Green Councillors joined people from across the district marching through the streets of Lancaster on Saturday in protest against proposed cuts to public services.  The March organised by Lancaster & Morecambe Against the cuts met with support from local shoppers it passed through the busy city centre on its way to a rally in Dalton [...]

March Against the Cuts. Assemble 12 pm midday. Thurnham St Car Park (opposite ‘Revolution’ Pub and the Infirmary). March through the streets of Lancaster to a rally at Dalton Sq. Organised by LMATC and supported by the L&M TUC. www.lmatc.org.uk

Caroline Lucas makes her maiden speach in Parliament. Click here for full speech made on May 27th durning the debate on Energy and Climate Change. ” I have an additional responsibility, which is to speak not only as the new Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion, but also as the first representative of the Green [...]

The really good  news was that Caroline Lucas was elected in Brighton Pavilion – our first Green MP!!  She got 31.3% of the vote, with a majority of 1,252. (See her acceptance speach on Youtube here.) Our second best result was Norwich South where Adrian Ramsay polled 14.9%  – but Lib Dems took the seat [...]

Just when you thought all Party Political Broadcasts were the same  - see the new Green Party Broadcast.   ” Morph or Wallace and Gromit meets serious green politics.”   And when you’ve watched it – Customise it and send it to a friend! For more on the general election in your area see: www.GinaDowding.org.uk  [...]

In a 4 hour special Council meeting, Lancaster’s indoor market was saved by a narrow margin after a close vote on a motion proposed by the Green Party– 24 in favour (Greens, Labour, 1 Tory and 2 independents), 19 Against (Lib Dems, most Conservatives, most MBIs and 1 independent) and 3 abstentions. The wording of [...]

Lancaster  market has had a reprieve after the Full Council budget meeting voted to look into ways to reduce the financial losses whilst keeping an indoor market in the city . This followed a campaign by market traders and residents supported by the local Green Party to save the market. Earlier  in February Labour, Conservative, [...]

Plans by Lancaster City Council to throw out stallholders in Lancaster Indoor Market and replace them with a single tenant have sparked an outcry among local residents. A Facebook page set up to support the market stallholders has recruited over 2000 ‘friends’ in a matter of days and every stall in the market is collecting [...]