestine. The awful attacks committed by Hamas on 7 October were acts of brutal violence, and the hostages must be released unconditionally; at the same time, […] Read more »
Norwich City Council placed on list of worst landlords in the country by Housing Watchdog. 16 November 2023 / 24 February 2025 by Norwich Green party Norwich City Council placed on list of worst landlords in the country by Housing Watchdog. Urgent overhaul demanded by Greens. The Green Party is calling for an urgent review into Norwich City Council’s management of council homes across the city after a damning report from the Housing Ombudsman found the council to be among the […] Read more »
Motion for the Ocean 14 November 2023 by Norwich Green party A motion for the Ocean Norfolk’s wildlife, habitats and ecosystems are vitally important to us and futuregenerations, enhancing our lives, from the insects that pollinate our food crops to ourresidents’ health and wellbeing. The important economic benefits that all of Norfolk’sinterconnected waterways bring to local communities via recreational use andthrough tourism, are at risk of […] Read more »
No dentists accepting new NHS patients as Norwich declared a dentist desert by Green Party 14 November 2023 / 14 November 2023 by Norwich Green party No dentists accepting new NHS patients as Norwich declared a dentist desert by Green Party Norwich has become an NHS dental desert as Green Party research shows that there are no longer any dentist practices accepting new NHS patients in all of Greater Norwich. According to the NHS Find a Dentist website, the closest dentist […] Read more »
Love Norwich 22 September 2023 by Norwich Green party 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 […] Read more »
Is Norfolk ready for the ‘Wildfire Season’ 15 September 2023 / 15 September 2023 by Norwich Green party Is Norfolk ready for the ‘Wildfire Season’? Written in the spring of 2023, Councillor Jamie Osborne tells us about the challenges we need to be prepare for, and what the County Council needs to be doing Suffocating heat and blazing wildfires are now part of Norfolk’s summer. Is the county prepared to prevent the worst […] Read more »
A Green Development Plan 15 September 2023 by Norwich Green party A Green Development plan Written in the Spring of 2023, Councillor Jamie Osborne explains the a green approach to developing the local economy We might be heading towards warmer weather, but there is still a spring chill in the air that should remind us of one of the legacies of a winter in lockdown. As […] Read more »
The economic importance of protecting nature 15 September 2023 by Norwich Green party The economic importance of protecting nature Protecting nature isn’t all about cuddling hedgehogs. Green party Councillor Jamie Osborne explains its true value Even if we stopped all greenhouse gas emissions today, the climate would still continue to warm, due to the time-lag that is inherent in the greenhouse gas effect. So, while we have to […] Read more »