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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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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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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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Wirral Green councillors and candidates have appeared in a number of articles recently. Here’s a snapshot: […]
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, 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 […]
