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24 July 2023 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Companies such as Grain and CityFibre have been digging up pavements and roads across the town to install Internet cables. Often one company has dug up a road and then another company has come back a few months later to do the same thing to install another cable. Greens have been working to try and […]
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19 July 2023 / 18 July 2023 by niallsomerville
Labour-run Reading Council is producing a new transport plan for the town. Green councillors have slammed Labour’s poor track record at tackling congestion and air pollution, and called for the council to do better. Green councillor for Redlands Ward Dave McElroy said: “Under Labour’s previous transport plans, congestion has got worse and air pollution is […]
3 July 2023 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Two years ago the Local Democracy reporter was reporting on Labour’s late accounts costing the Reading taxpayer over £1 million. The 2019/20 accounts have only just been signed off. This is 2 years late. Councillor Rob White (Green Party, leader of the main opposition group on Reading Council) said: “Labour councillors failed the people of […]
28 June 2023 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Green Party research has shown that no dentist is taking on new NHS patients in Reading. Green campaigner Kate Nikulina is petitioning Reading Council to lobby the Integrated Care Board, government and come up with a plan to address this issue. The petition can be signed here. The shortage of NHS dentists is being made […]
4 April 2023 / 4 April 2023 by niallsomerville
Greens thank Councillor Brenda McGonigle for 7 years of hard work in Park Ward With elections coming up on Thursday 4 May, Green Party Councillor Josh Williams is standing for re-election. Green Party Councillor Brenda McGonigle is retiring, but hard-working local campaigner Sarah Magon hopes to be elected in Brenda’s place. Green Party Councillor and […]
30 January 2023 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Residents will now have to show photographic ID to be able to vote at polling stations in Thursday 4 May council elections. The alternative for people who prefer not to vote at a polling station, is to apply to the Council for a postal vote, or appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf. People can […]
17 November 2022 / 17 November 2022 by niallsomerville
Since 2017 Reading Council has deposited almost £100 million in Qatar’s national banks. Green campaigner for Redlands Ward Kate Nikulina says, “With many of us cheering on our teams in the upcoming football tournament, all eyes will be on Qatar, and sadly on its lamentable human rights record. Reading Labour should end their practice of […]
10 November 2022 / 9 November 2022 by niallsomerville
Site for Gypsy and traveller short-stays approved, but concerns remain Greens on the council have supported building a small site for the travelling community on Island Road, but called on the council to do better. Councillor Doug Cresswell says: “The travelling community deserve a decent place to stop with bins, toilets and water. This will also […]
Help tackling fly-tipping and reducing car usage Green councillors have campaigned against fly-tipping for years. The Labour-run council has now introduced a limited but free bulky waste collection service (www.bit.ly/freebulky, (or phone 0118 937 3787)). Green Party Redlands campaigner Kate Nikulina (above) says: “Fly-tipping is a blight on east Reading. The free bulky waste collection will help […]
3 November 2022 / 3 November 2022 by niallsomerville
Action needed to tackle fuel poverty Greens are petitioning the council to work with others to provide warm spaces for residents in need as other councils are doing. Councillor Rob White says, “We must help anyone who is slipping into fuel poverty. Warm spaces are going to be necessary until this government changes or […]
