Biodiversity Community involvement Ecological emergency Green belt
18th September 2023 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Council Process Formal Declaration of the Ponderosa as a ‘Local Nature Reserve’ Following a request from Cllr Jonathan Elmer, Durham County Council are processing the declaration of the Ponderosa (and all areas bounded in red above) as a Local Nature Reserve. This is a statutory designation made under the National Parks Act, 1949, that will […]
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Birthday Community involvement Food
11th April 2023 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
The environmentally-conscious REfUSE community café in Chester-le-Street is celebrating its 5th birthday this Friday (April 14th) – five years of producing nutritious meals from food that would normally go to waste. To celebrate, the café has commissioned a new window painting by local artist Lisa Malia. County Durham Green Party co-ordinator Fiona Shenton says: “We […]
Community involvement Cost-of-living crisis
23rd January 2023 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
If you are affected, please reach out and ask for help Record inflation and energy prices have added £hundreds onto monthly household bills, and the crisis is set to bite this winter. This may push some residents into serious financial hardship and some may have to choose between staying warm or eating. If this is […]
Community involvement Durham Green Party
27th February 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Are you interested in Green issues? Are you worried about the future for your grand-children? Join us and help “build back better” from your local village/town to further afield. If the video doesn’t show below, either click this link to go to the video on YouTube or allow cookies.
Community involvement Litter picking
11th December 2021 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
70 residents fill almost 100 bags of litter Jonathan and Priscilla Elmer organised 7 litter picks in late Summer sited all across our area. Around 110 bin bags were filled with litter and we also organised removal of numerous fly tipped objects. Unfortunately the levels of litter soon picks up again so its wonderful that […]
