Elections
10 June 2024 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Election byline from Sherief Hassan, Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Hemel Hempstead Immigration is a divisive subject that is being used as a major flag waved by different parties. It raises some questions: Why do people migrate? The first one is easy. Escaping conflict. Loss of security from an invading force or local tyranny. […]
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3 June 2024 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
It is time for Greens to vote with their hearts Election byline from Paul de Hoest, Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Harpenden & Berkhamsted The most common position I am hearing on the doorsteps is that “we just want to get the Tories out”. However, the two leading opposition parties in the West Herts area, […]
Elections Local Planning News
5 February 2024 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Paul de Hoest and Sherief Hassan return as the prospective parliamentary candidates for the constituencies of Berkhamsted & Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead respectively. Paul has served as a Town Councillor in Berkhamsted and from his time in the Bank of England, he has a keen understanding of the economy, business and the way that a […]
8 May 2023 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
New Green Councillors Elected in Dacorum Dacorum Greens continue to build a presence on local councils in Hertfordshire with the election of two new councillors in Berkhamsted on 4th May 2023. Leslie Tate (left), former teacher, now a climate activist and author was elected in Berkhamsted Castle and Kevin Fielding (right), a local science teacher […]
20 January 2022 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Kevin Fielding – Dacorum Green Party candidate for Berkhamsted West Dacorum Green Party are fielding candidates in the upcoming by-elections in Berkhamsted West and Hemel Hempstead – Boxmoor. Kevin Fielding is standing in Berkhamsted West. I first moved to Berkhamsted in 1999, have raised my family here, and care deeply about this community and its […]
Local Environment Local Planning News
18 January 2022 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
We have already faced the many issues surrounding the proposed Local Plan from Dacorum Borough Council, which is now under review since the consultation last year. Now Dacorum is under a new threat to, not just environmental destruction, but also independent applications from developers with plans to add huge estates that place pressure on already […]
Electric Vehicles News
14 November 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Credit: Sophie Jones – Unsplash Dacorum Green Party is pushing for a rapid upgrade of local electric vehicle (EV) charging points. Councillor Paul de Hoest (Berkhamsted) and Green Party campaigners Joe Stopps (Tring) and Sherief Hassan (Hemel) are working with EV companies and local councillors to upscale Dacorum’s inadequate charging facilities. We have companies such […]
News
29 October 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
To tie in with the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Dacorum Borough Council are hosting the first annual event for the Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) on Wednesday 3rd November. The event is aimed at local people and will give you an opportunity to network with people and organisations to apply local initiatives with global […]
14 October 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
A walk on the common: working together for a greener future A piece about rewilding written in a personal capacity by Kevin Fielding, a Trustee of Berkhamsted Common Have you ever wondered what we can do locally to combat the devastating effects of human-caused mass species extinction and climate change? Or perhaps you have simply […]
2 May 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Sherief Hassan, our candidate for Hemel NW, is an outspoken supporter of public services – particularly in transport. Sherief says, He speaks about his commitment to public transport here: Sherief Hassan, Our county council candidate for Hemel Hempstead NW, has made a series of short videos that look at issues that affect us all, and […]
29 April 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Joe Stopps, the Dacorum Green party candidate in the by-election for Tring Central in 2021, has set out his priorities in the election on 6th May in a video filmed around where he lives and works. Joe is an active campaigner and, aside from his efforts in reducing air pollution next to a school in […]
9 April 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
The Green Party has expressed sincere condolences to the Queen and the rest of the Royal Family following the sad news of the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing at the age of 99. Co-leader Sian Berry said: “The Queen and Prince Philip were married for more than 70 years and this is undoubtedly a time of […]
16 March 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
“Unless everybody is secure, nobody is secure” Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley has responded this morning to the Integrated Review calling it ‘Misguided’. He said: “This review is based on meaningless rhetoric about Global Britain and a desire to boost the sale of arms by British companies. It will do nothing to increase the security […]
7 March 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Molly Scott Cato launched this petition calling on the Government to “0% rate VAT on refurbishment projects total costs if they substantially reduce CO2e emission of the building; impose a 20% VAT for new build schemes, reduced to 5% if the build meets minimum passive house standard; to 0% rate VAT for all items on […]
1 March 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Give your views on electric vehicles in our borough to the council Dacorum Borough Council have launched a survey to help the council to understand the short-term and future needs for residents. Your answers to this survey will help the council to plan to meet the borough’s growing needs, provide insight into various electric vehicle […]
18 February 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Each town in Dacorum will be affected in different ways by the Local Plan, but the impact of an unchanged plan would change our communities in fundamental ways. Our general response to the Local Plan can be seen in a previous post. Paul De Hoest is one of two Dacorum Green Party Town Councillors in […]
12 February 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Each town in Dacorum will be affected in different ways by the Local Plan, but the impact of an unchanged plan would change our communities in fundamental ways. Our general response to the Local Plan can be seen in a previous post. Sherief Hassan is the prospective Herts County Council Election candidate for Hemel Hempstead […]
6 February 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Each town in Dacorum will be affected in different ways by the Local Plan, but the impact of an unchanged plan would be change our communities in fundamental ways. Our general response to the Local Plan can be seen in our previous post. Joseph Stopps is the prospective Dacorum Borough Council By-Election candidate for Tring […]
30 January 2021 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
The Dacorum Local Plan for Hemel Hempstead has a radical increase in the numbers of houses, the increase of pressure on infrastructure and eating away at the Green Belt. This will bring dramatic change to Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and the surrounding area. We recognise the need for housing, but the numbers and environmental impact […]
28 November 2020 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Dacorum Borough Council launched the new Local Plan which will define the future development of the whole of Dacorum. The towns within Dacorum are projected to expand, making Hemel Hempstead’s future population larger than some British Cities. The Local Plan document can be found on the Dacorum Borough Council web site here. It’s a big […]
13 November 2019 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Sherief was selected as candidate at a joint meeting of Dacorum Green Party and Three Rivers Green Party. Sherief has lived and worked in Hemel Hempstead for over 20 years where both of his children were born in Hemel Hospital. As well as working self-employed as a media consultant, Sherief volunteers with Radio Dacorum as […]
Tom Pashby was selected as the Green Candidate for South West Herts at a joint meeting of Three Rivers Green Party and Dacorum Green Party. Tom Pashby grew up in Croxley Green and went to Rickmansworth school. Tom studied environmental science at university and has since worked and volunteered in sustainable energy and climate-focused policy […]
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20 September 2019 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
Berkhamsted Green, Sue Hampton who is an author and Extinction Rebellion activist, was arrested in April in central London. Her plea hearing took place in late August. Here is her account of the day: Before I went along to the City of London Magistrates’ Court a good few weeks ago, to support a friend […]
29 July 2019 / 4 December 2024 by Sherief Hassan
This election saw an unprecedented ‘Green wave’ across England with 265 Green Councillors elected – an increase of 185. The Green Party is now represented on 122 councils – if that doesn’t give you a bit of hope, I don’t know what will! Locally, we secured two seats on the Berkhamsted Town Council – congratulations to Paul de […]
