- Greens welcome rail partnership to improve stations and services for communities
Green Party councillors at Mid Suffolk have given a warm welcome to the announcement from Greater Anglia that a Community Rail Partnership (CRP) will finally be established for the Ipswich… Read more: Greens welcome rail partnership to improve stations and services for communities - Tories hang on in Suffolk by-election
Green Party members and supporters across Suffolk were naturally disappointed that their candidate Joanne Brooks was only four votes short of overturning a 600-vote majority for a seat on Suffolk County Council. In the… Read more: Tories hang on in Suffolk by-election - Joanne standing for Green Party for Hoxne & Eye by-election
Mid Suffolk Green Party are pleased to announce their candidate for the forthcoming Hoxne and Eye County Council by election. Joanne is a resident of Eye with extensive experience of… Read more: Joanne standing for Green Party for Hoxne & Eye by-election - MP Adrian Ramsay and Green councillors call for funding for bus routes in the Mid Suffolk villages of Walsham le Willows and Badwell Ash
Dozens of residents in the Suffolk villages of Walsham le Willows and Badwell Ash have been left without transport to college and hospital and work after the bus company said… Read more: MP Adrian Ramsay and Green councillors call for funding for bus routes in the Mid Suffolk villages of Walsham le Willows and Badwell Ash - Green MP says communities must be heard over pylons
Green MP Adrian Ramsay says communities must be heard over pylons. “I am the first to argue for scaling up all types of renewable energy, but to do this at… Read more: Green MP says communities must be heard over pylons - Statement on Green Party Policy on Clean Renewable Energy for Suffolk
From Adrian Ramsay, Leader of the Green Party and MP candidate for Waveney Valley In Suffolk we are blessed with strong winds, lots of sun and ports to service offshore… Read more: Statement on Green Party Policy on Clean Renewable Energy for Suffolk - Mid Suffolk Council celebrates “exhilarating” first year under Green leadership
A year ago, the citizens of Mid Suffolk became the first in the country to elect a Green majority local government. Now the Green administration has produced a progress report… Read more: Mid Suffolk Council celebrates “exhilarating” first year under Green leadership - Voters endorse Green council as Lorraine wins Mid Suffolk by-election
Mid Suffolk Green Party councillors have welcomed their newest colleague, Lorraine Baker, who won the Chilton, Stowmarket by-election held on Thursday 2nd May. Lorraine becomes a member of the 24-strong… Read more: Voters endorse Green council as Lorraine wins Mid Suffolk by-election - Statement on the defection of Dr Dan Poulter MP by Suffolk’s Green council leaders
When the news began to circulate on Saturday afternoon that Dr Poulter had defected to the Labour Party (never an easy decision), surprise and disbelief were our initial reactions. We… Read more: Statement on the defection of Dr Dan Poulter MP by Suffolk’s Green council leaders - Green candidate for Stowmarket by-election announced
Mid Suffolk Green Party is delighted to announce that Chilton ward resident Lorraine Baker will be their candidate in the forthcoming by-election to be held on May 2nd. 2024 is… Read more: Green candidate for Stowmarket by-election announced - Green candidate for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket selected
An artist and grandmother, who only got into politics a few years ago, has been selected as the Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. Emma Buckmaster… Read more: Green candidate for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket selected - Britain’s first Green-run council has passed a significant milestone with approval of its first budget
Mid Suffolk Full Council met to debate budgets for the 2024/25 year Introducing the proposals, Councillor Rachel Eburne said: “This Green Administration wishes to provide quality services to residents and… Read more: Britain’s first Green-run council has passed a significant milestone with approval of its first budget - Beaver release in Suffolk
Green Party councillors were very pleased to be invited to see the release of beavers in Suffolk, for what is believed to be the first time in the County. Dr… Read more: Beaver release in Suffolk - Suffolk Green-led councillors Express Disgust at Rwanda Bill Victory
Members of Suffolk County Council’s Green, Lib Dem and Independent Group today expressed their disgust about the successful vote in Parliament yesterday to further the Conservative policy to deport asylum… Read more: Suffolk Green-led councillors Express Disgust at Rwanda Bill Victory - A letter from Green councillor Jen Overett in response to Ipswich’s Conservative MP Tom Hunt’s desires for a bypass to the north of the town
