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23 September 2021 / 23 September 2021 by
The link below will send you to a letter to Government ministers from The Access Association. They state the forgotten risks of the colourful street crossings that are growing in popularity. Sections of our society are being ignored in this rush for whimsy in city centres. The crossing’s inconsistency affects the confidence of both those […]
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In Letters to the Press we highlight the work done by local members and activists who contact the local media and help shape discussions in our city. This letter address fumes from a factory in Aylestone Park which is impacting the lives of local residents. I would like to add my support to the residents […]
28 July 2021 / 28 July 2021 by
Leicester Green party were extremely disappointed to hear that a key morning train service, servicing busy villages into Leicester has been cancelled. EMR have confirmed this service has been cancelled ‘until further notice’, just when people are beginning to return to work. That a key commuter train has been axed and has disappeared from […]
12 July 2021 / 12 July 2021 by
A by-election has arisen for a Councillor in the Humberstone and Hamilton Ward, due to the death of Councillor John Thomas. It’s a three-seat council ward with two Labour Councillors in post. Our candidate is active local community campaigner and environmental activist, Pam Bellinger. Here is Pam’s personal statement to the voters of Humberstone […]
It is with sadness that Leicester Green Party has learned of the recent dissolution of the Friends of Victoria Park community group. This group has worked for many years “to promote the use of Victoria Park by local people, recognising its social, historical, ecological and horticultural values.” (https://fovp-leicester.org.uk/) The decision to wind up this important […]
5 July 2021 / 5 July 2021 by
Members of the Leicester Green Party joined the nationwide rally this weekend to protest the privatisation of NHS services, poor working conditions, pay justice and patient safety. Under the threat of heavy rain nearly 100 people from across the city gathered at Gallowtree Gate to demonstrate their opposition of the disastrous NHS policies of the Tory […]
2 July 2021 / 2 July 2021 by
In Letters to the Press, we highlight the work done by local activists who contact the local media and help to shape discussion in our city. This letter addresses concerns over the future of local transport. Leicester Green Party were disappointed, but not surprised to read in the paper today that LCC intend to pursue an […]
24 June 2021 / 24 June 2021 by
The Covid-19 lockdown has meant that the Leicester Green Party, along with everyone except our amazing key workers, have been unable to carry out any of our usual activities. As lockdown eased, we wanted to get back out and help our local communities. A litter pick is an accessible and practical activity which would take […]
23 June 2021 / 23 June 2021 by
In Letters to the Press, we highlight the work done by local activists who contact the local media and help to shape discussion in our city. It was with great concern that I read in the Mercury about the amounts of rubbish found in a river in Leicester recently and noted that a 25-year-old crisp packet […]
28 May 2021 / 28 May 2021 by
In Letters to the Press, we highlight the work done by local activists in contacting local media and helping to shape discussion in our city. Leicester City Council has been at cross purposes with both itself and its declaration of a climate emergency in its reaction to a small bike shed built in a front […]