Greens concerned over watering down of taxi rules 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 […] Read more »
Clean Air Day comes to Durham 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 […] Read more »
Council adopts green housing report 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, […] Read more »
Greens call for mass insulation of millions of homes 17th May 2022 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson A £250 billion investment plan for local authorities is needed to insulate and upgrade 10 million homes. The Green Party has also called for a £320 emergency winter fuel payment for every household as energy bills surge, and the restoration of the £20 uplift to Universal Credit and doubling it to £40 per week, paid […] Read more »
