10th July 2019 / 10th July 2019 by martynhurt
Tonight, signals a new dawn for Burnley Council; a Climate Emergency has been declared. Green Party Councillor Andy Fewings, who proposed the motion, said “Having Greens in the room changes the dynamic of the debate. I am proud to have brought this motion to the council chamber and am delighted that, even though there are […]
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19th June 2019 by martynhurt
A packed (standing room only) event this evening in Burnley to discuss the dangers and alternatives to dangerous pesticides and herbicides, in particular Glyphosate.
19th June 2019 / 20th June 2019 by martynhurt
17th June 2019 by martynhurt
You won’t be surprised to learn that Burnley Town Hall roof was left in a shocking state.
3rd June 2019 by martynhurt
29th May 2019 by martynhurt
Cllr Andy Fewings, leader of the Greens on Burnley Council, has expressed disappointment that the Labour Party has declined a proposal for a shared executive of three Labour and three non-Labour councillors. This proposal included a plan to have the four committee chair and vice-chair positions split across the other parties. Greens would not have […]
29th May 2019 / 22nd November 2021 by martynhurt
Welcome to the home of Burnley Green Party. We were established as a new local party in 2012 along with Pendle and Rossendale and since then we have gone from strength to strength. Burnley Green Party became a standalone Local Party in September 2021. Our objective is to elect Green councillors in Burnley in order […]
14th May 2019 by martynhurt
3rd May 2019 by martynhurt
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for Sarah Hall in yesterday’s local elections in Trinity. Sarah was elected with a huge majority, and will join Andrew Fewings as the second Green Councillor in Burnley.The result in full: Stephanie Forrest (Burnley and Padiham Independent Party) 107, Sarah Hall (Green) 770, Liz Monk (Lab) 209, Michael […]
4th May 2018 by martynhurt
In yesterday’s Local Elections, the voters of Trinity Ward elected Burnley’s first Green Councillor, Andrew Fewings.