Above is a letter published in the Ipswich Star and Essex EADT on 21 December 2023, from our Green Party councillor Jen Overett, who was writing in response to Ipswich’s… Read more: A letter from Green councillor Jen Overett in response to Ipswich’s Conservative MP Tom Hunt’s desires for a bypass to the north of the town - New Year message from Suffolk’s Green council leaders
As Green Party Leaders of two of Suffolk’s district councils, we are writing to thank residents for the opportunity given to us in last May’s elections to lead Mid Suffolk… Read more: New Year message from Suffolk’s Green council leaders - Greens say Council-owned farms should aim for local food and biodiversity gain
Following the presentation of the Annual Property Report 2023, the Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent group at Suffolk County Council has questioned the commitment of the council to its County… Read more: Greens say Council-owned farms should aim for local food and biodiversity gain - Green parliamentary candidates checking the bike route
As part of their preparations for the General Election, two of Suffolk Green Party’s parliamentary candidates have traversed their constituencies by bike. Starting at 10.15am from the Cornhill in Bury… Read more: Green parliamentary candidates checking the bike route - Green Party co-leader statement on floods in Suffolk and Norfolk
Green Party co-leader and MP candidate for the new Waveney Valley Constituency, Adrian Ramsay, spent this afternoon talking to people affected by the flooding in Eye, Suffolk. “The scenes and… Read more: Green Party co-leader statement on floods in Suffolk and Norfolk - Work has begun at Crown Street roundabout, Stowmarket
Work has finally begin at the Crown Street roundabout in Stowmarket to remove the uneven and dangerous paving, provide new footpaths and pedestrian islands and make the area usable again… Read more: Work has begun at Crown Street roundabout, Stowmarket - Greens cut through the confusion about mowing public land
Green Party councillors are receiving more and more complaints about grass growing tall and not being cut. To reassure the public and set the story straight, they have published a… Read more: Greens cut through the confusion about mowing public land - Concerns remain over local election nominations
Green Party councillors for Mid Suffolk remain very concerned that mistakes may remain in the published nominations for parish, town and possibly district elections on May 4th. This follows corrections… Read more: Concerns remain over local election nominations - Local Green Party celebrates initial successes as nominations close
People and plans to improve the Mid Suffolk District Mid Suffolk Green Party members are delighted to see their 29 District candidates are more than any other party, and several… Read more: Local Green Party celebrates initial successes as nominations close - Greens call for end to all shareholder payouts until water companies sort their sewage out
Samples from River Waveney at Diss show toxic bacteria above levels for safe swimming. The Green Party has called for a halt to all further dividends to water company shareholders… Read more: Greens call for end to all shareholder payouts until water companies sort their sewage out - Positive responses from supporters and public as top Greens visit Suffolk
Hosts and visitors alike enjoyed a two-day visit to Suffolk on 9th and 10th February, by Caroline Lucas MP and Green Party Co-leader Adrian Ramsay. Starting with a packed meeting… Read more: Positive responses from supporters and public as top Greens visit Suffolk - Green Party co-Leader Adrian Ramsay launches his campaign to become MP for the new Waveney Valley constituency
The Boundary Commission has proposed the new constituency which will bring together Diss and Harleston in Norfolk with Eye, Bungay and Halesworth in Suffolk. The constituency will be one of… Read more: Green Party co-Leader Adrian Ramsay launches his campaign to become MP for the new Waveney Valley constituency - Councillors call for sharper focus to reduce sewage pollution
Mid Suffolk’s Green and Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed unanimous support for their motion calling for more information and a strong focus on how planning approvals affect sewage discharges into… Read more: Councillors call for sharper focus to reduce sewage pollution - Green Peer has fears for farming and wildlife
Baroness Natalie Bennett, Green Party member of the House of Lords, has been in Suffolk in support of the Mid Suffolk Green Party campaign for next year’s local elections. During… Read more: Green Peer has fears for farming and wildlife - Suffolk Investment Zones – a recipe for undermining local businesses and riding over local democracy.
