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21st March 2022 / 4th April 2023 by Bronwen Reid
Some people say to us ‘why do you deliver so many leaflets? – that’s a waste and you’re the Green Party!
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1st March 2022 by Bronwen Reid
Green Party objects to a large increase in car parking charges at the same time as giving away free parking passes to companies
20th January 2022 / 20th January 2022 by Bronwen Reid
Warwick District Green Party welcomes the outline planning approval for the Gigafactory[i] producing batteries for electric vehicles to be built at Coventry Airport.
12th December 2021 / 13th December 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Councillor John Dearing Last month Councillor John Dearing published a letter in Nature, the wold's leading multidisciplinary science journal. John Dearing, as well as being a very active councillor, is an environmental-systems researcher. Getting anything published in Nature is a huge achievement and we hope this will encourage other climate researchers to follow John's lead […]
28th September 2021 / 28th September 2021 by Bronwen Reid
The Green Party and Liberal Democrats put forward joint proposals to strengthen the Council’s action in areas such as transport, buildings and pension investments. However, a series of Conservative speakers argued that the plans were irrelevant or that the Council was already taking sufficient action.
24th September 2021 / 25th September 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Green Councillors have proposed 7 actions to increase the pace of change that cover areas like building standards, transport emissions and stopping investing pension money in fossil fuels
24th July 2021 / 24th July 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Take a look at our recent Engage event where 5 local entrepreneurs joined us to discuss the challenges and benefits of running a green business.
23rd July 2021 / 23rd July 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Warwickshire Green Party Councillors recently put forward a motion to plan and cost a 20mph speed limit in all residential areas. This was watered down by the Conservatives, but a report on 20mph limits will still come to cabinet in early 2022.
29th May 2021 / 5th July 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Dear Business Owner / Resident, I am writing to let you know about proposals to resurface Clemens Street and improvements. The Council currently have a formal consultation about this for you to give your views. Lots of people have contacted me in recent years about the poor states of the road and the bricked ‘raised […]
26th May 2021 / 30th May 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Izzi Seccombe has been re-elected leader of Warwickshire County Council at Shire Hall today (Tuesday) following the recent Council elections which resulted in a decisive Conservative victory. To mark the occasion the Green Party who increased their share of the vote from 8% to 13% have written to the leader with a series of 7 […]
19th May 2021 / 19th May 2021 by Bronwen Reid
AC Lloyd try to pull the wool over residents eyes with a second planning application for 200 homes. Cllr Will Roberts says " A very similar application was only refused 3 months ago by the planning committee and tonight the planning committee are being asked to grant AC Lloyds latest application, that has failed to address the reasons the first application was refused. I oppose this application as it stands and will fight AC Lloyd at every step to stop them putting their profit over people's health & wellbeing."
10th April 2021 / 10th April 2021 by Bronwen Reid
The Green Party has expressed sincere condolences to the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family following the sad news of the Duke of Edinburgh's passing at the age of 99.
2nd April 2021 / 4th April 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Ahead of the local elections on 6 May, the Greens are looking to build on their record results from the last local elections in 2019, which saw the party more than double their number of councillors. In Warwickshire, 18 Green councillors and their teams work for residents at various levels.
25th March 2021 / 3rd April 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Green Party policy is to develop active travel and support public transport as a healthier, cleaner and lower carbon solution to our future transport needs.
1st March 2021 / 2nd April 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Voted unanimously Warwick District Council on Wednesday 24th February voted unanimously to call for a re-evaluation of the need for this new road proposed to link the A46 and Westwood Heath Road across the Greenbelt between Kenilworth and the University of Warwick. Green Councillor James Kennedy Councillor James Kennedy (Green, Kenilworth Park Hill) in proposing […]
18th February 2021 / 18th February 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Warwickshire County Council have today set their annual budget deciding where £469 million of tax payer's money will be spent from April 2021 - March 2022. Greens put forward an alternative budget The Green group put forward a strong alternative budget focusing on COVID recovery, young people and Climate Change and Transport Transformation. Warwickshire County […]
5th February 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Even after the COVID restrictions are lifted, Kenilworth residents still won't be able to use the leisure centre at Abbey Fields and Castle Farm. Instead, they'll have to travel by road to leisure venues in either Warwick or Leamington. And they won't even be able to use the train because the Kenilworth train service is […]
3rd February 2021 / 3rd February 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Councillor Will Roberts has been supporting the local residents and campaigning against this planning application
24th January 2021 / 3rd February 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Support in Park Hill for ‘20 is Plenty’ is widespread, focussed on particular roads especially those around schools. Residents also want to make cycling safer, and they're concerned about traffic, pollution and HS2 People care about the environment and want make Kenilworth a better place to live
11th January 2021 / 3rd February 2021 by Bronwen Reid
Until February 13th, there is a public consultation about a new road. Local councils want a dual carriageway from the A46 at Stoneleigh to the heart of Warwick University campus and then extending across the countryside to Balsall Common.
20th December 2020 by Bronwen Reid
Kenilworth Town Council has been awarded nearly £75,000 through the HS2 Business and Local Economy Fund to begin a project to support local businesses through the disruption caused by the construction of the new high speed railway line. With six out of the town’s eight access roads proposed to be closed at some point in […]
15th October 2020 / 20th December 2020 by Bronwen Reid
More investment should be on the way for Warwickshire canal network following a County Council decision on Tuesday 13 October.
9th June 2020 / 9th June 2020 by Bronwen Reid
AC Lloyds have submitted a planning application for 200 new properties south of Asda and East of Whitnash. Read Cllr Will Robert’s full objection.
17th May 2020 / 28th July 2020 by Bronwen Reid
We've published our initial response to the Council's Newbold Comyn consultation. Have a look and tell us where you agree or disagree. What do you think should happen to this wonderful green space? Read Warwick District Green Party initial response to Newbold Comyn masterplan (pdf)
