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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 […]
6th December 2022 / 28th December 2022 by Jan Davis
There has been a lot of concern expressed by local residents about further house building in Acle, see the EDP article, below, from the 5th December, 2022. It's the usual story, the developer, Crocus, maintains there is sufficient capacity regarding essential services such as school places, doctors, and sewage infrastructure but local people experience otherwise […]
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 […]
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.
29th June 2021 / 30th June 2021 by Jan Davis
Site Plan for Green Lane East development Application Number 20200202 Another controversial development in Broadland of 130-165 dwellings and a medical centre located off Green Lane East, Little Plumstead. Objectors included, among others: Great & Little Plumstead PC Rackheath PC Salhouse PC Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Reasons for the objections varied but followed […]