Photo by www.traveljunction.com downloaded from https://www.flickr.com/photos/128012202@N05/16608813171 The Green Party has condemned the Chancellor’s austerity Budget after he announced spending cuts of £30 billion which will impact the poorest the hardest. County Durham Green Party co-ordinator Fiona Shenton warned that yesterday’s Autumn Statement has left people paying the price for a decade of Conservative economic mismanagement, […]
STOP PRESS: Sniperley Park developers withdraw their appeals!
Both developers of the Sniperley Park site near Durham City have now formally withdrawn their appeals against the non-determination of their original proposals for the site.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 […]
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Developers appeal as Council sticks to its climate change obligations
Map (simplified) of proposed Sniperley development – © CC BY-SA OpenStreetMap contributors The two developers of the huge Sniperley Park housing site north of Durham City are taking Durham County Council to appeal for allegedly delaying a decision on their planning applications. County Durham Green Party has been highly critical of the developers’ plans in […]
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New King, new PM, old crisis
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 […]
