Green Party claims provoke anger in Calderdale village

Fury as Green councillor takes credit for car parking charge U-turn following campaign run by village residents

We’ve all seen it. Local political capital built from litter picks, saying actual words in the council chamber, and generally turning up for the opening of an envelope. And, from time to time, delivering meaningful impact in the community you serve. Imagine our surprise when Green Party councillor Margot Puddepha selfied herself in front of Towngate Car Park in Heptonstall beaming about how she, along with the local community, had secured a policy “U-turn” on car parking charges in Heptonstall. I say surprise, not because Hebden Bridge and Greens appear to have had a Damascean pro-car conversion, but we covered this story two months ago and the Greens were nowhere to be seen.

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