Fly tipping 24 July 2021 / 1 December 2024 by daveeldervass Let’s S. C. R. A. P. Fly Tipping Article submitted by new member, Kruna Vukmirovic Around two-thirds of fly tips are household waste. Items and bags left beside street bins, recycling banks, on the floor of communal bin areas, or outside closed Household Waste Recycling Centres and charity shops constitute fly tipping. All households and […] Read more »
STOP The NHS Data Grab! 22 July 2021 / 1 December 2024 by The Government plans to introduce a data sharing scheme called General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR). The Green Party are opposed to the GPDPR and we are concerned about the privacy of patients and that the collected data would be used by private firms with commercial interests. Even though the data will […] Read more » data protection
Support for Astonbury Woods Campaign 21 June 2021 / 1 December 2024 by The Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust are campaigning to buy a lease on Astonbury Woods on the outskirts of Stevenage to save it from future development and safeguard its wildlife. The North Herts and Stevenage Green Party are supporting their campaign and have made a donation towards it. The link to the Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust campaign can be […] Read more » Wildlife protection
Letter to NHDC for Clean Air Day 17 June 2021 / 1 December 2024 by Recommendations for improving North Herts Air Quality To mark Clean Air Day, 17th June 2021, Deolinda Eltringham wrote to NHDC to propose a number of recommendations for improving air quality in North Herts. Her letter includes eight years of air monitoring data from Stevenage Road in Hitchin. You can read her letter in full here Read more »
Why Vote Green in 2021 27 April 2021 / 24 March 2024 by daveeldervass “Having a Green in the room provides a voice for the environment, the climate and social justice, areas we believe other parties are failing to match their rhetoric with meaningful action” The Green Party is expecting to make significant gains across the country in the local elections next month, as it stands a record number […] Read more »
North Herts Bus Services 21 April 2021 / 24 March 2024 by daveeldervass Anni Sander and Tim Lee, Herts County Council candidate councillors state that when elected the Green Party will: Buses are a vital component of a well connected integrated transport system, which has a significant impact on social justice, reducing environmental impact and the well-being of the UK population. Why we need to do this For […] Read more »
Concrete Batching 16 March 2021 / 24 March 2024 by 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 […] Read more » local-developments planning-applications
Litter picking 12 March 2021 / 1 December 2024 by daveeldervass 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 […] Read more »
Our candidates in May 2021 4 March 2021 / 24 March 2024 by daveeldervass 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, […] Read more »
Object to Luton Airport Expansion 27 January 2020 / 1 December 2024 by 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 […] Read more » airports infrastructure objection transport
