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17 April 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
The local Green Party has unveiled its plans to create a fairer, greener and cleaner Reading ahead of the local elections this year. As usual, the Green Party is a standing candidates in every ward across the town. Priorities in their local manifesto include: The Green Party are currently the main opposition party on Reading […]
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14 April 2024 / 17 April 2024 by robwhite
The Green Party is a standing candidates in every ward across Reading. The Green Party are currently the main opposition party on Reading Borough Council, with more councillors than both the Conservatives and Lib Dems. They have councillors in Park, Redlands and Katesgrove wards. The make-up of the council is 32 Labour, seven Green, five […]
15 March 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
The Green Party’s candidate for the new Reading Central Parliamentary constituency is local Councillor Dave McElroy (Redlands Ward). Dave is a scientist, a dad, and a sports lover. He has lived in Reading since 2017 and works for an international organisation dedicated to protecting land and farmers. As a hardworking councillor, Dave is a tireless […]
29 February 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Greens have lobbied for action on renewables and insulation The Labour Party ditching its plan to spend £28 billion a year on green investments is a big step backward. It’s bad for Reading’s environment, Reading’s economy, and for creating good jobs in the town. Protecting our planet for the future and making sure the UK […]
26 February 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Councillor Dave McElroy (Green Party, Redlands) has welcomed council investment in emptying bins as part of the council’s budget. This is following much Green Party campaigning on missed and delayed bin collections. Green councillors have for some time been campaigning on Labour-run Reading Council’s poor record on delayed and missed bin collections. At the peak […]
12 February 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Reading Council have delivered just a third of the 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 the council have managed just 135 last year. This is down from 178 the previous year. Councillor Dave McElroy […]
5 January 2024 / 17 April 2024 by niallsomerville
Many roads have experienced delays with collecting their bins recently adding to wider litter and fly tipping problems. For the week commencing Monday 13 November: Councillor Dave McElroy (Green Party, Redlands Ward) said: “For the week commencing Monday 13 November, 24% of roads had a delay with their bin collection. Overflowing bins leads to problems […]
26 October 2023 / 17 April 2024 by robwhite
Greens have been lobbying on the Lydford Road graffiti for some time. Recently they have had some success with a number of pieces cleared. Councillor Dave McElroy says, “Lydford Road is looking better, with many pieces of graffiti painted over. There are still some to go, which we have reported to the council.”
Shockingly Reading Sewage Treatment Works, run by Thames Water, dumped raw sewage into the River Kennet via Foudry Brook 10 times in 2022. Councillor Dave McElroy says, “It is utterly shameful that water bosses are taking home massive bonuses while their companies dump raw sewage into our waterways. Thames Water needs to invest more money […]
Unfortunately, at the end of the university term ,many roads in east Reading were filled with rubbish again. Green councillors made sure that the extra university funded bin collection happened. They also reported household waste illegally dumped at hotspots like the Erleigh Road bottle bank. Councillor Dave McElroy says, “Green councillors will keep up the […]
