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 Stuart Tate (left), former teacher, now a climate activist and author was elected in Berkhamsted Castle and Kevin Fielding (right), a local science […]
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Dacorum Greens, Kevin Fielding standing in the By-Election for Berkhamsted West.
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 […]
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Dacorum Greens response to the Fairfax planning application in Gadebridge
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 […]
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Dacorum Greens campaign for better public EV chargers in Dacorum
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 […]
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Join the Dacorum Climate Action Network event – but be quick!
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 […]
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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 enjoyed some of the beautiful scenery in Dacorum and want it […]
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Green Party condolences on death of Duke of Edinburgh
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 […]
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Greens Condemn Integrated Review as ‘Misguided’
“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 […]
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Petition to create a tax incentive to favour retrofit instead of demolition and new build
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 […]
Dacorum Electric Vehicle Survey
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 […]
