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Oxford sets out UK’s first localised air pollution target in new draft Air Quality Action Plan
Greens have cautiously welcomed the news that the City is to set itself an air quality target which exceeds the current legal annual mean limit for NO2 target of 40... Read MoreGreens condemn closure of Oxford Blue Bin Recycling League
Oxford's Green Councillors have condemned the decision by the Labour-run Council, announced today, to shut down the popular and successful Blue Bin Recycling League. Green Cllr Craig Simmons said, "The... Read MoreDianne Regisford at Green Book Club
Dianne Regisford, a local Green Party author read extracts from Evoking Belonging and answered questions from readers at the July Green Book Club.
Watch a recording of her performance and... Read More
Green Comment: New data on key sources of air pollution in Oxford
As expected, this report shows only minor improvements in air quality pre-COVID.Only during COVID did air quality improve to the point where it was no longer breaching international standards.... Read MoreGreen Comment on City Council welcomes Pension Fund’s climate-focused changes to pension investments
Says Green City Councillor Craig Simmons who, as Chair of the City Council's Finance Panel in 2014, first tabled the City Council motion to divest from fossil fuels, "Although this is not... Read MoreGreen Comment: Oxford City Council welcomes latest Committee on Climate Change report
Greens have accused the City Council of being 'all words and too little action' over the climate emergency.
Says Green Councillor Dick Wolff, "The Climate Emergency motion, proposed by the... Read MoreLayla Moran answers Green questions
Yesterday evening Layla Moran MP for Oxford West and Abingdon came to one of her regular meetings to talk to Green Party constituents and answer questions. For the first time... Read More
One way for pedestrians as cars given free rein
On the day that non-essential shops have started to reopen, the Greens in Oxford have expressed disappointment at the lack of ambition demonstrated by the City and County Councils following... Read More
Green Comment: Oxford City Council adopts Oxford Local Plan 2036
Local Plan out of date before the ink dried.Oxford's Green Councillors have criticised the Local Plan for being out-of-date even before it was approved by the City Council... Read MoreCherwell District Council fails to protect affordable housing in Kidlington again
In their second virtual planning meeting on 4th June, Cherwell District Council approved a major development in Kidlington from Churchill Retirement Living to provide retirement homes on the site of... Read More