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22 October 2024 / 22 October 2024 by North East Green Party
Latest Northern Agenda newsletter shows local councils at their unresponsive worst on the TVERF incinerator. ‘This weekend the North East councils behind the scheme on the Grangetown Prairie site said they were undeterred by new BBC analysis showing that burning waste produces the same amount of greenhouse gases for each unit of energy as coal. […]
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16 October 2024 / 16 October 2024 by North East Green Party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3wxgje5pwo We’re sharing this excellent article from the BBC which backs up what we at the Green Party have been saying for years. Incinerators are a RUBBISH way to get rid of waste. Nick Hartley (Councillor for Byker ward) said “This proves we were right to oppose the new incinerator planned for Byker back in […]
5 August 2024 / 5 August 2024 by North East Green Party
Over the past week, it has been saddening to see horrific violence, racism and anti-Muslim hate unfolding on the streets of our region – with senseless damage and destruction of buildings, vehicles and businesses and attacks on local mosques. The North East Green Party condemn the actions of those who wish to do our communities […]
23 May 2024 / 31 May 2024 by North East Green Party
This General Election is way overdue. It’s time to put our communities and our environment first. We’re delighted to confirm that, on 4th July, there will be a Green Party candidate on EVERY ballot paper in the North East – look out for postings on social media for individual constituencies. The election comes at a […]
5 April 2024 / 5 April 2024 by North East Green Party
We are disappointed that Sally Bunce has chosen to withdraw as Tees Valley Mayor candidate at short notice. Sadly, the withdrawal was timed so that we did not have time to stand an alternative candidate. We apologise to everybody who wanted to vote Green at this election and is now unable to. The Green Party […]
8 December 2023 / 14 March 2024 by North East Green Party
The Green Party have announced their candidates for mayor of the Tees Valley and North East Combined Authorities. Andrew Gray will be their candidate in the election for Mayor of the North East Combined Authority. Andrew was born in Newcastle and raised in Northumberland. For the last twenty years he has lived in Newcastle and […]
31 March 2023 / 31 March 2023 by North East Green Party
In a recent by-election for Newcastle City Council, Green candidate Nick Hartley doubled the Party’s share of the vote to 30% and polled more that the Tories and Lib Dems combined. He’ll be standing in the same ward again next month – only the Greens can beat Labour here!
Carla Denyer, co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, will be visiting North East England on Tuesday 4th April, to support campaigns for the local council elections in May. She will be visiting wards in Gateshead, North Tyneside, and Darlington.
7 May 2021 / 11 May 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
As Local Election results come in across the Region, there have been a number of good results for local residents as more Green Councillors are elected. We can celebrate wins in Durham, Northumberland and South Tyneside. These wins mean that we have doubled our number of Elected Representatives in the Region. We can also celebrate […]
2 April 2021 / 14 March 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
Rachel Featherstone: “Every green vote will be a message that things can’t go on the way they have been” The Green Party has selected Rachel Featherstone as their candidate for the forthcoming Hartlepool by-election. Featherstone, who has lived in the north east her entire life, will stand for the seat on the promise to fight […]