Jilly Perry won the Bothel and Wharrels Cumberland Council seat for the Green Party from the Tories in an historic victory. Jill Perry Green Party 870 Malcolm Grainger Conservative Party 805 Fran Eibeck Independent 374 CONGRATULATIONS JILL ! […]
Your Green Party Candidates Aspatria Alison Parker is a local activist who believes that fossil fuels should stay in the ground, hence she opposes the West Cumbria Mine. She has also been campaigning against the arms trade for two decades. She is a volunteer with the girl guides in Wigton. Bothel and Wharrels Jill Perry […]
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Like me you might have thought Cumbria was famous for clean water and clean air. Well, the air might be clean and fresh, but our rivers are not the pristine environments we could hope for and should expect. River water, untreated sewage and storm overflow made national headlines due to the amazing work of […]
Like everyone else, we have been watching with horror as the war in Ukraine has unfolded with ever more atrocities. The only glimmer of hope comes from the anti-war protests in Russia, and the numbers of young people leaving the country for Finland to distance themselves from the actions of their Government. No hope comes […]
Kate Willshaw, Policy Officer at Friends of the Lake District was the guest speaker at our AGM on January 27th, 2022. The slides are self-explanatory and give a good overview of the process so far and a critique of it. There was a very lively discussion after Kate’s presentation and it was decided that we […]
Although we have finally woken up to the damage to health caused by decades of breathing in emissions from vehicle exhausts, we have yet to see any action on the issues surrounding car congestion and speed. Electric cars will reduce emissions eventually, but they are unaffordable for the majority at present. Furthermore, the demand for lithium and […]
Response to the Draft Cumbria Transport Infrastructure Plan (CTIP) 2022-2035 We have been busy writing a response to this consultation document. There is nothing wrong with its vision: “The development and delivery of accessible, sustainable and connected transport networks is necessary to support communities and economic growth. This needs all modes of transport to be […]
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There’s been no shortage of coverage of COP26 over the past few weeks, and some quick wins announced in the first week. At least everyone recognises (superficially at least) what the Green Party has been saying for decades. Action on deforestation, action on methane, and financial institutions signing up to a net-zero alliance are all […]
Allerdale and Copeland Green Party Transport Plan 2011. After attending the “Focus on Transport” meeting organized by the Local Strategic Partnership in November 2010 and contributing to the draft Local Transport Plan for 2011-2026 we became concerned about the ability of the County to envisage or deliver low cost innovative travel solutions. An appraisal of […]
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Cumbria Coal Mine Public Inquiry started Tuesday 7th September 2021. The Public Inquiry is expected to run for about three weeks. Click the link below to watch the presentations live starting at 10 am or watch recordings of the previous sessions. Planning Inspectorate Youtube Channel Allerdale & Copeland Green Party […]
