Green News

Public land being given to fake companies with offshore links

04 December 2019

Planning permission for the controversial housing estate of 165 properties on publicly-owned greenfield land known as Crossways, outside East Cowes, has been applied for by 'iWight Developments'. New research by the Isle of Wight Green Party has discovered that there is no such registered company or partnership with this name.

Campaign poster to get Vix Lowthion elected as the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight

Crowdfunder goes live!

05 November 2019

Our crowdfunder is now live and every little bit will help us get a Green MP for the Isle of Wight.

Campaign poster to get Vix Lowthion elected as the Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight

Ryde Action Day

07 October 2019

With a General Election almost certainly just around the corner, come and support our work to gain a second Green MP - here on the Isle of Wight.

Extinction Rebellion demonstration outside County Hall in Newport, Isle of Wight.

Rebels With The Cause: A Possible Green Future

02 August 2019

Join us for the lecture "Rebels with THE cause: a possibility of a Green future" by Dr Rupert Read. Why is it important for you to join the growing numbers demanding radical action to tackle the climate crisis? What action is necessary? And how Hope and positivity can offer us the very real possibility of a Green future.

Notable Green Party members at People's Vote march

Island Greens marching for a People's Vote

08 April 2019

Local Greens joined Islanders for Europe at the 'Put It To The People' demonstration in London on Saturday 23rd March.

asian hornet

Asian Hornets threaten Island bees

05 April 2019

Asian Hornet's are a non-native species and a danger to native bees, so any sightings should be reported to alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk or alternatively on the Asian Hornet Watch app available from your smartphone store.

White-tailed eagle

Greens back reintroduction of eagles to Island

10 January 2019

In a straw poll of over 400 Isle of Wight Green Party members and supporters, 90% voted in favour of plans to reintroduce white-tailed eagles into the wild on the Island.

Bulldozer at work

Planning Strategy threatens our green fields

02 January 2019

The Isle of Wight Council has published a draft Island Planning Strategy which will open up many more of our green fields for large-scale speculative development. In the words of the new head of Planning, this strategy is the realisation of the ruling Conservative group's 2017 election manifesto.

The Isle of Wight Green Party team in Newport

Greens celebrate after growth in Vix's vote

09 June 2017

The Isle of Wight Green Party is celebrating after its candidate Vix Lowthion's 12,915 votes were named the second highest for the Green Party nationally, by either total votes or vote share, beaten only by sitting Brighton MP Caroline Lucas. The 17.3% vote share was up 37% from the 9,404 votes that Miss Lowthion received in her 2015 breakthrough on the Island.

'Green Dragons' bring social investors to the Island

10 May 2016

Isle of Wight Green Dragons is a new group of entrepreneurs, community activists, and business people who are committed to developing strong, sustainable economic communities on the Isle of Wight with a social, ethical and green perspective.







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