Speakers Corner
26 February 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
They have done it again! For the third year in a row DEFRA has given emergency authorisation for sugar beet farmers or rather seed merchants to treat seed with Neonicotinoids[1]. The Secretary of state for environment, formerly briefly in charge of the nation’s health, is now set to wreak havoc on the natural environment too. […]
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Ecotips
30 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
Microwaves aren’t just for ready meals. Save time and energy costs (especially if you cook with gas) by using them for jacket potatoes, soup, veg, porridge or hot chocolate!
Elections
29 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
26 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
North Herts and Stevenage Green Party is pleased to announce that Deolinda Eltringham will stand as a Green Party candidate for Hitchin North at the forthcoming Herts County Council by-election on Thursday 9th February. Deolinda actively campaigns for clean air and is particularly concerned about the number of HGVs going through Hitchin. As a Green […]
23 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
If you eat fish, try and buy from a sustainably fished source so that stocks don’t run out. Take a look at the Marine Stewardship Council’s website https://www.msc.org/uk and look out for their blue fish logo on tins. The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit sustainable fishing charity. Their vision is oceans teeming with life and […]
Development Comments Local Campaigns
22 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
The Consultation Expiry Date for an application to build 47 houses on the meadow at the top of Grays Lane, Hitchin, has been extended to January 26th. This relates to Planning Application (Ref: 22/03092/FP) The Application is to build a new road and junction on the existing bridle way and enable another development in the […]
10 January 2023 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
Please don’t add any unwanted gifts to landfill! Instead donate to charity shops or Food Banks. Reuse is even better for the environment than recycling! Did you know that Food Banks distribute toiletries as well as food to people who are struggling? Local foodbanks: Letchworth, Hitchin and Baldock Stevenage
Local Campaigns Luton Airport Expansion
31 December 2022 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
Luton Airport update The statutory consultation on the “Future Luton” proposals (to grow capacity from 18 million up to 32 million passengers per year) closed on 4th April (we submitted a response on behalf of the group), but you can still sign the petition to Parliament against airport expansion at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/610459Shortly after the consultation closed, […]
Democracy
29 December 2022 / 12 October 2024 by daveeldervass
New laws passed in 2022 mean that you now need an approved form of voter photo id to vote at a polling station. This is an unnecessary law – there are hardly any cases of voter impersonation. It is an expensive law – it is estimated that it will cost £180 million per decade to […]
National Campaigns
29 December 2022 / 11 November 2024 by daveeldervass
We need MPs to urge the Government to take action North Herts and Stevenage Green Pary supports Client Earth’s campaign to prompt action on air pollution by the government. As you know, illegal and harmful levels of air pollution across the UK are damaging people’s health, reducing their quality of life and cutting lives short. Earlier this […]
