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9th April 2024 / 10th April 2024 by paulr
First Climate Case Victory A group of Swiss female climate activists, mostly in their seventies, have won the first ever climate case victory in the European Court of Human Rights. […]
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7th March 2024 / 9th April 2024 by paulr
Biomass is not green. The ‘Stop Burning Trees Coalition’ took to the streets this week (5th March) outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to demand an end […]
20th February 2024 / 7th March 2024 by paulr
Sarah Jarman for westgate. Green campaigner Sarah Jarman is standing in the by-election on 14th March for a seat on Westgate Town Council. "I was born and bred in Westgate," […]
13th February 2024 / 20th February 2024 by paulr
Greens in the room. Greens are 'in the room' in 38 councils across England and Wales including, in the South East, Ashford, Folkestone and Hythe, Rother, Lewes and Swale. A […]
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2nd February 2024 / 13th February 2024 by paulr
Campaigning for Plastic Free Thanet Overflowing bins are an all too common sight around our beaches. Single use plastic water bottles are a significant part of the problem. Thanet Green […]
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10th January 2024 / 2nd February 2024 by paulr
2023 1.48C warmer than the long term average The year 2023 has been confirmed as the warmest on record, with temperature rises driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by […]
12th December 2023 / 9th April 2024 by paulr
Civil rights under attack! The TUC (Trades Union Congress) called a special once in a generation gathering of trade unions, a special congress, to discuss and prepare its campaign to […]
23rd November 2023 / 12th December 2023 by paulr
Greens speak out on Hunt's Failed Opportunity The chancellor's autumn statement was another failed opportunity to end the cost-of-living crisis, tackle the climate crisis and restore our crumbling public services. […]
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24th October 2023 / 30th November 2023 by paulr
Minster Marshes Public Consultation - Have your say Isle of Thanet News reports that the dates for a statutory public consultation over National Grid plans to build a 60,000 square […]
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24th October 2023 / 12th December 2023 by paulr
Minster Marshes wildlife by Keith Ross Saving The Minster marshes. National Grid plans to build a 60,000 square metre onshore converter station at Minster marshes in the Stour Valley but […]
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20th October 2023 / 21st October 2023 by paulr
By Green councillor Kevin Pressland. Ellington Park Productive Border: we need more of these in Thanet! The wildlife area created in Ellington Park, Ramsgate, is proving hugely popular, and has […]
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5th October 2023 / 16th October 2023 by paulr
20,000 + homes by 2040. Housing is undoubtedly the most controversial issue in Thanet. The Government’s housing targets, embedded in Thanet District Council’s (TDC) Local Plan, call for the construction […]
17th August 2023 / 17th August 2023 by paulr
By Green Councillor Kevin Pressland. Green Councillor Kevin Pressland is a passionate campaigner for nature and the natural environment. Here he highlights the threat to nature posed by our society's […]
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9th July 2023 / 5th October 2023 by paulr
At the full Council meeting on 13th July, Thanet Greens Chair, Cllr Mike Garner, will be proposing a motion that calls on the Council to pause the granting of new […]
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7th July 2023 / 16th August 2023 by paulr
By Green Councillor Kevin Pressland Green Councillor Kevin Pressland is a passionate campaigner for nature and the natural environment. His understanding of the threats faced by the natural world is […]
16th June 2023 / 7th July 2023 by paulr
One Week As A Green Councillor Monday 29th May Another Bank Holiday – which sadly means catching up on the spending returns from Thanet Green Party’s local election campaign, due […]
23rd May 2023 / 16th June 2023 by paulr
The Big Paddle Out Thanet Green Party campaigners joined other members of the Ramsgate & Thanet Save Our Seas groups, local swimmers, surfers and paddle-boarders at Kent Surf School for […]
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10th May 2023 / 23rd May 2023 by paulr
200 Seats: biggest growth in 50 years 4th May’s local elections signalled a huge success for the Green Party. Nationally a record gain of 200 seats was the biggest growth […]
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2nd May 2023 / 23rd May 2023 by paulr
Vote Green on 4th May Vote Green on 4th May for: affordable sustainable housing sewage free seas and beaches cleaner safer streets support for local high street businesses open accountable […]
24th April 2023 / 2nd May 2023 by paulr
vote green on 4th may to end sewage pollution Thanet Green Party has long campaigned against the pollution of the sea but today the BBC reports that it is a […]
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20th April 2023 / 20th April 2023 by paulr
No Climate resilience Housing development is always a very hot issue in Thanet but Deb Shotton, Green Party candidate for Pegwell and Cliffsend, (pictured above) is shocked by the wasteful […]
5th April 2023 / 24th April 2023 by paulr
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF GREEN COUNCILLORS Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsey kicked off the 2023 local election campaign talking about the way Greens are winning council seats from both Labour and […]
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21st March 2023 / 16th June 2023 by paulr
“final warning” on the climate crisis As rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage scientists have delivered a “final warning” that swift and drastic […]
15th March 2023 / 16th March 2023 by paulr
"Stop Dumping Sewage!" Green Party and SOS protesters gathered outside Thanet District Council offices on Tuesday as Southern Water executives arrived to face questions from the TDC’s Overview and Scrutiny […]