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Beki Hughes with baby Anakin

A Journey from Councillor to New Mother

8th March 2024 / 8th March 2024 by martynhurt

Councillor Beki Hughes with baby Anakin Forward by Burnley Green Group Leader, Scott Cunliffe International Women’s Day offers us all an opportunity to reflect on how we can strive for gender equality at home, work and in public life. Over the past twelve months, the Green Group on Burnley Council has successfully advocated that the […]

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Left to right, Councillors Scott Cunliffe, Afrasiab Anwar and Howard Baker, in front of the stairs inside Burnley Town Hall

Burnley Greens join Co-Operative Alliance to run Council

17th November 2023 / 23rd June 2024 by martynhurt

Green Councillors delighted to form new shared administration for Burnley Borough Council with Burnley Independent Group and Liberal Democrats We are delighted to have formed a new shared administration for Burnley District Council after a split in the Labour executive. This new co-operative alliance will allow us to come together to deliver for all the […]

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Scott Cunliffe and Alex Hall outside a polling station in Trinity Ward.

Burnley Central West and Trinity Victory!

27th October 2023 / 27th October 2023 by martynhurt

The results are in from the Trinity Ward and Burnley Central West Division by-elections. Trinity: Alex Hall, Green Party, 347 Mubashar Lone, Labour Party, 163 Susan Nutter, Conservative Party 73 Burnley Central West: Scott Cunliffe, Green Party, 630 Charlie Briggs, Labour Party, 583 Don Whittaker, Conservative Party, 574 Jeff Sumner, Liberal Democrats, 156. We would […]

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Burnley Green Party Councillors (back row, left to right, front row, left to right), Andy Fewings, Sarah Hall, Jack Launer, Andy Wight, Martyn Hurt and Scott Cunliffe

Conservatives in Burnley show true colours, voting against accessibility for disabled people

22nd February 2023 / 23rd February 2023 by martynhurt

Greens only party to propose and vote for no council tax increase – yet again A brief update on tonight’s full council: 1. Burnley Conservatives proposed taking £90k out of the £100k already set aside for accessibility in the council chamber including audio, video and physical alterations to make the characterful but inaccessible chamber suitable […]

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Thank You!

11th May 2022 / 24th March 2024 by martynhurt

Burnley Green Party would like to thank everyone who voted for us in this year’s local elections on 5th May We were the only party in Burnley to gain seats, securing a second Green councillor in the Cliviger with Worsthorne ward. Congratulations to Jack Launer – we wish you the best of luck in your […]

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Burnley Greens Support ‘March with Midwives’

22nd November 2021 / 24th March 2024 by martynhurt

Burnley Green Party Councillors, Martyn Hurt, Sarah Hall and Andy Fewings together with Green Party members and friends joined the vigil yesterday in Burnley Peace Gardens to ‘March with Midwives’. The vigil sought to raise awareness of the plight of Midwives in the current crisis and to support them and our NHS. Stats show that […]

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Former Burnley Councillor, Andrew Newhouse, joins The Green Party

12th August 2021 / 12th August 2021 by martynhurt

Leader of the Green Party on Burnley Council Andy Fewings, said “I am delighted to welcome Andrew to the Green Party. Andrew was one of the few I have worked with on Burnley Council who puts residents before Party colours. And that is a good match for our approach in the local Green Party. We […]

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Burnley Green’s Climate Emergey Motion Passes

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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