The proposal of Suffolk’s councils for investment zones will undermine existing local businesses, and bulldoze local decision making and environmental protection, says the Green-led opposition at Suffolk County council. Andrew… Read more: Suffolk Investment Zones – a recipe for undermining local businesses and riding over local democracy. - Mid Suffolk Green councillors call on local Tories to join them in disowning Government’s attack on nature
Mid Suffolk Green councillors call on local Tories to join them in disowning Government’s attack on nature. Mid Suffolk Green Party councillors have today written to all local Conservative councillors,… Read more: Mid Suffolk Green councillors call on local Tories to join them in disowning Government’s attack on nature - County’s official opposition responds to school transport withdrawal
Some Taxis have cancelled their contracts to take pupils to school. Green Party councillor responds Green Party Cllr Caroline Topping Suffolk GLI Spokesperson for Education and Child Protection, said: “It… Read more: County’s official opposition responds to school transport withdrawal - ‘Turning the Air Green’ – comedy and politics combine in Suffolk
TV’s ‘Mock The Week’ regular ANGELA BARNES headlines ‘Turning The Air Green’, a night of high class stand up comedy and satire at the Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds on… Read more: ‘Turning the Air Green’ – comedy and politics combine in Suffolk - Top Greens visit Stowmarket
Senior members of the Green Party call for much more action on single-use plastics during a recent visit to Stowmarket. Green Party peer, Baroness Jenny Jones called for more urgent… Read more: Top Greens visit Stowmarket - Sizewell C development – response from Suffolk Green, Lib Dem & Independent (GLI) Group
Please see quotes from the Suffolk Green, Lib Dem & Independent (GLI) Group regarding the recent approval of the Sizewell C development: Cllr Andrew Stringer GLI Leader “We believe this… Read more: Sizewell C development – response from Suffolk Green, Lib Dem & Independent (GLI) Group - Police won’t enforce 20mph safety zonesOn 2nd December, Suffolk County Council passed opposition Green, Lib Dem, Independent (GLI) group motion recognising changes to the Highway Code, giving clarity that 20mph limits should not be exceeded.… Read more: Police won’t enforce 20mph safety zones
- Greens help polluted Suffolk rivers
Increased commitment to Suffolk rivers as Green, LibDem & Independent Group motion passes All Suffolk rivers have been reported to have failed government standards. Suffolk GLI believes that our rivers in Suffolk should promote safe human activity, biodiversity, and important wildlife. Instead, Suffolk rivers are polluted with dangerous amounts of chemicals, destroying ecosystems with a rise in sewage discharge, storm overflow, as well as agricultural runoff. - Greens call for undersea electricity grid
As concern and opposition grow to National Grid proposals for huge new electricity pylons and cables from Norwich to Tilbury, the Green Party has proposed a radically different approach for… Read more: Greens call for undersea electricity grid - Council to fund electric rural bus provision with £820,000 over 2 years
Scheme is ‘green’ in more ways than one Green & Liberal Democrat proposal for Mid Suffolk to buy two electric buses to provide scheduled services to rural villages lacking provision… Read more: Council to fund electric rural bus provision with £820,000 over 2 years - Thurston by-election triumph
On 17th February the Green Party won the Thurston Ward District by-election by a massive margin. Our candidate, Austin Davies, won the by-election with 845 votes, more than double the… Read more: Thurston by-election triumph - Green candidate fears over pesticide danger to bees
Government go-ahead as PM expresses “concern for biodiversity” at global conference The UK Government have authorised neonicotinoid to treat sugar beet seed. Mid-Suffolk Green Party Councillor Andy Mellen responded, “I… Read more: Green candidate fears over pesticide danger to bees - Green Party selects co-leader Adrian Ramsay as MP candidate in North Suffolk
Green Party selects co-leader Adrian Ramsay as MP candidate in North Suffolk Replacing the Blue Wall with a Green Hedge. Party to target North Suffolk after recent election results make… Read more: Green Party selects co-leader Adrian Ramsay as MP candidate in North Suffolk - Tory council erodes democracy by cancelling Mid Suffolk District Council Meeting
