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 […]
Category: Greens in the News
2023 Local Elections – Big Gains for 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. […]
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Meet the ex-Labour councillors seeking re-election as Greens
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 […]
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Battle for area heats up as Labour fight off ‘insurgence from the Greens’
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 […]
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Greens in the News – March 2023
Wirral Green councillors and candidates have appeared in a number of articles recently. Here’s a snapshot: […]
‘Hope’ after bid made to reopen ‘much loved’ community centre and library
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 […]
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Cllr Jo Bird – Renters feel they’re being ‘pushed out’ of historic village as charges rises 26%
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 […]
Concerns over incinerated waste facility near homes
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 […]
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Cllr Jason Walsh delivers a Green vision at Full Council Meeting
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. […]
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Wirral Council: Nine libraries face closure by end of October, feat. Ruth Molyneux
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”. […]
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