25.06.2008
Leaked documents received by Green Party Jarrow parliamentary candidate Bryan Atkinson reveal that South Tyneside council has put the interests of the dairy industry before those of the council tax payer and the environment. A briefing document for the council Cabinet meeting to discuss the issue on Wednesday 25th June also reveals that other council budgets will be raided to pick up the cost of the milk increase. more...
20.02.2008
Bryan Atkinson, Green Party parliamentary candidate for the Jarrow constituency, has pledged his support for the revived wind turbine proposal for the A&P Tyne yard at Hebburn. Bryan, who believes that renewables realistically promise the only safe, sustainable and secure energy future for Britain, has already called for the North East to lead the way in renewable generation. more...
19.12.2007
South Tyneside Green Party has called on the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform John Hutton to ensure firm support for offshore renewable energy projects, after Mr Hutton's November announcement of plans to build up to 7,000 offshore wind turbines.
Bryan Atkinson, Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Jarrow, has written a letter to Mr Hutton, asking him for "policies that will encourage and drive" the wind turbine proposals. more...
07.12.2007
South Tyneside Green Party is calling on the UK government to stop paying lip-service to combating climate change and take real action.
The group is joining in a Global Day of Action Against Climate Change, on Saturday 8th December, which will see demonstrations all around the world demanding urgent action by world leaders. more...
28.11.2007
South Tyneside Green Party has condemned the withdrawal of the traditional glass school milk bottles from South Tyneside’s schools. The Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for South Shields, Shirley Ford, has also criticised South Tyneside Council Catering Service for failing to adequately challenge the milk supplier’s decision to replace bottles with cartons made using plastic. more...
11.11.2007
Award-winning environmental campaigner Bryan Atkinson and Green Party parliamentary candidate for Jarrow constituency wants to see a wind turbine application for the A&P yard in Hebburn re-submitted with a clear message of support from South Tyneside Council, but also thinks that the North East should be going much further by designing and building renewable energy technologies in the region's underused shipyards. more...
16.10.2007
Award-winning local environmental campaigner Bryan Atkinson has been selected by the Green Party to stand as prospective parliamentary candidate for the Jarrow constituency.
Bryan, whose youngest daughter attends Jarrow School, has been at the forefront of local green campaigns for several years. He was involved in the the fight against the second Tyne road tunnel and gave evidence to a local public enquiry opposing the destruction of Green Belt land at Fellgate. more...
16.08.2007
South Tyneside Green Party has labelled other parties in South Tyneside as the "Soot Squad" for their position on waste incineration. Labour, Progressive and Conservative councillors have warmed to incineration proposals in the Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy. The strategy consultation, which ends on 20th August, has proposed a form of incineration known as 'Waste from Energy with Combined Heat and Power' (EfW with CHP), similar to the technique used in the disastrous Byker incinerator. more...
24.01.2007
South Tyneside council has again demonstrated its ignorance of the environment and has been deaf to the voices of local people, says South Tyneside Green Party.
On Monday 22nd January the Gazette reported that 'opposition remains to the £185m second Tyne Tunnel'. The Primrose ward report for the council's Overview and Scrutiny Coordinating and Call-in Committee discusses "opposition to the route of the new Tyne Tunnel being faced and countered." more...
02.08.2006
South Tyneside's council is desperate for an environmental champion, says local Green Party candidate Chris Haine.
Chris, who has been selected by the Green Party to stand in the forthcoming by-election for the Cleadon and East Boldon ward, is eager to learn what local people think are the real issues affecting them. With South Tyneside council planning to plough a dual carriageway through East Boldon's greenbelt, the need for a strong voice for the environment in South Tyneside has never been greater. more...
01.03.2006
Green Party candidate claims that failure to use recycled paper for election leaflets demonstrates that other candidates don’t take environmental issues seriously. With the vast majority of election leaflets already printed the Green Party is the only party to have opted to have their election leaflets printed on recycled paper.
Environmental campaigner Bryan Atkinson is particularly critical of sitting New Labour councillors for being hypocrites for not using recycled paper at the same time as lecturing the public to take part in the ‘kerb it’ scheme and recycle more. more...
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