The full Council meeting of Mid Suffolk District Council due for Thursday 25th November has been cancelled; the Green and Liberal Democrat Group strongly disagrees with this decision, which erodes democracy… Read more: Tory council erodes democracy by cancelling Mid Suffolk District Council Meeting - Green councillors and public all oppose stop-gap school expansion in Elmswell
Green councillors condemn short-sighted schooling decision and poor education planning Mid Suffolk’s conservative cabinet fund extra classrooms squeezed onto Elmswell school site despite opposition from local people and their elected… Read more: Green councillors and public all oppose stop-gap school expansion in Elmswell - Conservative run County council failing to object to Sizewell C are selling Suffolk short, according to Green councillors
The Green, Liberal Democrat, and Independent Group express extreme concern over today’s announcement by Suffolk County Council administration regarding their change in position on Sizewell C. The Group believe there… Read more: Conservative run County council failing to object to Sizewell C are selling Suffolk short, according to Green councillors - Cycling – Tories won’t commit
Opposition group calls on Suffolk County Council’s Conservative administration to commit £20m to spend on cycle network upgrades it pledged in election manifesto https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/ipswich/news/group-calls-on-councils-administration-to-commit-to-20m-it-9215220/ Calls have been made for Suffolk… Read more: Cycling – Tories won’t commit - Electric Taxi initiative blocked by Conservative chair casting vote
Green and Lib Dem councillors voted against Mid Suffolk’s policy on taxis at the Licensing and Regulatory Committee, because the policy fails to support operators to transition to low and… Read more: Electric Taxi initiative blocked by Conservative chair casting vote - Gateway 14 needs a day and a committee of 16
A decision on the roads, infrastructure and outline of a major commercial development on the edge of Stowmarket is listed as the first of 8 agenda items for decision by… Read more: Gateway 14 needs a day and a committee of 16 - Green oasis set to strengthen Mid Suffolk’s biodiversity
Green Party councillors have welcomed the Council’s success in buying a parcel of riverside land which had changed hands twice this year as speculators considered development. Ward representative Councillor John… Read more: Green oasis set to strengthen Mid Suffolk’s biodiversity - Urgent call for more health provision
The Mid Suffolk Green Party is calling for a third health centre to be provided to serve the growing town of Stowmarket. They suggest that land is allocated within the… Read more: Urgent call for more health provision - New Opposition Leader at Mid Suffolk Council
The Green and Liberal Democrat group of councillors at Mid Suffolk have chosen a new leader following the decision of Rachel Eburne to step back from the role while continuing… Read more: New Opposition Leader at Mid Suffolk Council - County Council Official Opposition – Green Party councillor sets out stall
Cllr Andrew Stringer, Leader of the Green, Liberal Democrat & Independent Group, gave the following speech today at the County Council AGM: “How great it is to be with all… Read more: County Council Official Opposition – Green Party councillor sets out stall - Suffolk Greens celebrate ‘treble, treble’ election success
The Green Party’s Suffolk County Council representation increased from three to nine councillors in the elections last week, making the Green Party the second largest political group. Mid Suffolk Green… Read more: Suffolk Greens celebrate ‘treble, treble’ election success - Queen’s Speech misses opportunities
Queen’s Speech has nothing to improve social and environmental inequalities say local Green councillors In the midst of a climate and biodiversity emergency, the Government’s Queen’s Speech missed so many… Read more: Queen’s Speech misses opportunities - Record Green Party slate for Suffolk County council elections
