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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 20/06/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Geraldine Coggins has been announced as the Green Party's Greater Manchester Mayoral candidate. #Manchester #GreenParty

Geraldine Coggins, Green Party's Greater Manchester Mayoral candidate

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

🟢 Only the Green Party can get rid of Reform in Bradford. ✅️ Join the fightback. ✅️ Join the Green Party: Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

❓️ This week, we got to quiz @mothinali.bsky.social, Co-Deputy Leader of the Green Party, on the local elections, horticultural metaphors, and much more. 🎥 So here’s the first in a new video series: "Bradford Greens Quiz Mothin Ali". ➡️ First up: “Why vote Green?”

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

There is a very widespread lack of understanding of the physics (F=ma) of crashes and how much force a body can be exposed to without breaking. Ever bigger cars x lack of respect for speed limits is catastrophic for people crossing the road or riding a bike.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We did it in Manchester. Now let's do it in Bradford. Let's turn #Bradford Green. Sign up 👇

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🟢 Hannah Spencer’s victory in Gorton and Denton shows that change is possible. 🔄 People across Bradford are desperate for that same change. ✅️ In May’s local elections, choose real change. Vote Green.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

👀 Join.greenparty.org.uk (when it's working again 😉)

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

💬 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social: “Residents in Holme Wood have told us that they want safer roads across the estate, especially for families and young people. These new crossings and traffic-calming measures are designed to slow vehicles down and give people safer places to cross." Read ⤵️

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🚮 Green councillor @greenmattbfd.bsky.social is once again pressing for action on fly-tipping. 💬 He said: "Black Carr Woods and the Tong and Fulneck Valley should be protected, not treated as dumping grounds." 📰 Read more ⤵️

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Absolutely fantastic to be in Bradford with over 400 members of the public, fellow Greens and people who are Green Curious! People who are ready to stand up to: the march of the far right, for our communities, for ordinary people! Fantastic atmosphere, time for change!

A crowded room full of people, members of the Green Party, sitting listening to Zack speak

A crowded room full of people, members of the Green Party, sitting listening to Zack speak from the stage

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AndyNeilly @andyneilly.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

What a brilliant day we had yesterday in Bradford. Zack Polanski was in town to help launch our campaign for the May election. #greenparty #Bradfordgreenparty

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BRADFORD GREENS 🚨 We’re delighted to confirm that @zackpolanski.bsky.social, Leader of the Green Party, will be coming to #Bradford as we kick-start the campaign to turn Bradford Green in 2026 💚 📅 Sunday 18th January ⌚ 2pm 📍 Valley Parade Booking essential! 👇

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

People wonder why town and city centres are struggling, then crap like this is approved. M&S opening in a tin shed, less than 2 years after closing it's city centre store. Cheap tin sheds. Low rates and rent. No thought given to anyone not in a car. Progress? www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

chroniclelive.co.uk

New M&S plans unveiled as £15m retail park scheme is proposed

The new retail scheme could also create 100 jobs and a public consultation is now under way

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

♻️ I've been out checking #flytipping hotspots across #TongWard today. 📸 I’ve reported several sites and will continue pushing for stronger enforcement and new covert cameras. ⚠️ Local people deserve action ... not more excuses from #Bradford Council. @bradfordgreens.bsky.social

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

📉 New figures show bus use across #WestYorkshire has fallen again. ⏳ While the Labour Mayor is blaming everyone else, the reality is bus services in #Bradford are getting worse right now. 📣 Bus users need action now, not warm words about improvements that are years away. 👇

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📮 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social: "Taking away the only Post Office without warning or replacement is nothing short of negligent. Residents deserve better than bland emails and empty assurances." Read full story 👇

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🎄 At last night’s @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social meeting, #Bradford Conservatives brought forward a proposal to bring #Christmas Cheer ... by cutting Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in our district ... 🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ... #WealthTaxNow

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🥀 "It fails to take responsibility for what it can and should be doing right now." 🧨 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social takes #Bradford's Labour-run council to task over its lack of action on nuisance fireworks.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🚆 After some reflection, I am stepping back from my national role as Green Party #Transport spokesperson. 🚌 It’s been a privilege raising transport inequality, calling for better buses & helping shape HS2 policy. 💚 But for now, I want to prioritise my work in #Bradford and Tong Ward.

