Broxtowe Green
Party News
Greens launch blog
2nd March 2010
Green Party launches blog. See: http://broxtowegreenparty.wordpress.com/
Greens
lead protest to Tesco plans
12th
June 2009
Broxtowe Green Party activists led a protest outside the Town Hall
against plans to build an expanded Tesco in Beeston (below)
The Council voted in favour of the new plans at a meeting of the Development Committee. The vote was 6-4 in favour.
Greens
launch campaign to stop new Tesco plans
11th Nov 2008
Broxtowe Green Party members have launched a campaign to try and
stop revised plans for the proposed Tesco superstore on Station Road, Beeston.
The 'Say No To Tesco' campaign will try and persuade local residents and shopkeepers
to protest at plans for over 9,000 square feet of supermarket - nearly twice
the original proposals. The revised plans are being reviewed by the local
council and will be debated by a planning committee in early December.
The campaign has launched a blog. See: http://saynototesco.wordpress.com/
Local
ethical supermarket saved with help from Greens
24th June 2008
Campaigners who were trying to Save Out of This World from a proposed
planning 'change of use' were celebrating last night as the Council's Development
committee voted out the plans. Green activists and the shop's staff helped
lead dozens of concerned local residents into the council to hear the debate.
After a long discussion and a speech from the shop's manager, the committee
rejected the plans on the grounds of the need to keep 'vitality' in the local
shopping area.
What was especially pleasing was that councillors were using the arguments that Greens had been putting forward during the campaign. This should be rejected because the shop is the only major source of fair trade food and locally-produce in the area. And if we are serious about tackling climate change and developing a sustainable community then we must support those people who are willing to run businesses that help those goals.
Further details
and news of any new developments can be found on the campaign
blog which was set-up by Green Party members.
Greens to protest outside Council meeting
17th June 2008
Green Party members
will be holding a short protest outside Broxtowe Borough Council's Development
committee meeting on Monday 23rd June in order to register support for Out
of This World ethical supermarket. Details of the council meeting on available
on the Save Out of This World blog.
Greens
take 15% in Beeston West
27th April 2007
Green Party activists Paul Anderson and Gordon Stoner together took
a total of 15% in Beeston West scoring 331 and 237 respectively. After a close
fought campaign by all four parties the result was close, with under 300 votes
now separating the bottom candidates from the winners.
Other Green Party candidates took around 6-7% in Beeston Rylands, Beeston
North, Chilwell East and West. Full results
are available on the Broxtowe Borough website.
Final
week of local election campaigning
27th April 2007
Members of Broxtowe Green Party are engaged in a final week of campaigning
for elections to the borough council. They will be out and about in Beeston
campaigning to elect the town's first Green councillors on 3rd May.
Beeston West candidate
Paul Anderson with the Green 'battle bike'
Beeston West candidate
Gordon Stoner (left) and Beeston Rylands
candidate Adrian Williams campaigning in Beeston.
Tram
and green issues dominate Broxtowe election says Evening Post
27th April 2007
The decision whether to build the tram to Beeston and the rate
of recycling are amongst the key issues facing voters in the campaign for
Broxtowe Council according to an article
in the Evening Post.
Green
Party publishes Spring newsletter
17th March 2007
The Green Party's spring newsletter has been hitting the streets of Beeston in the last few days. This edition includes details of our house-to-house survey over the Lidl development in Beeston West. Over 80% of respondents were against the plans. The newsletter also continues information about the party's plans for the May elections.
The newsletter is available as a PDF document for download.
Green
Party publishes Autumn ward newsletter
18th Dec 2006
Broxtowe Green Party's Autumn edition of its local ward newsletter has been published. The newsletter is being distributed to several thousand homes in the Beeston area. The newsletter includes details of a letter sent to Tesco protesting at plans for the new supermarket in the centre of Beeston.
Green
Party starts selection for May 2007
14th Nov 2006
Broxtowe Green Party has begun
the selection process for candidates for the May 2007 local elections to Broxtowe
council. Further details will follow in the New Year.
Green
Party publishes Spring ward newsletter
9th Mar2006
Broxtowe Green
Party's Spring edition of its local, ward, newsletter has been published.
The newsletter is being distributed to several thousand homes in the Beeston
area. The newsletter contains articles on the party's opposition to local
development in Beeston and news on the energy works campaign.
To download and read the ward newsletter, click
here (PDF, 700kb)
Green
Party opposes University hotel plans
19th Dec 2005
Broxtowe Green Party have agreed to oppose plans for a hotel
at the University of Nottingham. The proposed luxury complex will be built
on green space in front of Florence Boot hall at the edge of the campus on
Boundary Road. Party spokesman, Paul Anderson, said "This is a valuable
green space, used by both students and local residents, which should be preserved
for future generations."
The current proposal includes a swimming pool, private gym and space for 100
cars. The Greens are also concerned about increases in local traffic caused
by the new development.
Similar plans have been submitted before and were defeated and
Green Party members will be joining with local residents to oppose the new
plans and make formal objections to the respective councils. It is understood
that Broxtowe Council have objected.
Green
Candidates only ones pledged to stop climate change
24th April 2005
Green Party
candidates standing in the Nottingham area are the only ones signed up to
the Global Commons Institute's climate change pledge. No other party's candidates
have signed the pledge which commits candidates to work for real progress
on carbon dioxide emissions once they are elected. Read the full
press release (PDF)
Nottinghamshire
Greens launch campaign
16th April2005
Ashley Baxter (L), Simon Anthony and Paul Anderson
launch the Green Party campaign
The Green Party formally launched
its General Election campaign in the Nottingham City area with an event at
the USE Cyber Centre on Alfreton Road. The three candidates, Paul Anderson
(Broxtowe), Ashley Baxter (Nott East) and Simon Anthony (Rushcliffe) presented
the new online Green Party manifesto.
Paul Anderson said: "The manifesto contains a fuller series of policies
than previous elections reflecting our increased number of elected representatives
in the UK. We're hoping to make an impact on the election here in Nottingham
and put environmental issues on the agenda."
The manifesto
is available at: http://manifesto.greenparty.org.uk
Paul Anderson officially nominated as candidate
15th April 2005
Paul Anderson has been officially
nominated as the candidate for the Green Party in Broxtowe. The Party will
face competition from Labour, Conservative, LibDem, Veritas, UKIP and several
independents.
See Article in
Evening Post on Broxtowe
seat
Broxtowe
Greens to stand in County elections
17th March 2005
Broxtowe Green Party have announced that they will be standing
at least four candidates in the Beeston area for the forthcoming County Council
elections. Further details can be found in our County
Elections section.
Greens select General Election candidate
4th March 2005
Broxtowe Green Party have selected Paul Anderson to stand in
the General Election. Full
Press Release(word)