Durham Greens celebrate 10th birthday 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 […] Read more »
Durham Greens working at national level on Tees ecocide 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 […] Read more »
Moving to a plant-based diet 27th January 2023 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson Our friends at Durham University invite you to listen to a talk on what the increasing consumption of plant-based foods will mean for the UK. Dr Emma Garnett will give the talk, entitled The Steaks Are High: Increasing Consumption of Plant-based Foods in the UK, as part of a series organised by the University’s Psychologists […] Read more »
Getting help in the 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 […] Read more »
