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18 December 2024 / 19 December 2024 by richardcannon
The National Green Party has voiced strong criticism of the government’s White Paper on local government reorganization, arguing that the proposals risk weakening local democracy rather than strengthening it. The reforms prioritize centralized “super-councils” and regional mayoral offices, pulling power further away from local communities.Local councils play a vital role in driving meaningful change on […]
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2 December 2024 / 2 December 2024 by richardcannon
26 November 2024 / 2 December 2024 by richardcannon
Last week two of our three Councillors, Danny Lee and Malcolm Wallace attended the annual South East Green Party Conference in which many topics were discussed including of course, congratulations on all our recent Council elections.
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25 November 2024 / 26 November 2024 by richardcannon
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8 October 2024 / 8 October 2024 by richardcannon
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27 June 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Sunday morning dog walkers must have wondered why our three Councillors; Malcolm Wallace, Suzanne White and Danny Lee were paddling in the upper River Meon in Droxford. The answer is as follows..
County Council Elections News
5 May 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Our hard working Teams were out and about for a number of weeks before the election date. With such short notice for the vacant County County by-election, it meant our canvassers and leaflet distributors were extremely hard pressed to cover Central Meon Valley, Meon Valley as well as around Winchester city itself. Requests for ‘Vote […]
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4 May 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Central meon valley and Meon valley by-elections Councillors Danny Lee, Suzanne White and Malcolm Wallace Four years ago some thought the Green Party would never have representation in either the Winchester District Council or Hampshire County Council. Fast forward four years and we now have three District Councillors, one of which also a County Councillor […]
22 April 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Our Candidate, Cllr. Malcolm Wallace Malcolm was elected a Winchester City Council Councillor for the Central Meon Ward in 2022 and since then has become an established member of the Council and proven that a Green in the room really does make a difference. Here’s just a few things he has achieved in this time.. […]
City Council Meetings News Transport
29 January 2024 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
On Wednesday 25th.January, Cllr.Malcolm Wallace spoke out at the Cabinet meeting on Winchester’s Car Parking and Access Improvement Program regarding expenditure In the past year there has been next to no progress on improving alternative travel options in the District, Cllr.Wallace used his statement to highlight that fact. To watch Cllr.Wallace’s statement, scroll through video […]
City Council News
1 December 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
At yesterday’s Council meeting, Winchester City Council passed a motion calling for the government to ban the sale and manufacture of disposable vapes by 2024. The motion was based on a Local Government Association initiative. Cllr Malcolm Wallace, who supported the call for the ban, said, ‘Disposable vapes are an unsustainable product, so an outright ban is […]
Climate News Pollution Rivers
21 November 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Globally there are just 210 classified as Chalk Streams and of those 160 are found in England. Here in Hampshire we can boast three; The Rivers Meon, Itchen and Test. Our Councillors Malcolm Wallace and Danny Lee, alongside the River Meon at Droxford With the Rivers Meon and Itchen flowing within the Winchester City Council […]
Events News
15 May 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Once again, the Hambledon Greening Group pulled off a fabulous Festival last Saturday 13th May. On a lovely sunny afternoon, crowds gathered to stroll around a diverse selection of Stands which included The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, The Woodland Trust, Energise South Downs, Waterlooville Hedgehog Rescue, The Sustainability Centre, an exhibition by […]
City Council Meetings News Pollution Rivers
6 March 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Winchester City Council – Health and Environment Policy Committee – Wednesday 1 March 2023. Natural England and Southern Water at the Winchester City Council’s Health and Environment Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday 1 March 2023 provided a number of updates on a variety of aspects related to ‘the protection of our local rivers & waterways’. […]
7 February 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
GREENS IN THE NEWS JANUARY ! Our Green Party Councillor Malcolm Wallace has certainly made his mark since being elected last May. Here’s some links to articles he’s mentioned and quoted in over the last few weeks ! Article: Plans for dog walking paddock divide opinion in Meon Valley Malcolm voiced his opinion on plans […]
City Council News Pollution Transport
27 January 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
After some delay due to a global shortage of electric vehicles, Winchester City Council have announced that upon delivery of a first bus arriving shortly, a trial run will take place using the Park and Ride service this coming Spring. Winchester Green Party are dedicated to reduce all pollution in Winchester City and the surrounding […]
City Council Climate News
26 January 2023 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
At the Winchester City Council meeting earlier this week, Councillors voted to:1) Oppose as a matter of council policy any initiatives to develop fracking for shale gas.2) To respond to the County Council’s consultation on the refreshed Minerals andWaste Plan stating our opposition the extraction of oil and gas, including by fracking. Cllr Wallace stated: […]
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19 November 2022 / 8 October 2024 by richardcannon
Cllr Malcolm investigaTes Local recycling – says we can do better You do your part to help recycling by sorting your rubbish in different bins separating garden waste and taking your rubbish down to recycling centres. Waste Disposal teams empty our bins and take it all away from our doorstep’ But what happens next? Councillor […]
Climate News
11 August 2022 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
A published letter to the Hampshire Chronicle A Firm grip on climate emergency Last week, on the same day that the temperature in the UK hit a record high, the High Court found the UK Governments climate strategy unlawful as it doesn’t show how the UK’s legally-binding carbon budgets (our net zero commitment) will be […]
12 July 2022 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Winchester City Council pass Green Party Cllr. Malcolm Wallace’s proposal At the Winchester City Council meeting earlier this week (06-July) Councillors voted to improve protections on our local rivers and waterways by taking account of the cumulative impact of pollution. In a first for Winchester, Green Councillor Malcolm Wallace proposed a motion to address this […]
City Council Elections News
10 May 2022 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Malcolm Wallace elected as Councillor for Central Meon Valley On the 5th. of May 2022, Voters in the Central Meon Valley Ward elected Malcolm Wallace to become Winchester’s first ever Green Party Councillor. The result was as follows.. Malcolm Wallace (Green) – 1,955 (55.49%) Linda Gemmell (Conservative) – 1,203 (34.14%) Gregory Joseph (LibDems) – 294 […]
Elections News
10 February 2022 / 10 August 2024 by richardcannon
Congratulations to Winchester Green Party Campaigner Malcolm Wallace and Anna Younger on being elected co-Chair of the South Eastern Green Party. Below is their remit and we have every confidence that both will represent us in an efficient and poisitive way. 1. The Chair of the Confederation shall chair SE Meetings or arrange for such […]
