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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
