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Crawley merger plan hits Green Belt
Surrey Greens have slammed as “a betrayal of residents” the Conservatives’ attempt to merge Reigate & Banstead Borough Council (RBBC) with Crawley, which would lead to thousands of houses for Crawley residents being built on Green Belt in the Reigate & Banstead council area. At last night’s RBBC meeting, a Conservative proposal to merge with…
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Surrey backs two unitaries but what did residents say?
Surrey’s Green County Councillors have accused the County Council of a “lack of transparency” over the results of its public consultation about local government reorganisation. “A carefully selected panel of 1400 residents was asked if they preferred a one, two or three unitary council option, and 40% responded,” said Cllr Jonathan Essex, leader of the…
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Vote Green in Horley West
Neha Boghani is standing in the by election for Horley West ward for Horley Town Council to be held on 5th June 2025. She has a track record of working hard for the people of Horley as a Reigate and Banstead councillor. She knows Horley well and talks to residents out in the community like…
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Vote Green in Nork & Tattenhams
Due to the county councillor standing down in Nork and Tattenhams county council division there is a by election on 1st May 2025. This is your chance to vote for the Green Party with its focus on local people, fairness and the climate. Alistair lives with his family in nearby Walton-on-the-Hill and works as a…
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Greens call for 3 unitary authorities in Surrey
The Green Party supports the creation of three unitary authorities – instead of two – in Surrey, saying claims that the two-authority option would save money are ‘false, over-optimistic and over-egged’.“Surrey County Council’s assumptions about supposed cost savings could easily transpire to be incorrect,” said Cllr Jonathan Essex, leader of the Green group on the…
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Auction of promises
Come and support your local Green Party at our exciting Auction of Promises. Come and bid for amazing experiences and lovely things. There will be a Fish and Chip Supper and a Cash Bar. Doors open at 6:30 on May 16 and the Auction will start at 7. If you have ordered Fish and Chips…
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Govt delays final Gatwick decision
Green councillors based near Gatwick Airport have accused the government of “dereliction of duty” towards its climate commitments for saying today it was “minded to approve” the second runway at the airport. And the Greens said that delaying a decision on the details until the autumn is “shortsighted political indecision”. Cllr Jonathan Essex, leader of…
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Gatwick is still Big Enough
Local protestors highlight the case against development and use of the emergency runway at Gatwick Airport to increase flights and passenger numbers in the face of the need to reduce carbon emissions. The impact on the local area in terms of noise, air pollution, amenity areas, increased traffic needs to be considered against the purported…
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Surrey Council elections postponed. Green Party reacts
Greens across Surrey have reacted with anger to the news that the Surrey County Council elections due to be held in May have been cancelled. Cllr Jonathan Essex, county councillor for Redhill East, said: “Cllr Tim Oliver, Conservative leader of the council, tried to have these elections cancelled, because the Surrey Conservatives are scared to…
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Greens demand urgent action to refurbish Harlequin Theatre and provide temporary venue
Greens today called for urgent action to provide the 500-seat temporary theatre venue in Redhill centre that was promised in November. They also demanded that ‘concrete plans’ for refurbishment are fast-tracked after a ‘promise’ by Reigate & Banstead Council last night (January 9) to ring-fence £10 million of council reserves for the work. This pledge…
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