Green councillor dismayed over weak planning standards

It was heartening to see the Transport Minister, Keith Brown, on his bicycle in the Evening News last week. However, it comes on top of disproportionate cuts to cycling and walking budgets.

Over the past decade Edinburgh University’s Rectors have catalysed a range of significant changes to the University. Robin Harper made the University’s excellent work on the environment a selling point. Tam Dalyell encouraged the University to invest its funds ethically and Mark Ballard and Iain Macwhirter were at the forefront of the fight against fees.

Air quality in some “hotspots” in Edinburgh is actually so poor that it is officially breaking air pollution safety standards set by the World Health Organisation

Award-winning singer-songwriter, Karine Polwart, brings her band to her first Edinburgh show for two years in this fundraiser for the Greens.  A similar event in 2010 was a massive sell-out success, so don’t miss it!  Do please tell friends, neighbours, colleagues too.  Wednesday 28 March...

Our next branch meeting will be our AGM on Thursday 23rd February. All members are warmly invited. Papers for the AGM are available on the Members Area of the Scottish Greens website, and additionally members should receive them through the post. If you have not...

The newsletter for Green Party members in Edinburgh – Greenscene – has been issued to members for February 2012.

Here is the monthly report from your Edinburgh Green councillors: Full Council Meeting 22nd December Leith Waterworld A green motion proposing to keep Leith Waterworld open until the Commonwealth Pool reopens, and requesting an equalities impact assessment, received no support from any other party. Leith...