Bath and NE Somerset Green Party

Prolonged Inaction: B&NES Council’s Belated Stand on Lethal Cold Homes Crisis

5 January 2024 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

Today, responding to temperatures consistently reaching zero degrees, B&NES has initiated the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP), providing warm overnight spaces and implementing plans to bring people indoors throughout the weekend. But what if your home is the cold place? Research has laid bare a stark reality: a fifth of excess winter deaths stem from […]

Greens Grow Community: B&NES Green Group Cultivates Support to Save Combe Down Allotments

5 January 2024 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

The B&NES Green Party proudly stands in solidarity with the Save Combe Down campaign, advocating for the preservation of the venerable Combe Down Allotments. Established in 1894 to serve quarry workers, these allotments stand as the last privately owned plots leased to B&NES Council in Bath. These grounds hold immense significance for both the community […]

Green Party Response to Bath City Centre Walking And Cycling Plans

12 December 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

There is a currently a consultation on walking and cycling plans for Bath city centre. You can see it and respond online here. BathNES Green Party welcomes all new investment in walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport in the city centre of Bath. Making buses move quicker and more punctually is very important and will make […]

Greens Call To Back Small Businesses To Make The Most Of A Fairer, Greener Economy

1 December 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

Bath and North East Somerset Green Party is calling on government to offer a Small Business Saturday support package to help local firms thrive in their green transition. Dom Tristram, Green Party MP candidate for Bath, said: “I visit independent businesses and social enterprises all around Bath and NE Somerset, and so many tell me […]

B&NES Council Remains Silent on Peace

30 November 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

Bath and North East Somerset councillors evade discussions relating to Israel-Palestine Conflict In the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel on 7th October, a wave of discussions concerning ceasefire has emerged nationally and locally across the UK. Local authorities such as those in Bristol, Oxford, Sheffield, and Bradford have seen various parties raise motions […]

Vision Zero: A Road Safety Revolution for B&NES

30 November 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

The Department for Transport statistics indicate that between 2017 and 2021, 15 lives were lost, and 133 individuals were seriously injured due to vehicle collisions within Bath and North East Somerset. The Green group emphasises the need for urgent action in response to these challenges, hence, is spearheading the ‘Vision Zero’ motion, aiming to eliminate […]

Radstock’s Green Councillors Highlight Improvements To Park

20 November 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

A raft of improvements to Tom Huyton Park and Somervale Gardens in Radstock are under way as part of a regeneration action plan for the town centre. Radstock Town Council has installed a Changing Places toilet which opened on the 20th of November. The Changing Places facility provides an area allowing wheelchair access, access for carers, and […]

BaNES Green Party Oppose Development On South Stoke Plateau

14 November 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

Bath and North East Somerset Green Party are opposed to a planning application submitted by The Hignett Family Trust to build more houses on South Stoke plateau, on the southern edge of Bath. The proposed development on a number of grounds, including: As well as the specific problems mentioned, the development will of course have […]

One Less Collision Hot-Spot On The Public Highway

3 November 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

When former Joint Cabinet Member for Transport at Bath and North East Somerset Council, Cllr Joanna Wright, saw collision data on the Morrisons junction on the London Road, she insisted that council officers review the road layout at the junction. Cllr Joanna Wright, now Green Group leader at B&NES, said: “The data on collisions at […]

BathNES Green Party Gives Red Card to Proposed Rugby Stadium

3 November 2023 / 16 July 2024 by dominictristram

The proposed stadium development at the Recreation Ground in the centre of Bath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, does not appear to comply with Bath and NE Somerset Council’s policies on: heritage, loss of green space, commercial use in a residential area, noise, transport, lighting, flood risk or public health. The Recreation Ground, however managed, […]