Greens in the News
21st August 2024 by Wirral Green Party
Gail Jenkinson, along with other Green Party councillors, spoke out in favour of regeneration on Wirral, and against building on our precious green spaces.
Read more »
22nd June 2024 / 22nd June 2024 by New Brighton
The Wirral Channel speaks to Dr Jane Turner, MP candidate for the Wallasey constituency about the NHS, sewage pollution, energy sources for the future and a sustainable, caring society for all. introducing jane turner Wallasey MP candidate for the 2024 General Election, Jane Turner, is a scientist and researcher, anti- poverty activist, champion of biodiversity and […]
17th June 2024 / 18th June 2024 by New Brighton
Watch seven clips from the broadcast here - - or tune in to BBC iPlayer to watch the full episode of Jo Bird going toe-to-toe with some of the other candidates from the North West. The show was broadcast on Sunday 16th June at 10am.
Greens in the News Press Release
18th April 2024 / 18th April 2024 by New Brighton
Labour and Tory councillors are not being straight with residents about the future of Hoylake Beach Gail Jenkinson and Jane Turner at Hoylake Beach Labour and Conservative councillors have voted to clear a large part of Hoylake Beach in the full knowledge that the regulator Natural England will never grant approval for their proposals. In […]
17th April 2024 / 17th April 2024 by New Brighton
Green Party candidate Tom Crone says he wants a ‘fairer, greener, better Liverpool City Region’ Liverpool mayoral candidate: Tom Crone Originally from Norfolk, 43-year-old Mr Crone leads the Green Party group on Liverpool City Council. People living in the Liverpool City Region (the five Merseyside metropolitan boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral, […]
6th April 2024 / 6th April 2024 by New Brighton
Policing vulnerable people and increasing resources for specialist training Cllr Amanda Onwuemene MSc Amanda was born and grew up in Toxteth before moving to the Wirral as a child. She worked in Toxteth for many years and currently works in the Sefton Park area as a Psychotherapist. Amanda is also the current, twice elected Green […]
4th April 2024 / 4th April 2024 by New Brighton
Liverpool City Region Elections Crowdfunder Elections for the next Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor take place on 2nd May this year. The Green Party are pleased to announce their candidate is Tom Crone, Leader of Liverpool Greens and Green Councillor for St. Michaels. Tom says: “I am standing for Metro-Mayor because I want to see […]
27th February 2024 / 28th February 2024 by New Brighton
At budget council, Jo Bird and Pat Cleary made the case that Wirral can do so much more to be a fairer and greener borough Pat Cleary and Jo Bird outside Birkenhead Town Hall Cllr Pat Cleary said: It is rare to see a budget with no proposed amendments and a broad consensus around its […]
14th February 2024 / 14th February 2024 by Wirral Green Party
Cllr Jo Bird, co-leader of Wirral Green Group of councillors, said, “Green councillors welcome this Council budget for 4 reasons. Firstly, it means there are no closures of valued frontline services Secondly, the Real Living Wage uplift continues to be offered to providers of adult care Thirdly, compulsory job losses are not envisaged and fourthly, […]
19th November 2023 / 19th November 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Saturday 18th November 2023. Liverpool City Centre. “Thank you Jeremy, Kenaan and Liverpool Friends of Palestine. Hello, marhaba, salam alaikum, shalom. My name is Jo Bird. I’m honoured to be the Green candidate for Birkenhead MP. In my former workplace, the Labour Party, Jewish members like me were 40 times more likely than other members […]
Greens in the News News & Opinion Press Release
5th November 2023 by New Brighton
Birkenhead and Tranmere councillors Pat Cleary, Ewan Tomeny and Amanda Onwuemene recently met with Birkenhead Market traders. The future of Birkenhead Market will be decided in a few weeks' time. This is crucial, not just for the future of Birkenhead, but also for Wirral's precious green belt. Cllr. Pat Cleary explains why. Wirral’s new Local […]
24th October 2023 / 27th October 2023 by New Brighton
On Sunday 22nd October, thousands marched from St. Luke's (bombed out church) to Derby Square to call for the cessation of violence and ammunition in Gaza. Our own Cllr. Jo Bird made a rousing speech, which you can watch in the video above. Here's the transcript: Let’s hear it for the organisers of today’s protest […]
