17th July 2025 / 18th July 2025 by joepeacock
A report to next week’s Council cabinet is proposing to sell off all but four of the Council’s Youth Centres. Any buyers would be expected to still provide youth services. But the report doesn’t say which organisations will be taking them on. Any Youth Centre earmarked for closure that doesn’t find a buyer will close. […]
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17th February 2025 / 17th February 2025 by joepeacock
Green Party Councillor Julien Pritchard and Independent Councillor Martin Brooks have submitted a call-in request to challenge the Labour Cabinet’s decision to slash Library opening hours and potentially close 7 libraries. The councillors are asking the Neighbourhoods Overview & Scrutiny to call in the decision, which pushes the Labour Cabinet to look again at the […]
6th February 2025 / 6th February 2025 by joepeacock
The latest news on the Labour Council’s Bin Strikes is not good for Birmingham residents. The strikes are getting worse and they will now be taking place 3 days a week for the next two months. Because of this, our Labour-run Council is suspending recycling collections, and paid-for bulky waste collections. Instead of that, their […]
29th January 2025 / 31st January 2025 by joepeacock
Labour Council Leader refuses to deny decision is due to Commissioners demanding greater cuts to Library Service At Tuesday’s Full Meeting of the City Council, Green Party Councillor Julien Pritchard asked the Council’s Labour Leader why the decision on libraries had been delayed from January’s Council Cabinet meeting to February. Cllr Pritchard also asked whether […]
5th July 2024 / 18th July 2025 by brumguvnor
The Green Party now has four Members of Parliament after winning every seat that we targeted. Sian Berry won Brighton Pavilion, Ellie Chowns won North Herefordshire, Carla Denyer won Bristol Central and Adrian Ramsay won Waveney Valley. Join the Green Party at the most exciting time in our history.
28th May 2024 / 18th July 2025 by joepeacock
Birmingham Green Party has ensured that everyone in the city has the opportunity to vote Green in the general election on July 4th. Candidates representing Birmingham’s diverse communities will be on the ballot paper offering real hope and real change to voters in all ten constituencies. The party believes that the opportunity to vote Green is […]
9th May 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham City Council have this week launched their Masterplan for the regeneration of Druids Heath. The draft plans show how the area will be changed over the next 15-20 years. They include the demolition of all the homes in the south and north east of the estate in several phases. This week is the first […]
21st April 2024 / 9th June 2024 by brumguvnor
Carla Charles and Birmingham Green Party campaigning to send a message on cuts to local services Carla Charles has been selected as the Green Party’s candidate for the upcoming Bournbrook and Selly Park by-election. Carla is an arts educator and runs a local non-profit arts space. She lives locally with her husband and daughter. Carla […]
20th February 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham Green Party councillors have today called the Labour-run Council’s budget unsafe in response to the release of the detailed Council budget papers. Green Party Group Leader Councillor Julien Pritchard said: “The pain that Birmingham and its residents will have to endure is now finally laid bare and the complete lack of transparency for Birmingham […]
10th January 2024 / 9th June 2024 by joepeacock
Birmingham green party call out rumoured council cuts lo libraries and youth centres.
