Green Mayoral Candidate : Waste & Recycling 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 […] Read more »
Green Mayoral Candidate : Adult Education 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 […] Read more »
Green Mayoral Candidate : Sustainable Homes 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 […] Read more »
Green Mayoral Candidate : Health & Wellbeing in North Tyneside Borough 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 […] Read more »
Green Viewpoint : Earth Day 2021 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 […] Read more »
Mayoral Candidate comment to Sustain, the alliance for food and farming 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 […] Read more »
Mayoral Candidate Response to Questions from Living Streets North Tyneside 19 April 2021 / 8 July 2023 by North Tyneside Green Party The following questions, received from Living Streets North Tyneside, were directed to Penny Remfry, our candidate for Elected Mayor. Penny’s reply, sent to Living Streets on 16 April, is outlined below. 1. What are your plans to provide a tourist offer, especially along our coast, which is based on space for people to enjoy sustainable […] Read more »
Green Viewpoint : Our Future 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 […] Read more »
Local Transport – Better is Possible 16 April 2021 / 8 July 2023 by North Tyneside Green Party “We need a better local transport network in this borough which includes cyclists, pedestrians and public transport” – Penny Remfry, Green Party candidate for Elected Mayor The Green Party wants to encourage more people to leave their cars at home and enjoy the fresh air and natural environment we have around us. Reducing the amount […] Read more »
Greens call for greater financial support for independent businesses 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. […] Read more »