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Greens more than double our vote share in Kingswood

Greens in Kingswood are celebrating our best ever result in a South Gloucestershire parliamentary election. In the recent Kingswood by-election our candidate, Lorraine Francis received 5.8% of the vote share, more than doubling our previous highest percentage and retaining our deposit for the first time in South Gloucestershire. According to the BBC, the Green Party […]

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Strike action and the Council’s planned changes to waste collection – our response

Background Recycling in South Gloucestershire was not collected last week. This was as a result of strike action by Suez over pay, and this situation will probably be repeated over the course of June and July. South Gloucestershire Council is not directly responsible for the Suez staff and therefore the dispute is outside its direct […]

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First time voters – welcome, and how you can make a difference

Next Thursday voters across the country will be going to the polls. Many, including in South Gloucestershire, will be voting for the very first time. First of all, we’d like to say a huge welcome to all those who have turned 18 since we last had an election in this area. You probably have a […]

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The Green vision for housing development in South Glos

Danny Bonnett is a Green Party candidate for Thornbury Town Council. In this post, he shares the Green Party’s policy on housing. He also responds to a question from local residents about our stance on housing development in South Glos and the role proposed by the metro mayor of South Glos in addressing Bristol’s unmet […]

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Celebrating environmental wins in 2022 and looking ahead to 2023

Local Green Party member Siân Harris was one of many who joined in with an afternoon of wildflower planting on Siston Common in October As we start a new year there are no doubt mixed feelings – an opportunity to rethink and reset but also a reminder that, for better or worse, January 2023 will […]

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