Achievements Supporting communities
8th November 2024 / 8th November 2024 by pressdurham
Project Heritage 100 The project’s aim is to deliver 100 walks across County Durham that enable people to re-discover their local heritage. It is funded by the Walk and Talk Trust, a North-East charity dedicated to improving lives by enhancing people’s connection to the countryside. They note that: To help the Trust start the project […]
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Petition Sewage
1st June 2024 / 9th October 2024 by pressdurham
Jonathan Elmer reports that “the Browney regularly floods into Holiday Park as this forms part of the natural flood catchment. On the 17th March this year, community volunteers litter picked the park after flood water had receded. We were horrified to discover condoms and sanitary towel applicators as well as raw sewage deposited by the […]
Biodiversity Ecological emergency Opinion piece
7th April 2024 / 9th October 2024 by pressdurham
Durham County Council (DCC) is developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy; you can find out more HERE. A link to their public questionnaire is HERE. County Durham Green Party welcomes this important initiative. The strategy is a blueprint for the recovery of nature, showing where and how natural habitats can be supported, extended and linked-up. […]
Climate IPCC Press release
27th March 2023 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
County Durham Greens are urging the County Council to accelerate its response to climate change following a devastating report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report paints a grim picture of the future if action isn’t taken now by governments to address the rise in greenhouse gas emissions which are warming the […]
Achievements Durham Green Party
17th February 2023 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
County Durham Green Party is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month (February). Since it formed in 2013 it has grown to 240 members. There are four Green Parish Councillors and the local party celebrated the election of its first County Councillor in 2021. Nationally, the Green Party of England and Wales celebrates its 50th Anniversary […]
Caroline Lucas Pollution Supporting communities
10th February 2023 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
County Durham Greens have been working with Green Party MP Caroline Lucas to push the Government to find the cause of the massive die-off of shellfish and crustaceans off the North East coast. Crab and lobster populations, from Teesside to as far south as Scarborough, have been decimated since September 2021. Some scientists and fishermen […]
Achievements Biodiversity Ecological emergency Press release
20th December 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
A question to full Council by Green Party county councillor Jonathan Elmer to declare an ecological emergency in County Durham has resulted in an action plan to protect habitats and improve biodiversity. Durham County Council’s Cabinet has approved a report outlining the Council’s response to the declaration of an ecological emergency in April 2022. Commenting […]
COP26 Jobs of the future Press release
8th December 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
The Government’s decision to give the go-ahead for a new coal mine in Cumbria has been labelled a disgrace by County Durham Green Party. Commenting on Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove’s decision (7 December) to approve the mine, County Durham Green Party co-ordinator Fiona Shenton said; “It’s a disgrace that this decision has been cynically delayed […]
Pollution Press release
22nd November 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Conservation volunteers in Teesdale and County Durham Green Party are calling on Northumbrian Water to fix a pumping station which is leaking raw sewage into Deepdale Beck near Barnard Castle every time it rains. Martin Bacon of Teesdale Conservation Volunteers says he has complained to the water company and the Environment Agency on several occasions […]
Green belt Housing Planning rules Press release
4th November 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Both developers of the Sniperley Park site near Durham City have now formally withdrawn their appeals against the non-determination of their original proposals for the site. The Inspector had refused permission for the developers’ later revisions to be considered within the appeals process, and there was considerable local support for Durham County Council’s resolve to […]
Climate Cost-of-living crisis Opinion piece
21st September 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Liz Truss by photographer Simon Dawson – OGL 3 The country has experienced an incredible amount of change in a short space of time. Liz Truss was appointed our new Prime Minister on 6th September by a Head of State who passed away two days later. All this in the middle of an unprecedented cost-of-living […]
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Pollution Supporting communities
19th August 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
County Durham Greens are supporting Consett residents in their battle to stop a waste-to-energy incinerator being built in the town. The developers, Project Genesis Ltd, are currently Appealing the decision by Durham County Council to reject the proposal. The Appeal hearing began on 9th August. Several County Durham Green Party Members joined residents for the […]
AGM Durham Green Party
27th July 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Recently retired bioscientist Fiona Shenton has been elected co-ordinator of County Durham Green Party. She will serve for a year and is being supported by former co-ordinators and county councillor Jonathan Elmer. In her letter introducing herself to members she paid tribute to retiring co-ordinator Rupert Friederichsen. “Rupert has done an excellent job in the […]
Achievements Local elections
17th July 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
We’ve won an award! County Durham Greens have won the ‘Working Together’ Award in the annual Green Party Regional Awards at its AGM. A panel of judges gave us the award in recognition of our generosity in helping other local Green Party branches, particularly Sunderland, in the run up to May’s local elections. The nomination […]
Achievements Housing
30th May 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
City of Durham Parish Council has adopted a report outlining potential green solutions for a major housing development planned on the outskirts of Durham. The Sniperley Park development, if approved by the Planning Authority, will create 1,550 homes in the north-west of the city. Now, Durham Parish Council has drawn up a list of low-carbon, […]
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 […]
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.
Durham GP members Elections
24th January 2022 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Green Party candidate Rebecca Dixon McWaters will fight the by-election in the Ferryhill division of County Durham. The by-election has been called following the death of Labour Cllr Brian Avery. It will take place on 24th February. Rebecca, who has lived in Ferryhill since 2013, is passionate about representing the division on the County Council […]
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 […]
Achievements Durham Green Party End of Year Review
27th December 2021 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
Our Co-ordinator Rupert Friederichsen highlights eight positives from 2021 for the County Durham Green party and looks ahead to making 2022 even better. One: We devoted the first quarter of 2021 to intense campaigning. It was heartening to see so many new as well as the familiar faces in our team. Weekend after weekend, we […]
Durham GP members Planning rules
16th December 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Party members are being asked to get involved in a raft of planning strategies in the county. Durham County Council (DCC) is currently consulting on draft masterplans for Newton Aycliffe, Peterlee, Stanley, and the ‘3 Towns’ of Crook, Willington and Tow Law as part of its Towns and Villages programme. Together with a new regeneration […]
Achievements Community facility repairs Durham Green Party
12th December 2021 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
It took a while, but they are good to skate on The large skateboard ramp at Meadowfield Sports Centre was vandalised back in 2020 and Covid caused major delays to necessary repair work. Priscilla Elmer and the green team have made sure the need for this repair was not forgotten. We’re delighted to say that […]
Durham Green Party Housing Planning rules
8th December 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Two housing companies have made outline planning applications for the Sniperley Park development north of Durham City before a masterplan for the site has been agreed. Green County Durham Councillor Jonathan Elmer said: “By putting in planning applications before the masterplan has been adopted, the housing firms are obviously hoping to avoid having to comply […]
