Reporting on Air pollution in North Herts and Stevenage – Nitrogen Dioxide readings (2022-2023) Over the winter of 2022/23 members of the North Herts & Stevenage Green Party set up monitoring stations at several locations in Hitchin and Stevenage to measure the cumulative levels of Nitrogen dioxide. North Herts Council have only two stations and […]
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North Herts and Stevenage Green Party have selected three parliamentary candidates who will stand in the upcoming General Elections. Our candidates (in alphabetical order) are Paul Dawson (Stevenage), Danielle Kaye (North East Herts) and William Lavin (Hitchin and Harpenden). They have all been actively involved in Green Party politics and have many years of experience […]
Herts County Council is holding a consultation on the new Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) in partnership with North Herts Council until 7th November. The LCWIP sets out ideas for creating safer pavements, footpaths, pedestrian crossings and cycle routes. All relevant information – the plan and short consultation survey – can be found on the […]
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Look out for eco initiatives in the local elections which grapple with the increasingly serious climate crisis – and remember to go and vote if it’s your ward this year […]
Restore the chalk stream meadow at Wrights Farm, Pirton Wrights Farm Working Group and Wild About Pirton have started an online petition to Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to work with them in order to restore the chalk and spring meadows at the former farm. In 2019, HCC submitted plans for four dwellings on the land […]
Take Part in the Human Rights Act Consultation The UK government has recently launched a consultation on proposals to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights thus seeking to restore a balance between the rights of individuals, personal responsibility and wider public interest. 1 However, it is expected that the proposed […]
Monthly Greenwasher competition You can still vote for your favourite Greenwasher of the month at https://www.greenwash.earth/ See our post under Local Campaigns on Luton Airport Expansion. […]
Star Count with CPRE Article submitted by Deolinda Eltringham, Candidate for Hitchin Highbury and Hitchin South on March 10th We are excited to share with you the details of the CPRE’s annual Star Count event that is taking place between 26 February and 6 March. CPRE (The Countryside Charity) are asking for your help by […]
Deolinda for Hitchin Highbury & Hitchin South , 10th March 2022 Deolinda Eltringham, our Membership Officer, is standing as the Green Party candidate for both Hitchin Highbury (NHDC) and Hitchin South (HCC). Her full election leaflet can be found here […]
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Jimmy Carr, is playing at the Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, in April. We are disappointed that he has not apologised for an offensive joke about the Holocaust. He has defended himself, saying he makes light of serious issues, with the intention of making people laugh. Unfortunately, many of his audience on Netflix did laugh at […]
