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4th September 2023 by Jan Davis
In response to a central government announcement on rules related to the issue of nutrient overload in our watercourses and on the Broads, the Group Leaders forming the partnership on Broadland District Council, including the Green Party Group Leader, wrote a letter to the Eastern Daily Press. The following is the letter which was published […]
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7th August 2023 by Jan Davis
Broadland Green Party member and parish councillor, Andrew Cawdron, writes in the EDP on the consequences of profit-driven housing developments and the lack of sensible government policy.
20th January 2023 / 20th January 2023 by eleanorlaming
It seems that soil health is slipping down the agenda, although DEFRA (Department of Food and Rural Affairs) says it is not. We need soil health monitoring measures in the UK and we also need to monitor the use of land. This is a big issue for Norfolk where development is still planned for […]
8th January 2023 / 8th January 2023 by Jan Davis
There is a petition to persuade the Government to take all action necessary to prevent new North Sea oil and gas exploration. This includes preventing new licences being granted as a result of the current Offshore Licensing Round, and revoking powers for any new licenses for exploration to be granted.
26th November 2022 / 26th November 2022 by eleanorlaming
Local residents in Broadland took part today in a Walk for Wildlife held in Brundall Ward, The walk was organised by District Councillors Jan Davis and Eleanor Laming to highlight the worrying decline of wildlife in the UK partly due to the continuing encroachment of development on wildlife habitats which causes both pollution and […]
18th November 2022 / 18th November 2022 by eleanorlaming
Come and join the Walk for Wildlife 2 on Saturday 26 November at 11.00 am. Meet at the car park opposite the White Heron, Station Rd, Brundall. Please try to avoid driving to the venue if possible. If you need to drive you must display a car parking pass which you will be given on […]
19th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
It has been suggested by the deputy leader of Conservative-led Norfolk County Council that we should build three Small Module Reactors (SMRs) in Norfolk to solve our energy crisis. In a letter to the EDP, Broadland Green Party councillor, Jan Davis, asks if this is really the answer and who would want a nuclear power […]
18th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
In an article published in the EDP on the 17th October, Jamie Osborn, Green Party County, and City Councillor argues the issuing of new offshore oil and gas licences to reduce energy bills is a fallacy. It is unnecessary when we have renewables that are far cheaper and will reduce our carbon footprint in the […]
12th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
Green parish councillor Andrew Cawdron wrote to the EDP blasting the new Truss government putting growth, growth, growth ahead of saving the planet. Read Andrew's punchy letter below.
9th October 2022 / 26th October 2022 by Jan Davis
Green councillors across England and Wales are urging their councils to reject ‘Investment Zones’, which are a core element in the Conservatives’ ‘Growth Plan.[1]’ Greens say the plans, which aim to accelerate housing and infrastructure through a new streamlined planning system, threaten both local democracy and the environment [2]. Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay said: […]
4th October 2022 / 20th October 2022 by Jan Davis
Green Councillor Eleanor Laming wrote to the EDP in response to the Bishop of Norwich expressing his strong views in support of many conservation and environmental bodies being extremely worried at the direction of Conservative policy to undermine the environmental and ecological protections currently in place. Even current policy does not provide adequate protection and […]
30th September 2022 / 30th September 2022 by Jan Davis
Dear Broadland Conservative councillors, “This Government has launched an attack on nature” ~ RSPB England There is widespread public anger in response to government plans to remove fundamental legal protections for our environment. Opposition has come from many organisations ranging from the RSPB and National Trust through to Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Friends of the […]
4th January 2022 / 10th January 2022 by Jan Davis
Letter published in the EDP from Green Party Member, Andrew Cawdron, highlighting the ongoing horrendous "build, build, build" programme that is blighting many communities across Norfolk, including Broadland.
22nd December 2021 / 10th January 2022 by Jan Davis
Green Party member, Gil Murray, highlights how some people simply see environmental concerns as an obstacle to building roads, in a letter to the EDP in December.
8th December 2021 / 20th December 2021 by Jan Davis
Martin Goodhew, Broadland Green Party member, has written to the big supermarkets and the EDP with an idea to support and assist environmentally friendly shopping. Read his letter to the EDP.
10th March 2021 / 10th March 2021 by Jan Davis
Currently, Norfolk County Council (NCC) sends waste to Kent. A new incinerator is opening in Bedfordshire and from next April NCC will be sending 180,000 tonnes of waste to it. The claim is that it will reduce carbon emissions but that claim needs to be investigated and called out especially given the findings of the