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18 November 2024 / 18 November 2024 by marke
Cambridge Water Failures Pose Threat To Environment And Water Supply The annual reviews by Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) of the performance of England’s water companies were published on 21 October 1. Jean Glasberg, Green Party City Councillor, says: “These letters make shocking reading. They provide […]
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30 September 2024 / 30 September 2024 by marke
Kathryn Fisher has been selected as Green Party candidate for the Histon and Impington by-election of 24 October 2024. More information here.
15 July 2024 / 15 July 2024 by marke
Urgent action needed to tackle pollution, flooding and water shortages Cambridgeshire residents are facing rising water bills with proposed price hikes of 13-14%1. But we are confronted with polluted rivers and failing sewage treatment plants, dried up chalk streams, and both flooding and drought which are damaging agriculture, roads and other infrastructure and affecting our […]
4 June 2024 / 5 June 2024 by marke
The local Green Party prospective parliamentary candidates for the General Election are listed here.
31 May 2024 / 5 June 2024 by marke
Miranda Fyfe has been selected as Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate in South Cambridgeshire for the General Election 2024. Miranda has lived in Cambridgeshire for over 30 years. An active member of the Stapleford village community, she has worked in NHS management and is a keen campaigner for Active Travel and public transport, who practises […]
3 May 2024 / 3 May 2024 by marke
Abbey – Naomi Bennett Elected with 52% of vote. Coleridge – Sarah Nicmanis Second with 34% of vote. Newnham – Hugh Clough Elected with 46% of vote.
14 April 2024 / 14 April 2024 by marke
8 April 2024 / 14 April 2024 by marke
The full version of the manifesto can be found here. The shortened version is here.
7 April 2024 / 14 April 2024 by marke
Saran Nicmanis at Fanshawe Road flats, Coleridge Cambridge had just under 7350 council homes in September 20231 but, by March this year, there were still almost 28002 people on the waiting list, indicating that the City needs some 40% more social housing to give everyone a roof over their head. Cambridge City Council prides itself […]
21 March 2024 / 14 April 2024 by marke
Sarah Nicmanis, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Cambridge, speaking to the Environment and Community Scrutiny Committee on Thursday 21st March with reference to the Petition requesting that Cambridge City Council publically supports the Climate and Ecology Bill. I speak as the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Cambridge City and on behalf of our local party […]
18 March 2024 / 1 April 2024 by marke
ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE FOR CAMBRIDGE! The Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party (C&SCGP) is appalled by the tone, top-down approach, and lack of reality in the government’s new report The Case for Cambridge1. With ‘economic growth’ mentioned five times, and ‘climate’ appearing just twice, the proposal totally ignores all that Cambridge residents have been […]
11 March 2024 / 3 April 2024 by marke
Greens and local residents are relieved to hear the news that our Labour Council has finally dropped proposals for the development of seven houses on St Thomas’s Square Play Park, a protected local green space. St Thomas’s Park is a green space rich in biodiversity, visited daily by local families for the well-resourced play area […]
5 March 2024 / 18 March 2024 by marke
Introduction: the current Housing situation in Greater Cambridge Greater Cambridge has a crisis of housing affordability. Too many people now live under the stress of insecure housing and many others are forced to live miles away from their place of work. Data published in October 2022 showed that median salaries in Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire […]
22 February 2024 by marke
Cambridge is yet to sign up to Climate and Ecology Bill despite the city being a world leader in climate and environmental science THE GREEN PARTY is calling on the public to sign a petition urging Cambridge City Council to declare support for vital legislation. Almost 900 organisations, politicians and scientists – including Cambridgeshire County […]
5 February 2024 / 8 February 2024 by marke
Sarah Nicmanis Parlimentary Candidate for Cambridge I have been an active, enthusiastic and proud member of the Cambridge Green Party for 8 years. I have lived in Cambridge for over 20 years and am raising a 5-year old child with my partner. I have worked in both the education and housing sectors, and have observed […]
6 November 2023 / 4 February 2024 by elliecrane
Late notification of public meeting is typical of lack of transparency and action, say Greens Greens are calling on Cambridge Water to take the crisis more seriously after the company failed to notify customers in good time about a public meeting. At an online meeting tomorrow [November 7], customers and stakeholders are due to be […]
3 October 2023 / 22 March 2024 by elliecrane
Labour and Lib Dems' decision to cancel the plans was "for the wrong reasons" Sarah Nicmanis, Cambridge Green Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate, has criticised Labour and Lib Dem politicians, saying that they backed out of the plans for a congestion charge put forward in the Making Connections consultation for the wrong reasons. “The right reason […]
17 July 2023 by elliecrane
Adverts to "ditch the hose and use a watering can" are not enough Greens say Cambridge Water must install water meters more quickly in order to tackle the long-term crisis. Local residents who want to do their bit are frustrated at the long waiting times for meters. And the Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Green Party […]
11 July 2023 / 11 July 2023 by elliecrane
Renewed calls for “pause and rethink” on growth following shock Government proposal Green activists have branded Government plans to turn Cambridge into the Silicon Valley Of Europe as “arrogant”. The Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Green Party is horrified that Levelling Up Minister Michael Gove unveiled proposals to build 250,000 new homes in the region without […]
19 May 2023 / 9 June 2023 by elliecrane
Cambridge & South Cambs Greens response to the draft Water Resources Management Plan from Cambridge Water Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party have submitted a detailed response to the draft Water Resources Management Plan produced by Cambridge Water. You can read our response in full here. We have long raised concerns about the regional water […]
12 May 2023 / 9 June 2023 by elliecrane
Independent charity Cambridge Past, Present and Future (Cambridge PPF) has put forward a proposal which they say would have a far greater benefit to cost ratio than the Cambourne to Cambridge busway proposed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership. Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party is calling on Cambridgeshire County Council to properly consider this alternative […]
24 April 2023 / 11 June 2023 by elliecrane
Cambridge City councillors stand with colleagues across the country opposing plans to lock up refugees Cambridge Greens are joining the battle against new asylum laws. Over 200 local councillors from across the UK and from different political parties have pledged to fight for all of their residents – including those seeking asylum – in the […]