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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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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27th February 2023 / 27th February 2023 by paulr
Save Our Seas! Inspirational speeches from rock-star turned clean water campaigner Fergal Sharkey and the Green Party peer Dame Jenny Jones condemned Southern Water's failure to keep Thanet's beaches and […]
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14th February 2023 / 15th February 2023 by paulr
Save our seas UK Water Companies poured raw sewage into our seas and rivers 372,533 times - YES 372,533 TIMES - in the last year! It is not just a […]
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8th March 2022 / 4th November 2022 by Angela
What we believe Thanet Greens recognise that we are in a climate and ecological emergency. Every decision we make should contribute to dealing with it. Meeting local need: We recognise […]
21st February 2022 / 21st February 2022 by Angela
Thanet Green Party has called on Councillor Ash Ashbee, Leader of Thanet District Council, to halt the Local Plan Review process over concerns about housing numbers. However, we have also […]
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4th February 2022 / 4th February 2022 by Angela
Thanet Green Party believes there is a growing strength of feeling across Thanet to halt plans to include even more houses in the Local Plan on top of the already […]
21st June 2021 / 21st June 2021 by Angela
The last year has certainly been difficult for lots of people across the District and I’m pleased to have helped out at St Peters Foodbank to deliver food to some […]
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23rd April 2021 / 23rd April 2021 by Angela
By Tricia Austin Thursday 22 April was Earth Day, an international day that focuses on positive action for our planet and its people. The official Earth Day website states: "We must […]
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7th April 2021 / 9th April 2021 by Angela
By Tricia Austin, Thanet District Council and Ramsgate Town Council candidate for Ramsgate Central Harbour in the May elections 7 April is #WorldHealthDay. The World Health Organisation’s theme for this […]
18th March 2021 / 18th March 2021 by Angela
By Tricia Austin (Ramsgate Litter Forum and Thanet Green Party) 18 March is Global Recycling Day, co-ordinated by the Global Recycling Foundation, who point out: “The waste stream continues to […]
8th March 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela
By Katie Gerrard, Thanet Green Party Every International Women’s Day I consider what we’ve achieved since this time last year. I don’t think anyone can count 2020 as a normal […]