23rd October 2023 / 23rd October 2023 by New Brighton
Councillor Spotlight is a series where Green Party UK put the spotlight on a Green Councillor from either England or Wales, asking them a set of questions and seeing how they’re getting on in their role. This month, it's the turn of Cllr. Amanda Onwuemene (Birkenhead and Tranmere), one of 13 Wirral Councillors working hard for their […]
20th October 2023 / 20th October 2023 by New Brighton
Wirral councillor Amanda Onwuemene (Birkenhead & Tranmere) received a standing ovation for her speech at this year's Green Party Conference At this year’s Green Party Conference in Brighton (6-8 October 2023), Cllr. Amanda Onwuemene (Birkenhead & Tranmere), one of Wirral's 13 Green councillors, received a standing ovation for her speech alongside Tyrone Scott, Chair of Greens […]
Greens in the News News & Opinion
7th May 2023 / 7th May 2023 by Wirral Green Party
It was another historic local election result for the Wirral Green Party as we increased our number of councillors from 9 to 13. See the full list of results here via Birkenhead News. Read the story of the results here and what it means for Wirral.
3rd May 2023 / 7th May 2023 by Wirral Green Party
At Bright Green, we’ve given thousands of words and dozens of hours of discussion to why this year’s local elections are important and interesting for the Green Party of England and Wales. There’s one area we’ve not yet touched on though – the fact that this year, there are a large number of Green Councillors […]
17th April 2023 / 17th April 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Campaigning in one part of the Wirral is intensifying ahead of the local elections as Labour aims to fight off an “ insurgence from the Greens.” Bromborough, which also includes areas like New Ferry, the historic Port Sunlight village and the banks of the Mersey, is an area both parties are hoping will elect three […]
12th March 2023 / 12th March 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Wirral Green councillors and candidates have appeared in a number of articles recently. Here’s a snapshot:
31st January 2023 / 31st January 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Green councillor Jo Bird said: “I am delighted that the doors of our much loved Bromborough Civic Centre could re-open to everybody. Many thanks and credit are due to our tireless community champions, like Ruth Molyneux and Friends of Bromborough Library. “I am doubly delighted that NEO Community have submitted a strong expression of interest […]
25th January 2023 / 25th January 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Cllr Jo Bird, who represents Bromborough, said she first heard about pensioners facing rent increases in October and now 12 people had been in touch She said people want repairs done on time, affordable rent increases, and better insulation installed in homes. Cllr Bird added: “Many vulnerable and elderly tenants of Port Sunlight Village Trust […]
4th January 2023 / 10th January 2023 by Wirral Green Party
A controversial new storage facility that could process more than 240,000 tonnes of incinerated rubbish every year could be coming to the banks of the Mersey. An application has been submitted to Wirral Council by Covanta Energy Ltd to construct the new building on a Biffa site next to the Port Sunlight river park in […]
3rd January 2023 / 3rd May 2023 by Wirral Green Party
Watch local Deputy Leader Cllr Jason Walsh deliver a fantastic Green vision at a recent Full Council meeting held at Wallasey Town Hall. Click here to watch the full meeting.
14th October 2022 / 14th October 2022 by Wirral Green Party
Nine libraries are to close as part of savings being made by a council. Libraries, in Hoylake, Irby, Pensby, Prenton, Wallasey Village, Woodchurch, Higher Bebington, Bromborough and New Ferry, will be shut by the local authority on 30 October as part of £20m cuts, Wirral Council said. Bromborough Campaigner Ruth Molyneux said people “feel betrayed”. […]
3rd October 2022 / 3rd October 2022 by Wirral Green Party
In the last two years, dozens of Councillors have defected to the Green Party of England and Wales. Between April 2020 and August 2022 16 Labour Councillors crossed over from red to Green, with three Liberal Democrats and one Tory also making the same move. At the Green Party’s autumn conference, taking place in Harrogate […]