Local News
5 November 2024 / 5 November 2024 by johnhudson
You are very welcome to joint us on our social walk led by Simon our secretary on Saturday 9th November 2024 from Hebden Bridge into Hebden Dale. We will meet at St George’s Square at 11am, with a coffee beforehand, if you fancy it, from 10am at Café Cali on Bridge Street. The walk will […]
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A huge thank you to everyone who voted and campaigned for us in the Calder by-election. We came a very strong second with a much-increased share of the vote, thanks to a mix of growing support for green policies and disillusionment with the Labour Government. Support for the Labour party has plummeted since the local […]
21 October 2024 / 21 October 2024 by johnhudson
Green Party councillors will oppose any Labour proposals to impose inflation busting hikes on council taxpayers to make up for a shortfall in council finances. Martin Hey, leader of the Green group on Calderdale Council, said that above inflation council tax increases over the next three years would be unfair as they would hit those […]
4 October 2024 / 4 October 2024 by johnhudson
Kieran Turner has been selected as the Green Party candidate for the Calder Ward by-election. Kieran is a long-time community activist and is passionate about protecting and restoring the environment. He will make a brilliant, hardworking councillor who will work closely with residents and local groups to make life better in the ward. ‘It’s clear […]
5 July 2024 / 16 July 2024 by johnhudson
Calderdale Green Party had its best ever General Election results with Kieran Turner taking 7½% of the votes in Calder Valley and Martin Hey over 10% in Halifax. Thanks to all our supporters in Calderdale who came out to support us not only in the local elections but also in the General Election. Elsewhere the […]
26 June 2024 / 16 July 2024 by johnhudson
Martin Hey, Green Party candidate for Halifax, asked the Labour and Conservative candidates to be ‘more honest about taxes’ at the West Yorkshire Election Debate hosted by Radio Leeds on Wednesday, 26 June 2024. The debate heard from candidates standing on behalf of the Conservatives, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the Yorkshire […]
23 June 2024 / 16 July 2024 by johnhudson
In May last year, Yorkshire Water’s boss Nicola Shaw apologised for sewage discharges into rivers in the region. Yet according to the Rivers Trust, by the end of 2023 the number of sewage spills counted across Yorkshire was over 40% higher than in 2022 and the total duration of spills more than doubled from 232,054 […]
14 June 2024 / 16 July 2024 by johnhudson
Further evidence has emerged of the risk to Calderdale’s history and countryside from uncontrolled house building. Local historians in Northowram have identified a potentially historic building on the site of one such new development. At present, the plans are for this building to be demolished and the wildlife rich site it stands on to be […]
4 May 2024 / 16 July 2024 by johnhudson
Support for Green Party candidates in Calderdale soared to its highest level ever in the 2024 Local Council elections, with the sharp rise in support in Halifax making the Green Party the third largest party by vote share in Calderdale. Elaine Hay secured Northowram and Shelf with 68% of the vote to give Northowram and […]
13 March 2024 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Andrew says: ‘I am a Kirklees Councillor, first elected for the Green Party in the Newsome Ward in 1999. I have been re-elected six times. I was the Green Party’s first West Yorkshire Mayoral Candidate in 2021 when we attracted 9.2% of the vote and 55,833 votes. ‘I have been a member of West Yorkshire […]
8 March 2024 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Elaine Hey: Why I’m Standing I am very proud to have been chosen as the Green Party candidate for the Local Election this May. I have lived in Northowram for the last 24 years, raised my children here and see myself as a truly local candidate. I aim to be the best possible ward councillor, […]
7 May 2023 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Dan Wood secured a very comfortable victory in Northowram and Shelf, becoming the second Green Councillor on Calderdale Council, after Martin Hey won a seat in May 2022. Dan gained a 63% share of the vote with many who may have voted differently in the past helping him to get over the line. Thank you […]
23 April 2023 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
One of the questions coming up on the campaign trail is what is our policy on transport?Or, as one woman asked: ‘Do you want to ban cars?’ The answer simply is No! Over the past few years, councillor Martin Hey and Dan Wood, who is a candidate in this year’s local elections, have highlighted the […]
20 March 2023 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Research carried out by the Green Party in Calderdale has highlighted the high levels of air pollution along the main road between Halifax and Bradford, raising concerns about the impact on residents’ health. Green Party Councillor Martin Hey and Shelf resident Dan Wood placed air quality monitors provided by Asthma and Lung UK on Carr […]
20 November 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
We have submitted a response to the Climate Action Plan consultation. Whilst it is positive a CAP has been produced — at last — the plan needs to be much more ambitious, comprehensive and strategic if Calderdale is to reach net zero by 2038. Currently we are not on track to reach this target. The […]
5 September 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Calderdale Green Party is celebrating after seeing its first councillor elected. The party won in Northowram and Shelf ward after its candidate Martin Hey defeated long standing Conservative councillor, Stephen Baines, by a margin of just 7 votes to record its first seat on the Council. Reacting to his win, Martin Hey said: ‘I’m delighted […]
13 August 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Councillor Martin Hey has urged residents and business to participate in the consultation on the Local Plan to help reduce damage to the environment and avoid overwhelming already congested roads and local services. The Local Plan has gone out to an eight week consultation again from 12 August 2022 to 7 October 2022. It envisages […]
27 July 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Green Councillor Martin Hey has called on Calderdale Council to make changes to the Local Plan to protect the environment and help tackle climate change, whilst ensuring it significantly increases the number of affordable homes in the borough. A revised version of the Local Plan, which envisages building 15,000 new homes across Calderdale, is set […]
3 June 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
As a part-rural ward, our area suffers from speeding traffic on roads outside its main built up areas. Residents have highlighted issues on Westercroft Lane (Northowram), Shibden Hall Lane near Claremount and South Lane in Shelf. The situation at South Lane is worsened by speed limits on the road moving from 20mph to 60mph halfway […]
6 May 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Martin Hey has won the Northowram and Shelf ward by seven votes from the Conservatives and so becomes the first Green councillor on Calderdale Council. Martin says I am thrilled and proud to be the first Green elected to Calderdale Council. I’d like to thank people in Northowram and Shelf for voting for me and […]
23 April 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
The Local Plan is a Council-led proposal to build more than 10,000 new homes in Calderdale. The Plan, ordered by the Conservative Government, will trigger the building of nearly 1,000 new houses in Northowram and Shelf. Martin has been at the forefront of the fight against the Plan, highlighting its massive impact on the environment, […]
25 March 2022 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
The campaign to tame the traffic in Northowram and Shelf stepped up in January 2022, when Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Greeen Party, joined Martin Hey and local residents at Stone Chair roundabout to launch a petition calling for the junction to be made safer. After speaking with local residents, Martin said, ‘People living near […]
Carla Denyer, co-leader of the Green Party, met local residents living on Windmill Drive in Northowram, where Calderdale Council are proposing to allocate land for housing despite residents raising concerns about the damage it will cause to their environment. Martin said: ‘We’ve had a great reception from residents on the estate. However, everyone is very […]
7 October 2021 / 27 July 2024 by johnhudson
Strong support has emerged for a ‘School Streets’ scheme around St Michael’s Primary School. Helped by local resident Rob Pringle and the Green Party team, Martin Hey has been canvassing residents’ views regarding the school traffic on the Greenacres Estate in Shelf. Feedback from 85 residents showed that: Martin commented: “We had a great response […]