As nominations close the Green Party has announced 55 candidates for the County elections as well as more for Ipswich Borough, various district by-elections and the police commissioner ballot. Across… Read more: Record Green Party slate for Suffolk County council elections - Green Party welcome for solar carports but not for obsolete gas generation at Eye
Mid Suffolk District Council has approved funding for solar car ports at the Stowmarket Leisure Centre. This will enable the council to produce energy through solar panels to help run… Read more: Green Party welcome for solar carports but not for obsolete gas generation at Eye - Suffolk has less to spend on potholes say Greens
Cuts to government funding for road maintenance in Suffolk make it impossible for the county council to make long-term plans to repair roads across the area, opposition councillors have warned.… Read more: Suffolk has less to spend on potholes say Greens - Mid Suffolk council commits £4m for Covid recovery projects in 2021 budget
Jason Noble Local Democracy Reporter Plans to increase council tax in Mid Suffolk from April have been narrowly approved – while an extra £4million has been committed to helping with… Read more: Mid Suffolk council commits £4m for Covid recovery projects in 2021 budget - Walnut tree walk loses its eponymous trees
Mixed messages given to dismayed residents after felling of much-loved trees Shocked residents have been asking Mid Suffolk District Council why the walnut trees along Walnut Tree Walk have recently… Read more: Walnut tree walk loses its eponymous trees - Council property company buy business centre in CoventryProperty company Cifco, owned by Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils, has bought yet another faraway building. Green & Liberal Democrat Shadow portfolio for investments Councillor John Matthissen said: ” I… Read more: Council property company buy business centre in Coventry
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Government preparations for on-line home learning not good enough Green Party councillor Wendy Turner, for Mid Suffolk, added: “I’m glad schools are now beginning to help all families that are… Read more: Laptop computers for home schooling - Councillor Andy Mellen calls for action on flooding
Green Councillor Andy Mellen is calling for action by Suffolk County Council to alleviate persistent road flooding affecting several villages in his area. Councillor Mellen, who represents Bacton ward on… Read more: Councillor Andy Mellen calls for action on flooding - Gardening has helped me deal with waiting for lockdown to end
Green Councillor Wendy Turner, 58, from Thurston, embarked on a project to ‘rewild’ her front garden, which also became very social as it was a conversation starter with passers-by. She… Read more: Gardening has helped me deal with waiting for lockdown to end - Peel Centre Go-ahead
Mid Suffolk District Council have agreed a long lease of 11 Market Place, the former Stowmarket NatWest bank, enabling the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts to expand and link… Read more: Peel Centre Go-ahead
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Greens welcome rail partnership to improve stations and services for communities
Green Party councillors at Mid Suffolk have given a warm welcome to the announcement from Greater Anglia that a Community Rail Partnership (CRP) will finally be established for the Ipswich to Cambridge line which includes four stations in the district. Mid Suffolk Cabinet member, Councillor Teresa Davis said: “In a time of counting every penny,…
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Tories hang on in Suffolk by-election
Green Party members and supporters across Suffolk were naturally disappointed that their candidate Joanne Brooks was only four votes short of overturning a 600-vote majority for a seat on Suffolk County Council. In the Hoxne and Eye by-election, which was always expected to be close, Green votes totalled 891 in an area which has been held by Conservatives for…
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Joanne standing for Green Party for Hoxne & Eye by-election
Mid Suffolk Green Party are pleased to announce their candidate for the forthcoming Hoxne and Eye County Council by election. Joanne is a resident of Eye with extensive experience of working with environmental organizations locally and nationally. Joanne says : “My involvement with the Green Party has deepened my understanding of local issues such as…