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 »
Greens welcome rail partnership to improve stations and services for communities 27 October 2024 / 27 October 2024 by news 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, […] Read more »
Tories hang on in Suffolk by-election 27 October 2024 / 27 October 2024 by news 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 […] Read more »
Joanne standing for Green Party for Hoxne & Eye by-election 21 September 2024 / 21 September 2024 by news 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 […] 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 13 August 2024 / 17 August 2024 by news 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 it was axeing its daily service to Bury St Edmunds next month. Adrian Ramsay, the MP for Waveney Valley, has written to both the bus […] Read more »
Green MP says communities must be heard over pylons 27 July 2024 / 17 August 2024 by news 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 the pace required we need to take communities with us.” Read the full story on BBC News Read more »
Statement on Green Party Policy on Clean Renewable Energy for Suffolk 3 June 2024 / 10 July 2024 by news 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 wind farms. But these assets are not being used to their full. The Green Party supports the transition of the grid to 100% renewables […] Read more »
