Local News
21 November 2024 / 21 November 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
At a full council meeting earlier this year a local resident, Kate Bowen, asked the council if they would be willing to adopt the Plant Based Treaty ( https://plantbasedtreaty.org ), which is an international movement operating along side the Paris agreement on climate change. A huge amount of land is currently used to raise animals […]
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12 November 2024 / 16 November 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
North Tyneside Greens call on council to reconsider plans to close Monkseaton High School and carry out a full review of schools in North Tyneside to ensure that all options have been considered to save the school. The North Tyneside Green Party has responded to the recent consultation held by North Tyneside Council on the […]
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10 April 2024 / 12 November 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
North Tyneside Greens set out their priorities for the local elections in 2024. North Tyneside Green Party’s Manifesto for Community Well-Being1 identifies three main challenges affecting our lives: the Climate Emergency, the environmental crisis, and social inequality. It emphasises the need for increased democratic activity and greater transparency in Council decision-making to bring about action […]
8 April 2024 / 9 April 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
North Tyneside Green Party have announced that on 2nd May 2024 they will have 35 candidates standing in the local elections, across all 20 local wards in North Tyneside. The record standing comes as the Local Government Boundary Commission revised the ward boundaries, resulting in all 60 seats being up for election for the […]
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19 December 2023 / 21 March 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
North Tyneside Council’s Planning Committee granted permission for building a two story medical centre on Pocket Park in Monkseaton at its December meeting. There had been 451 objections from local residents and a well organised campaign from the ‘Save Pocket Park’ group. The decision contravenes the Council’s own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy […]
7 December 2022 / 21 March 2024 by
The City of Sanctuary movement is a network of groups across the country concerned with creating a culture of welcome, friendship and hospitality to people who have had to leave their home country in order to seek safety. The network is made of up 120+ groups and organisations including cities, towns and villages, community groups, […]
23 November 2022 / 21 March 2024 by
The answer is an emphatic yes! Green Party member Richard, installed an air source heat pump earlier this year into their late Victorian house and are currently enjoying plenty of hot water and warmth. Richard said ‘Our installer, Energist Solutions, carried out a heat loss survey, assessing insulation, room size and double glazing before advising […]
26 October 2022 / 21 March 2024 by
Engagement volunteers support various party officers on a number of ongoing tasks to provide great customer service to our local members and to generate positive outcomes for the party campaigns. This is a varied role where you could be involved in the following activities: If you can give the gift of time to support our […]
26 October 2022 / 21 March 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
Communicating our work to our members, local residents and activists is a key part of what we do. North Tyneside Green Party is seeking to expand our team of volunteers by setting up a dedicated team of social media volunteers who can help us get our message our there. Social media volunteers will support the […]
25 May 2022 / 26 June 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
The North Tyneside Green Party warmly welcomes the announcement that funding has been secured for the creation of a ‘Seafront Sustainable Route’ between North Shields Fish Quay and St Mary’s Lighthouse. We did hope that the route would be completed by the summer and note that the local council plans to begin work ‘as early […]
6 May 2022 / 20 June 2022 by
North Tyneside Green Party is celebrating after seeing increased vote share made across North Tyneside in the 2022 Local Elections, Neil Percival, North Tyneside Green Party Campaign Manager said: “The Greens have been making gains across the country and we are delighted to see positive improvement in the vote share here and I am confident […]
4 April 2022 / 31 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Green Party has called for a massive programme to create secure, well-paid jobs by insulating thousands of homes. In the run up to the local elections in May, the party has said there has never been a more important moment to elect Greens who will work hard to help their community deal with the […]
31 March 2022 / 31 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
A ground-up approach to insulate social housing “Change for the better – cutting fuel bills, creating hundreds of new jobs and slashing carbon emissions.” The Green Party has pledged to tackle growing levels of fuel poverty and the cost of living crisis by supporting a retrofit revolution. Greens point to a ground-up model, currently being […]
25 March 2022 / 21 March 2024 by
North Tyneside Green Party welcomed Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer to Whitley Bay on Thursday 24th March 2022. Carla Denyer officially launched the local election campaign in Whitley Bay with Alan Steele, local Green Party candidate for Whitley Bay, with a pledge to build a green and fairer future for North Tyneside. Carla is co-leader […]
8 February 2022 / 29 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
It has been another challenging year, and decisions from central government continue to put significant pressure on budgetary planning. Inevitably this is leading to local tax rises, but the council also needs to ensure it’s using all the powers at its disposal to support its revenue in ways which are fair and aligned with key […]
2 February 2022 / 29 March 2022 by North Tyneside Green Party
Judy Seymour, a member of the North Tyneside Green Party, has written an article for Green World and explores how we can improve our failing system, considering what options exist beyond the ballot box. You can read the article here: https://greenworld.org.uk/article/writing-recipe-democracy
2 December 2021 / 29 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The four day work week has long been a Green Party policy. Studies from around the world have found a positive benefit to wellbeing and productivity when the working week is shortened. Iceland trialled a four day week for civil service workers and found a reduction in stress and burnout. In Japan, Microsoft implemented a […]
1 December 2021 / 29 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The CBI Conference was held last week and the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, spoke to address his so-called Green Industrial Revolution. Personal Anecdotes In his speech, the PM talked about his history with supercars and his disappointment with the EVs he had driven. He lamented the lack of ‘car sound’ from EVs. He also spoke […]
30 November 2021 / 2 December 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Building to start soon on Murton fields The Planning Committee have agreed the proposals for 300+ new homes in the land owned by Northumberland Estates opposite North Tyneside Hospital (November 2021). Building is likely to start in the next few months. A further 2,700 homes are planned for the Murton Gap area between Rake Lane, […]
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29 November 2021 / 8 July 2023 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Government has announced that new homes in England will be required by law to install electric vehicle charging points from next year and claims this will see up to 145,000 charging points installed every year. While we welcome this as a well overdue positive statement, we have yet to see details, such as how […]
23 November 2021 / 23 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Government has forced through their Health & Care Bill. This Bill risks the core principles of the NHS; opening up privatisation and risking a postcode lottery for healthcare. It now falls to the House of Lords to force the Government to rethink the Bill. When the NHS was founded, it was on the three […]
17 November 2021 / 17 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Inflation, the measure of the cost of living, has hit 4.2%. This is driven by the rising cost of food and fuel. Normal times would demand interest rate rises, but these are not normal times. Traditionally, when the rate of inflation rises, this is driven by consumer demand. Therefore the increase to interest rates reduces […]
15 November 2021 / 16 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
It was meant to be a ground breaking agreement – a coming together of all nations – to agree a way to resolve the climate crisis. Instead, COP26 was an anticlimax after the hype and anticipation. The pandemic had shown what individual countries could do when faced with an emergency – and it was hoped […]
1 November 2021 / 1 November 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
This year, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is being hosted by the UK in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. It will take place against a background of accelerating climate disasters all around the world and it cannot afford to fail. We are calling on global leaders to […]
