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13 August 2021 / 13 August 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
We are delighted to announce that Martin Collins will stand for election in the Camperdown Ward on Thursday 9 September 2021. Martin is an experienced Green Campaigner – having first joined the Ecology Party (the predecessor to the Green Party) in 1978 – working with the North Tyneside Borough Green Party since 2004. Martin says: […]
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8 May 2021 / 8 May 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
We are delighted with the results from Day 2 of the Local Election Results. We have confirmed and strengthened our position as North Tyneside’s third party and we have seen record results around the Borough. We will review the results in full over the coming weeks, to learn and improve on our current position. In […]
7 May 2021 / 7 May 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The results from Day 1 are promising for North Tyneside Borough Green Party. We are the third Party in the Borough based on vote share. This follows National Polling, which places the Green Party as the third UK Party. Although it is too early to draw any meaningful conclusions, we can highlight: (i) We held […]
2 May 2021 / 30 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“Our green spaces are really important to us, for our wellbeing, for fresh air and exercise, for our children to play in, for contact with the natural environment” – Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor. “We are lucky in North Tyneside,” Penny says “because we have some lovely parks, some quite recently renovated […]
30 April 2021 / 28 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Jonathan Bartley: “Having a Green in the room provides a voice for the environment, the climate and social justice, areas we believe other parties are failing to match their rhetoric with meaningful action” The Green Party is expecting to make significant gains across the country in the local elections next month, as it stands a […]
29 April 2021 / 30 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“We send 55% of our rubbish to be incinerated. That’s disgraceful,” says Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor in North Tyneside. “We should be recycling much more than the measly 35% we do at present.” In the latest copy of the North Tyneside Council’s magazine [1], the Council outlines what happens to our […]
28 April 2021 / 23 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“Bring back Life-Long Learning” says Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor. North Tyneside used to have a lively adult education sector, but it has been decimated by government cuts and reduced to a focus on qualifications for employment only. Penny says: “There was a wide range of classes people could go to, from […]
26 April 2021 / 28 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“My aim is for North Tyneside Borough to become a beacon of good practice and innovative thinking in the North East“ – Penny Remfry, Green Party Candidate for Elected Mayor. We need to tackle climate change urgently, and we all have a part to play in this. Our homes produce around 30% of carbon emissions […]
23 April 2021 / 21 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Stop the privatisation of our health services, says Penny Remfry Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor Penny Remfry, Green Party Mayoral Candidate, is concerned about the centralisation of health and social care services through the proposed Integrated Care Systems (ICS) planned for implementation in 2022. Penny says: “The ICS sounds good, who doesn’t want to […]
22 April 2021 / 21 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
22 April 2021 : Earth Day is an annual event to support environmental protection. It is five years ago today that the Paris Agreement was signed; committing countries around the world to reduce carbon emissions – requiring economic and social changes. This year, the UK hosts COP26 – with the aim of accelerating the global […]
20 April 2021 / 20 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
I have long thought that we could have a much better, fresher food network in North Tyneside. We have great disparities of wealth and incomes in North Tyneside – some of the poorest 20% of wards in the country as well as some of the wealthiest. For example, in the Riverside and Chirton wards by […]
19 April 2021 / 19 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“Young people are our future. We are leaving them a terrible mess to sort out. That’s not fair. We need to clear up as much as we can now, so their task will be easier” – Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor. Climate change, environmental degradation and species loss, combined with the economic consequences […]
15 April 2021 / 15 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Martin Osborne: “Greens want independent businesses to be at the heart of a Green recovery” The Green Party has called on the government to provide more financial support for independent businesses by reversing its decision to stop Covid- related business rate appeals and extend the business rate holiday and current tourism VAT cut through 2021. […]
Independent businesses have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. As the nation moves towards lifting remaining restrictions, they must be financially supported to get them back on their feet. The Greens set out a five-point plan last December for small businesses and want big and small businesses alike to play a leading role in a […]
13 April 2021 / 12 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“North Tyneside Council must do more to force house builders to improve energy efficiency in new housing” – Penny Remfry (Green Party Mayoral Candidate) Over the past five years, hundreds of new homes have been built in North Tyneside and there are plans for thousands more new homes to be built in the borough. These […]
9 April 2021 / 21 March 2024 by North Tyneside Green Party
“A Green Party Mayor will provide strong leadership in making sure that this borough can face the future with confidence knowing that we are all working together to create a healthier, environmentally sustainable and happier place to live.” – Penny Remfry (Green Party Candidate for North Tyneside Mayor) The North Tyneside Borough Green Party have […]
8 April 2021 / 8 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Natalie Bennett: “A flourishing ecosystem starts with healthy soils” The Green Party is urging the government to invest in farming systems to minimise the agriculture sector’s carbon footprint and limit the damage done to wildlife. The call comes ahead of the UK-led COP later this year which will be held in Glasgow and will be […]
7 April 2021 / 7 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
“I want to work with Whitley Bay residents to make our area an even better place to live, work and relax. I can see that, as a community, we do so much to support each other. I want to be a part of keeping the good things we have and building on this for us […]
5 April 2021 / 5 April 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
We are delighted that a couple of Young Greens were able to join us over the weekend to help with our litter pick. These superstars joined in with our efforts to keep Whitley Bay clean and tidy for everyone – they did a fantastic job. If you are inspired by these beach clean heroes – […]
31 March 2021 / 31 March 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
Green Party launches local election campaign with pledge to build a Green Recovery Jonathan Bartley: “After the long, dark winter of Covid we want to make sure that we bring spring into all our council chambers with new hope for a greener, more caring future” The Green Party will today [Wednesday 31 March] launch its […]
29 March 2021 / 29 March 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
It is official, North Tyneside have called elections for 6 May 2021. This is an opportunity to elect a new Mayor and new Councillors to represent the people of North Tyneside. We are delighted that our lead campaigner, Alan Steele, has been selected by our members to stand for election in Whitley Bay. Alan says: […]
25 March 2021 / 25 March 2021 by North Tyneside Green Party
The Green Party has called for the Government to provide the necessary resources so that every local authority has an effective test and trace system in place, run by local public health authorities, ahead of the lifting of lockdown restrictions. We have written to Cllr Margaret Hall, the North Tyneside Council Cabinet Member for Public […]
We believe that economic recovery from the pandemic should be centred around the creation of Green jobs. We would create millions of good quality, well-paid jobs across the country. Training and skills would be prioritised and investment directed towards communities hardest hit by economic changes over the last few decades. Three important areas of focus […]
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“It is Green councillors and activists on the ground, working with local communities up and down the country, who are picking up the slack and doing what they can to ensure a Green recovery for all.”– Cllr Andrew Cooper (Green Party, West Yorkshire) The Green Party has pledged to fight for a Green Recovery from […]