Matt Edwards in a Blue and Green Checked shirt stood in front of a bus in Bradford City Centre.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Promoted by P. Worsnop on behalf of M. Edwards at 7 Farfield Road, Bradford, BD18 4QP.

A Green Party graphic. There is a photo of Matt Edwards wearing a blue and green checked shirt standing front of the mirror pool and Bradford City Hall. The text to the side reads: "Matt Edwards: Councillor - Tong Ward."

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Greens4HS2 @greens4hs2.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Our transport spokesperson @greenmattbfd.bsky.social : "Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years. "Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East." 👏👏👏

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to be unveiled 'in weeks' - amid concerns over delays

Plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Government sources have said - amid concerns over delays to the…

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

"Free bus travel for under-22s only scratches the surface. London’s public transport fares remain among the highest in Europe, and no one, no matter their age should have to choose between paying rent or tapping their Oyster." www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...

mylondon.news

'Make travel in London free for everyone', TfL told

The Commons Transport Committee last week proposed everyone under 22 be given free bus passes

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

As long as people are stuck in car dependency without good public transport, those who should not be behind a wheel will be forced to resist rules to restrict them. Ending road death MUST mean green transport ££ and lower speeds, car sizes and traffic, not just action on drivers.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

🤦‍♂️ If it doesn't have tracks, it's not a tram. A "trackless tram" is an expensive bus.

A screenshot of a news article from Dhaka Tribune. The headline reads: "Pakistan’s first trackless electric tram debuts in Lahore". The words "first trackless electric tram" are crossed out and replaced with the word "bus". Underneath is a photo of a fancy bus and other text where the words "trackless tram" are crossed out and replaced with the word "bus"

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Geraldine Coggins @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Great day in Bradford last week with our work experience student, Adam for the @local.gov.uk City Regions Board. So much going on for the City of Culture year, and a chance to catch up with @greenmattbfd.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Really proud of see the #Pride and #TransPride flying in front of #Bradford City Hall today. With everything the LGBTQIA+ (and especially the trans community) are facing at the moment, this is a powerful statement from @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

A progress pride flag (although an older one without the update to reflect Intersex) and a trans flag pride flying in front of Bradford City Hall. Tyrell Square is visible in the background.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

🟢 We have big plans for the local elections in 2026, and we are looking for people to stand as a Green Party councillor. 💪 You don’t need previous political experience - just a commitment to representing the community, Green values and a drive to make a real difference. 🔗 👇

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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

What would you choose to spend public funding on? The Lower Thames Crossing? or 20 - 50 rail re-openings (£300m each*)? * This is the cost of the recent and hugely successful Northumberland reopening

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

💚 Big win for @emilykerr36.bsky.social 💪 Just the kind of person needed in our Council Chambers - someone who's unafraid to stand up for transport policy that puts people first.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Worried about the rise of Reform? Angry that Labour aren't doing enough? There is only one thing to do 👇 Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

💚 Big #GreenWin in Accrington! Hopefully the first of many in Lancashire.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

💚 Congratulations to @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social and @paulvalentineactor.bsky.social 💪 Whilst the media is transfixed on the narrative they are peddling - Greens are winning local election after local election. 🗳️ The only party to elect more councillors than the year before... 8 years running.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🚪 Great to be out in Stroud with a delegation of Greens from Serbia. 💚 Really exciting to hear from so many people voting Green. A lot of people are very disappointed and angry at the new Labour government. 🗳️ One of the many places where if you #VoteGreen you can get @greenparty.org.uk

Matt Edwards and some Green campaigners in Stroud.

A poster on luminous green paper that says "Vote Green Party".

