Local elections
26th April 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
With local elections looming on 5th May in many parts of the region, it is encouraging to see how far the party has come in a short time and to look forward to adding more Green councillors on election day. Our own Green Party Durham County Councillor Jonathan Elmer, who is also co-ordinating our election […]
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Ecological emergency Press release
30th March 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Councillors will be asked to declare an ecological emergency in County Durham next week following a Green Party initiative to do more to stop the decline of wildlife and natural habitats. Green Party County Councillor Jonathan Elmer has been the driving force in raising concerns about the ecological state of the county. He addressed the […]
Achievements Ecological emergency
14th March 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Green county councillor Jonathan Elmer is leading calls to declare an ecological emergency in County Durham. Near the end of 2021, Jonathan addressed the full Council to highlight the ecological plight of the county. As a result of his address, a report on the state of Durham’s biodiversity has now been prepared and agreed unanimously […]
Durham Green Party Elections
17th January 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
The idea that the UK’s progressive political parties – the Greens, Labour and the LibDems – should form electoral alliances to oust the Tories has been around for some time. The recent North Shropshire by-election re-energised the conversation – not because the progressive parties formed an anti-Tory pact, but because voters took matters into their […]
