Campaign against the concrete batching plant at Rush Green Farm:A campaign led by Nicky Clark In 2018 an application to develop a concrete batching plant at Rush Green Farm in Langley, on the B656 between Hitchin and Codicote was approved. I have been opposed to this development since the beginning along with a huge number […]
Litter picking
Litter, such as discarded Plastics, don’t just look terrible, they also endanger wildlife habitats and harm the environment. Dropped PPE (particularly disposable face masks and plastic gloves) in public places are a consequence of Covid. If you choose to litter pick at the moment, you must observe social distancing and be extra careful around hand […]
Our candidates in May 2021
Adina Claire – Hitchwood Offa and Hoo Hitchwood Offa & Hoo is an area of vital importance in preserving the integrity of local green areas and maintaining the local rural economy and lifestyle. As the local councillor I would fight for a review of the current local plan, which is now fundamentally out of date, […]
Object to Luton Airport Expansion
London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) is proposing to significantly expand. Nearly doubling in size, the plans would cater for an additional 14 million passengers per year, almost doubling the airport’s current capacity. Apart from the already suggested DART line – a light railway line, which would link Luton Station with the airport – the plans […]
NHDC Climate Emergency
NHDC Declares a climate emergency By Nicky Clark on behalf of NH&S GP, Hitchin Labour Group, NH XR, FOE, and TTL In March 2019 Labour’s Cllr Martin Stears-Hanscombe tabled a draft Motion for NHDC to declare a Climate Emergency that had been written by David de Smet of Labour. He had the support and backing […]
Climate Change
By DJN for the North Herts Green Party April 2019 The earth has warmed 14 degrees C in the last 3 million years. What does this mean for us? Some of the effects are: shrinking ice sheets at our poles disappearing glaciers rising sea levels higher rates of temperature-rise over land and sea increases in […]
Livestock agriculture – a story of abuse, environmental damage and threat to human health
Livestock agriculture causes environmental harm, animal abuse and human health issues Introduction (1, 5, 6, 7) There are about 22 billion sheep and goats, cattle, pigs and poultry farmed globally at any one time (24) and the treatmentof individual animals has become an increasingly urgent ethical consideration. Also, agriculture (with intensive livestock farming) is the […]
Car Idling
Vehicle idling is an offence, it’s also… Expensive Bad for breathing Bad for children An ineffective way to warm your vehicle Damaging your vehicle by not operating at optimum Idling refers to running a vehicle’s engine when the vehicle is not in motion. This commonly occurs when drivers are stopped at a red light, waiting […]
No to doubling capacity at Luton Airport
Luton Borough Council owns the airport through its company Luton London Airport Limited, receives the income from it (£47 million profit last year), and also acts as the planning authority – a significant conflict of interest. LLAL want to double capacity at Luton Airport, which is already the UK’s fifth largest airport. The owners set […]
Highover Development
Comment on Highover Development DS and DE for the North Hertfordshire and Stevenage Green Party The Highover housing development (see Comet 28th June 2018) demonstrates the power of the council compared with the lack of any say by the people of Hitchin. The residents of North East Hitchin oppose this development because it destroys their […]