A large green coloured banner in a garden that says "Green Party"

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

💬 “It's very clear that this is just another problem that this current Labour administration don't have a grip on and they aren't taking it seriously enough." Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social on anti-social vehicle use in #Bradford Read more 👇

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

🤫 For the last two years, I've been working with my fellow #TongWard councillors to pull together something exciting in the heart of #Holmewood. 🎉 Yesterday we marked a massive milestone with @incommunitiesha.bsky.social opening their new Community Hub at Holme In The Woods Community Arts Café.

Matt Edwards, Ursula Sutcliffe and Celia Hickson stood in front of the front of Holme In The Wood Community Arts Café.

A large group of people inside stood looking at Celia who is addressing the crowd.

A table surrounded by plants and some gold / brass effect frames on a purple wall.

Bunting and balloons on the front of Holme In The Wood Community Arts Café.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Medieval architecture, trams and a beautiful sunset. Gent is feeling pretty perfect tonight.

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

🚙 SUVs are a blight on our urban areas. 💬 They take up too much space, cause too much pollution and make our roads far more dangerous. 🪙 Its time to make the owners of these vehicles pay for the damage they cause and the cost of that damage. And deter manufacturers from pushing them.

theguardian.com

The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay

If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social: "We all know that our city is in urgent need of investment to improve our rail infrastructure," "We need this Government to follow through on what it promised - and pick up the pace on the proposals for a new through station. Full story 👇

Quote from Cllr Matt Edwards:

"We all know that our city is in urgent need of investment to improve our rail infrastructure," he told the T&A.

"For decades, Bradford has been overlooked when it comes to investment in our public transport - the consequences for our local economy have been significant.

"We need this Government to follow through on what it promised - and pick up the pace on the proposals for a new through station.

"The Prime Minister's visit to Yorkshire last week was a missed opportunity to make a meaningful announcement for Bradford.

"Instead, we got yet another rehash of projects like the Transpennine Route Upgrade that were started under the last Conservative Government and are already well underway."

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

💤 Starmer's visit to #Yorkshire was a missed chance to address #Bradford's urgent need for better #rail connections. 🚄 Our city desperately needs investment in rail infrastructure after decades of failure. 🗣️ I spoke to the @bradfordtanda.bsky.social to call for urgent action on our new station.

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

What is happening with Bradford's promised new railway station?

A councillor has called for officials to "pick up the pace" on proposals for a new railway station in Bradford - amid concerns a major…

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

🌙 Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating in #Bradford. #EidMubarak2025

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Tory Fibs @toryfibs.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Price rises under Labour: • 4.6% rise in Rail Fares • 4.99% rise in Council Tax • 41% rise in Water Bills • 14% rise in Tuition Fees • 18.4% rise in Energy Bills • 50% rise in local Bus Fares • 16% rise Rail Cards • 22% rise in Stamp prices • £60 rise in Income Tax

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

🗨 "This Labour Government promised change - the only change I can see is that the north is being short-changed yet again." 🚆 Cllr Matt Edwards on Labour's woeful lack of funding for northern rail projects as Keir Starmer visits West Yorks. Read Cllr Edwards' full statement below 👇

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

🙄 How many times is the government going to reannounce funding for the Transpennine Rail Upgrade?!? 💬 West Yorkshire and Bradford needs politicians in London to take these issues seriously. 🚂 This is only a fraction of what the North needs to try and catch up after decades of underinvestment.

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

PM's train late for West Yorkshire visit to announce transport boost

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited West Yorkshire today to announce a major funding boost for transport in the north - but his train was late.

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

So happy about this! I remember when Park St was great (in the 80s). Now ruined by fast, heavy traffic. Far from “killing” the high street, if this is done right it will come alive again. Well done @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

🩷💚💛 Fantastic night in #Bradford tonight #CityOfCulture watching Lady Bushra and Ginger Johnson. #bradford2025

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Yesterday was International Women's Day and I joined two of my favourite @greenparty.org.uk women - @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social and Hawarun Hussain at an Iftar hosted by #MuslimAid. A lot to think about and wonderful to hear from some inspiring women. #IWD

Hawarun Hussain, Matt Edwards and Natalie Bennett stood in front of a Muslim Aid backdrop.

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