Author: tomhathway

South Gloucestershire Green Party have welcomed the decision of government to bin the proposals for a huge expansion to the Mall at Cribbs Causeway after it was granted permission by South Gloucestershire Council in 2016. M&G Real Estate and Intu Properties, the real estate companies that own the site along with JT Baylis, had planned to […]

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Summer into Autumn and my adopted little tree is magnificent in bright colours. I am bored, so bored with the narrow futile ‘ down the rabbbit hole’ soundbites about Brexit. This isn’t a time for building walls but rather for building bridges. With accelerating climate change and the news about the Arctic meltdown, the process […]

Read More… from Reflections on Autumn – Maggie Jeffery

Consider the primary role of local councillors: representing their ward and the people who live in it. A quick look at South Gloucestershire Council suggests the current make-up of Councillors is far from representative of local residents. In the 2015 local elections, the Conservatives received 42% of the votes in South Glos, and yet they make up […]

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South Gloucestershire Greens are urging residents in Hanham to respond to a consultation on road safety proposals for 20mph limits in some areas. Greens are throwing support behind the proposals as a positive step for Hanham, where residents in recent surveys highlighted concerns about road safety in the area. Local campaigner Joseph Evans said, “This […]

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South Gloucestershire Green Party have condemned the decision of Bristol’s Mayor, Marvin Rees, to rule out the Temple Meads site for the proposed Bristol arena. The move effectively gives the green light to the Brabazon site at Filton, where they say it will create even more transport chaos despite further gridlock already being on the horizon following the scrapping of the Severn Bridge tolls.   Spokesperson Joseph Evans said, “We’ve all experienced the massive transport problems the north Bristol fringe […]

Read More… from South Gloucestershire Green Party have condemned the decision of Bristol’s Mayor, Marvin Rees, to rule out the Temple Meads site for the proposed Bristol arena.

With the launch of the survey, local Green Party activists will soon be out and about in Hanham asking residents what the main issues are for them in the area. The “60 Second Survey” takes roughly a minute to complete. It aims to reach out to residents and inform our campaigns in the area, focussing […]

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The plans submitted to South Glos council requested permission for the land off Beach Lane for 25 years, and would have seen construction of a Peaking Gas Generation Plant. Greens echoed local concerns around the industrialisation of a Green Belt conservation area, with an expected requirement of 3 or 4 deliveries of LNG per week, […]

Read More… from Plans for a gas power station at Beach have been withdrawn after strong local opposition.

I can’t believe it was only a week ago (at time of writing) that around 300 intrepid members battled challenging weather conditions to arrive in Bournemouth for our 3-4 March Spring (!) Conference – with many more watching our live streaming from the warmth and safety of their own homes. Sadly, we had to cancel […]

Read More… from The South West Delivers Another Memorable Conference: Jenny Vernon

South Gloucestershire Green Party are calling for a revision of the Council’s draft Climate Change Strategy, released last month and open for public comment, pressing for greater scope and ambition to be worked into the plan. Whilst neighbouring councils like Bristol make substantial commitments – pledging to run entirely on clean energy by 2050, and […]

Read More… from Latest draft sees targets revised down and zero funding commitments

The original plan to build the 12,000 seat arena next to Temple Meads station, on land which Bristol Council owns, have been paused for nearly two years and a decision is due this month. However, now proposals to move the arena to the Brabazon hanger next to Filton Airfield are being considered.  South Gloucestershire Greens […]

Read More… from Plans to move the proposed Bristol Arena to Filton have been widely criticised by the South Gloucestershire Green Party.