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North Tyneside Green Party announce candidate for longbenton and benton by-election
candidate is endorsed by progressive campaigning group, north tyneside together Following the election of Karen Clark to North Tyneside Mayor last month, her council seat in Longbenton and Benton is now vacant and there will be a by-election on July 2nd to fill the vacancy. North Tyneside Green Party member Jim Howard has been officially…
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nuisance motorbikes in shiremoor
A number of residents have told us about motorcyclists and quad bikes using the waggonways and council land. This is illegal and potentially dangerous. Sometimes it’s people riding roadworthy (taxed and insured) vehicles but using the wagonways at speed presenting danger to families with young children or dog walkers. I’ve also seen motorcyclists using the…
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the toxic pesticide used on our streets by north tyneside council
We were shocked but not altogether surprised to find out this week that toxic levels of the chemical pesticide Glyphosate have been found in tampons – over 40 times the legal limit for drinking water. It is thought the toxic chemicals got into the tampons via the weedkiller used to grow the cotton that is…
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Mayoral elections sends a clear message – no more mayor!
The Mayoral Election in North Tyneside concluded with the Green Party increasing our vote share once more, building on the trend of recent years. The Conservatives achieved their worst result ever in the NT Mayoral election, with 20.5% of the votes. Even Labour, who won, scored fewer than one third of the votes at 30.2%…
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climate emergency
it’s time to act on the climate emergency climate emergency The facts you need to know about the Climate Emergency: History of Climate Emergency Declarations A climate emergency declaration or declaring a climate emergency is an action taken by governments and scientists to acknowledge humanity is in a climate emergency. The first such declaration was…
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shiremoor activist caron Kirkham takes action!
Caron asked the january full council meeting questions about access and maintainance regarding the play facilities in shiremoor Here we have the full question and supplementary question that Caron asked, recorded as the “Agenda and draft minutes” of the meeting on the council website. Caron Kirkham, Shiremoor asked the council: As a grandparent I’m concerned about…
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challenging the council’s commitment to cycling infrastructure
In 2024, there was some positive news in North Tyneside with the completion of the first part of the Seafront Sustainable Route between Tynemouth and Beach Road. Despite this project taking longer to deliver than we had hoped and concerns about some parts of the path, we welcome the addition to North Tyneside infrastructure, with…
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North Tyneside Council decline to endorse The Plant Based Treaty
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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North Tyneside Greens response to North Tyneside Council proposals to shut Monkseaton High School
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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North Tyneside Greens launch ‘Manifesto for Community Well-Being’
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…