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The Badger Cull: Another Way – Jack Cox

In 2013 more than 300,000 people supported a petition opposing the cull on Badgers, along with this an independent expert panel was appointed by DEFRA, that panel deemed the cull as ineffective and inhumane along with saying that the culls had no significant improvement on eradicating TB. In November this year a review had stated that the badger […]

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South Gloucestershire Council Adopt Climate Change Strategy On Day Of Crucial IPCC Report

South Gloucestershire Green Party have slammed the Conservative Cabinet for missing an opportunity to take the reins on climate change, following their adoption of a revised Climate Change Strategy for the next 5 years. The Cabinet met and voted through the Climate Change Strategy 2018-2023 on the day the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]

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Badger Culling: Inhumane and Unscientific – Joe Evans

There are 220,000 badgers (Meles meles) in the UK, each one a sentient, intelligent and curious individual with a personality and a consciousness flourishing over 6 – 8 years of life in the wild. As a species they play a crucial role in the functioning of our ecosystems and are unanimously adored, recognised as a […]

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Development would have been “final nail in the coffin” for local high streets

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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Reflections on Autumn – Maggie Jeffery

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 […]

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Representation in South Glos Council – Joseph Evans

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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Urgent: Respond to this consultation

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.

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 […]

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