17 December 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robwhite
Green campaigner Sarah Magon has launched a petition to tidy up the Wokingham Road shopping area opposite Alfred Sutton primary school. Sign the petition here: www.bit.ly/wokyrubbish Sarah said, “Opposite Alfred Sutton primary school waste is out of control. Often trade waste bins are overflowing and spilling out onto the road. The council’s bag collection system […]
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The new 25 m community swimming pool that the new Palmer Park leisure centre and stadium will open to the public next week from Monday 19 December. Green Councillor Josh Williams said, “Since the Labour-run council closed Arthur Hill swimming pool in east Reading six years ago Green councillors have been pressing to get a […]
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 […]
1 November 2022 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Labour-run Reading Council have delivered just 27% of affordable housing needed in Reading. According to the Berkshire Strategic Housing Market Assessment Reading needs 406 new affordable homes delivered every year for residents in need, but Labour councillors have managed just 110 a year on average. Doug Cresswell, new Green Party Councillor for Katesgrove, says, “On […]
2 October 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you wasted a few hours this weekend sitting in your stationary car as the traffic jams built up around you. Tailbacks from the closed M4 snaked through Reading town centre, hitting all the roadworks and causing hours of delays through Saturday and Sunday. There are complex, […]
13 September 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour
We have many difficulties ahead this winter so it’s unfortunate to see that Reading is facing major cuts to our bus service at a time when better public transport is needed (https://www.reading-buses.co.uk/changes-fares-and-timetables). But does it have to be like this? Why are the services we depend on so poorly funded? Greens think well-funded public transport […]
13 September 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robwhite
Reading Sewage Works run by Thames water dumped raw sewage into the Foundry Brook six times in 2021 for a total of 50 hours. Green councillor for Katesgrove Ward Doug Cresswell said: “We have had residents on Elgar Road, which backs onto the River Kennet, complaining about the smell in the river behind their houses. […]
