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Balerno concerns raised with Council
Improvements have been demanded by a prospective local councillor after concerns raised by local residents.Ross Muller has contacted the City of Edinburgh Council about...
Council by-election Leith Walk Ward – Susan Rae
Susan Rae is the Green Party candidate for the Leith Walk Ward at the upcoming by-election in September.
She is a newish member of the...
Edinburgh councillor staging protest at Faslane
Edinburgh Green Party councillor Chas Booth is sitting on a road this afternoon along with Patrick Harvie MSP, the Green co-convener. You will have...
Edinburgh councillor chosen to lead the Green Party in Scotland
MAGGIE CHAPMAN SELECTED AS SCOTTISH GREENS CO-CONVENER
Edinburgh councillor Maggie Chapman has been selected as the new co-convener of the Scottish Green Party, succeeding Councillor...
Greens urge no evictions on bedroom tax
Green councillor Steve Burgess has put forward a motion to the Council’s Policy Committee for their meeting on 26 February 2013 which commits the...
Edinburgh Green Party meeting this week to discuss community empowerment
Woodlands, halls, leisure facilities and even shops could all be put in the hands of community groups if Edinburgh is bold enough to seize...
The Green advance in Edinburgh
We use the improvement in the Green Party fortunes to explain what happened in the local election, the results of which were announced today.
The...
Greens launch manifesto for fairer city
GREENS LAUNCH MANIFESTO TO MAKE CITY 'FIT FOR THE FUTURE'
Edinburgh Greens have launched their local manifesto, which you can read in full below, for...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Andy Saunders
Andy Saunders is the Green Party candidate in Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward.
Andy has lived in Edinburgh for 22 years. He has had a varied working life,...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Julita Mazurek
Julita Mazurek is the Green Party candidate in the City Centre Ward.
Julita is an interpreter-translator working with the health service, courts and social services....
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Moira Dunworth
Moira Dunworth is standing as Green candidate in the Almond Ward.
Moira is a social work teacher and researcher. She has lived in Edinburgh for...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Lindsay Ashford
Lindsay Ashford is the Green Party candidate for Sighthill/Gorgie Ward.
Lindsay has lived in the ward for almost 15 years. An environmental activist since Primary...
Council Elections – Meet the candidates – Peter McColl
Peter McColl is the Green Party candidate for the Portobello/Craigmillar Ward.
Peter has lived in the ward since 2005 and has been a member of...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Phyl Meyer
Phyl Meyer is the Green Party candidate for Pentland Hills Ward.
Phyl is a former student activist who has since worked in various roles in...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Melanie Main
Melanie Main is the Green candidate for Meadows/Morningside Ward.
Melanie has lived in and around the area for over 30 years. She attended James Gillepsies’ and...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Joan Carter
Joan Carter is the Green Party candidate for Liberton/Gilmerton Ward.
Joan has worked as a Community Mediator for the past ten years. With an Environmental...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Maggie Chapman
Maggie Chapman is the Green Party candidate in the Leith Walk Ward.
Maggie has lived in Edinburgh for more than 9 years, having moved to...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Chas Booth
Chas Booth is the Green Party candidate for Leith Ward.
Chas, 39, has lived in Leith for more than 5 years with his wife and...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Kate Joester
Kate Joester is the Green Party candidate for Forth Ward.
Kate Joester is a Green, equalities and community activist. Currently a student Occupational Therapist, she...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – Linda Henry
Linda Henry is the Green Party candidate for Drumbrae/Gyle Ward.
Linda has stood in Edinburgh West for the Scottish Green Party in past elections. She...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the candidates – John Palmer
John Palmer is the Green Party candidate for the Craigentinny/Duddingston Ward.
John is married with two grown-up sons, and has lived in Edinburgh for 26...
Council Elections 2012 – meet the candidates – Steve Burgess
Dr Steve Burgess is the Green Party candidate for the Southside/Newington Ward.
Burgess is currently the Green Councillor in Southside/Newington and Co-ordinator of the Green...
Council Elections 2012 – Meet the Candidates – Dominic Hinde
Dominic Hinde is the Green Party candidate for Corstorphine/Murrayfield Ward.
Dominic is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Edinburgh. Having previously lived in Berlin...
Greens to field candidates in 17 seats
Greens in Edinburgh have announced their candidates for the council elections in May with a promise to give Edinburgh back to its citizens.
The party...
Councillors row over empty houses
A Green councillor has slammed City Council complacency over the rising number of private sector empty homes and demanded action to reverse the tide.
Councillor...
Splashback! have support from Green Party Group against pool closure
The mounting debate over controversial City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) plans to close Leith Waterworld on 8 January 2012 took a fresh turn today....
Lothian Greens launch Election Campaign 2011
Greens in Lothian have launched their local campaign for the Scottish elections with retiring MSP Robin Harper passing the baton to former athlete and...
Robin Harper looks back on twelve years in Parliament
May 6th 1999 was a historic day in Scottish politics. Not only did this date mark the first Scottish parliamentary election for more than...
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