Dr Agnes Watson announced as Green Party Candidate to continue Rachel Eburne’s Legacy in Mid Suffolk 8 May 2025 / 17 May 2025 by news The Green Party has announced Dr Agnes Watson as its candidate for the upcoming Mid Suffolk District Council by-election on Thursday 12th June. Dr Watson will be standing to represent Haughley, Old Newton, Stowupland and Wetherden, following the untimely passing of much-loved Green councillor Rachel Eburne. A long-standing NHS professional, Dr Watson has served for […] Read more »
Green-led council sets out what it needs to contribute to government target of 1.5 million new homes 13 April 2025 / 8 May 2025 by news Mid Suffolk District Council (MSDC) will be writing to government setting out what it needs to help build government target housing numbers. All four political groups unanimously endorsed the motion from Green Party councillors Andrew Stringer and Andy Mellen that government fundamentally misunderstood how the planning system and housing market work, so that easier planning […] Read more »
Suffolk County Council Opposition Blast Council Mismanagement of Libraries Contract 18 March 2025 / 19 March 2025 by news Following today’s (Tuesday 18 March 2025) decision to take Suffolk’s libraries back in-house at Suffolk County Council, members of the council’s official opposition shared their disappointment and anger at how poorly the process had been managed, both in the public arena and behind closed doors. The council has criticised Suffolk Libraries for proposing a reduction […] Read more »
Leading Green Party Councillor at Mid Suffolk has passed away 17 March 2025 / 17 March 2025 by news Councillor Eburne passed away on Friday 14th March after a long battle with cancer, despite which she played a leading role in the Mid Suffolk District Council and local Green Party. Rachel Eburne was elected as a Green Party councillor for the Haughley and Wetherden ward of Mid Suffolk District Council at a by-election in 2010. […] Read more »
Councillors are calling for Suffolk County Council to contact Suffolk Libraries for urgent talks to resolve the current impasse on the library contract 7 March 2025 / 12 March 2025 by news We the undersigned call on the portfolio holder to conduct urgent talks to resolve the library contract, before any more damage is caused to volunteer morale, and as yet unquantified cost to the council. We believe we are speaking for the people of Suffolk, as the recent support for Suffolk Libraries and the petition on […] Read more »
Green-led County councillors say “Keep decisions closer to home” 27 February 2025 / 1 March 2025 by news “We are disappointed but not surprised that the county council administration are proposing a single unitary council for Suffolk before the business case has even been written. We are in favour of devolution as a principle that genuinely empowers and brings decision-making closer to local communities, but this is not what is being proposed to date. […] Read more »
Green, Lib Dem & Independent Group on Suffolk County Council group responds to Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service inspection report 11 February 2025 / 12 February 2025 by news “We are incredibly grateful to Suffolk’s fire service and the dangerous job they do to keep us safe. It is frightening to think that council mismanagement could be threatening this vital service that we all depend on, and making valued employees of the fire service unhappy. There’s a lot in this report that is deeply […] Read more »
Conservative councillors in Mid Suffolk go Independent – Green reaction 1 February 2025 / 1 February 2025 by news At Mid Suffolk District Council four of the seven members of the Conservative group have relinquished their whip and will serve as independent councillors. Mid Suffolk District Council leader Andy Mellen reacted to the news: “We welcome and respect that four of our opposition colleagues have acted in accordance with their values and conscience and, […] Read more »
Roofs Before Rural: Suffolk County Council Opposition Motion on Solar Farms Passed 13 December 2024 / 13 December 2024 by news Members of the Suffolk GLI (Green, Lib Dem and Independent) group , who form the official opposition at Suffolk County Council, expressed their delight today that their motion requesting a joined-up approach to solar power from the government was approved by the council this afternoon. Recent solar farm applications have seen approvals granted by the […] Read more »
Green councillors react to ban on disposable vapes 30 October 2024 / 13 December 2024 by news Councillor Tim Weller, Green Party cabinet member for environment and well-being, said: “I’m delighted to learn that the government heard our Council’s response to its consultation last October on young people’s health and vaping. I wholeheartedly welcome its decision to ban the sale of disposable vapes from June 2025. “It was concerning to learn earlier […] Read more »
