Pollution Privatisation
2nd November 2023 / 16th October 2024 by pressdurham
The Green Party of County Durham (CDGP) is calling for the return of bus services to public ownership as the long running strike continues, which has seen many residents stranded and suffering hardship. Employees of Go NorthEast are currently on indefinite strike over pay and conditions. The Green Party of County Durham believes public transport […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Health Pollution Privatisation
22nd August 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
The consequences of a decision by the Conservative Government back in October 2021 is now having a devastating impact on our rivers and coastal waters. Back then, Tory MPs – including the three representing County Durham constituencies – voted down a Lords amendment to the Environment Bill which would have made it illegal for water […]
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 […]
Consultation Pollution Transport
14th July 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
County Durham Greens have expressed concern over the watering down of new proposals for the licensing hackney carriage and private hire licences. In our response to the county council’s public consultation on the new proposals we ask why they have been weakened since the previous draft. “Why, given Durham County Council’s commitment to reduce emissions […]
Health Pollution
23rd June 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
City of Durham Green parish councillor Rupert Friederichsen has led the party’s participation on Clean Air Day with a stall in the Market Place promoting solutions to tackling air pollution. The evidence base behind Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution by Global Action Plan, reveals the weight of scientific evidence on […]
