Alasdair Keddie BCP Council Chris Rigby Elections Front page Joe Salmon Kate Salmon Moordown Queen's Park & Charminster Simon Bull Winton East
7 May 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Here are some video, photographic and infographic highlights of the day that Kate Salmon, Joe Salmon and Alasdair Keddie became BCP Green councillors #3, #4 and #5, with two Green gains in MOORDOWN and one in QUEEN'S PARK & CHARMINSTER. This was alongside Simon Bull and Chris Rigby being safely returned in WINTON EAST with even bigger vote shares and majority percentages than last time.
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Elections Front page
3 May 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Bournemouth East's Labour candidate for MP, Tom Hayes, steals a Bournemouth Green Party election flyer from a Moordown resident's letterbox, while replacing it with a Labour leaflet.
Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Poole
28 March 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Green Councillor Chris Rigby has been quoted in the i newspaper's coverage of the Poole Harbour oil spill: "Local councillor Chris Rigby told i: 'This is unacceptable. Wytch Farm has been an accident waiting to happen for years.' Mr Rigby, who represents the Green Party on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, added that the plant was meant to be shut in 2016, but Perenco had gained an extension until 2037."
Alasdair Keddie Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Poole
27 March 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Green Councillor Chris Rigby writes: “When I say some things are bigger than politics, an oil spill in Poole Harbour is one of them. “Today councillors from the Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Poole People were all present at the demonstration on Poole Quay expressing our dissatisfaction with Perenco and Wytch Farm – along with […]
Ben Pantling Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Poole Simon Bull
27 March 2023 / 5 November 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Green Party notes with sadness and anger the oil spill which took place in Poole Harbour on Sunday 26 March 2023. A major incident has been declared, and the spill will have a devastating impact on our local environment as well as those who live near and work on the harbour.
Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page
23 March 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Council has voted to stop investing pensions in risky fossil fuels. £41m of taxpayer-underwritten investments are now closer to being switched away. A motion was successfully proposed by Councillor Felicity Rice, and seconded by Green Councillor Chris Rigby.
Front page Joe Salmon Kate Salmon Moordown Streets
20 March 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Moordown campaigner Joe Salmon said: "We've contacted the Council on multiple occasions about [dog fouling]. One thing they were considering was the introduction of a Public Spaces Protection Order. This would really help the Council be able to properly enforce preventative measures. However, action on this seems to have stalled due to budget pressures." Conservative-run BCP Council has been forced into £35.1m of budget cuts for 2023/24 - plus the maximum Council Tax rise.
Kate Salmon Moordown Streets
13 February 2023 / 21 September 2024 by chrishenderson
The winter weather has brought a sharp increase in potholes and road defects appearing in Moordown. Castle Road has been particularly badly affected. Chris Rigby, Green Councillor for the neighbouring Winton East area, successfully got the largest hole fixed in January. Yet Moordown Green Party campaigner Kate Salmon is concerned at signs that the road is in overall bad repair.
Chris Rigby Simon Bull Streets Winton East
7 February 2023 / 21 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Simon Bull recently sorted a case of fly-tipping in Fitzharris Avenue [pictured]. Meanwhile Chris Rigby was quoted in the Bournemouth Daily Echo regarding a rat-infested fly-tipping hotspot just outside Winton East.
Front page Kate Salmon Money Simon Bull
10 November 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Food price hikes, soaring energy bills, mortgage turbulence – the cost of living crisis is hitting household finances hard. Ordinary families are facing stark choices this winter, with many people worried about how they’re going afford the essentials in the coming months.
Children & Young People Front page Simon Bull
17 October 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Simon Bull, Green Party Councillor for Winton East, has had a letter to the Editor published in the Bournemouth Daily Echo. He was responding to the Echo’s report that 65% of plans issued by BCP Council to assist children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities who need more support failed to hit the specified deadline. Simon’s letter […]
4 October 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP councillors have unanimously passed a motion, co-sponsored by Green Councillor Chris Rigby, to call on the Council's banking provider Barclays Bank to work to protect residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, by adopting climate policies that are recognised to be in keeping with the Paris Agreement.
Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Simon Bull
2 February 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Simon Bull, Green Party Councillor for Winton East on BCP Council, has again been quoted in the Bournemouth Echo, again championing an offshore wind farm for Dorset.
Chris Rigby Front page Parks, Beaches & Open Spaces
1 February 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Wessex Water managers were grilled for nearly two hours by a panel of BCP councillors, over the company's record of raw sewage overflow discharges into the sea at sites spanning most of the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch coastline. The hearing at BCP Council's Overview & Scrutiny Committee had been secured by Green Councillor Chris Rigby.
Community Cohesion Simon Bull Winton East
9 December 2021 / 21 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Winton East Green Party councillor Simon Bull has recently met with representatives of Bournemouth University (BU), Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), Dorset Police, and BCP Council, to address issues regarding students and permanent residents living as neighbours in the community. Simon encourages community-minded students to sign up as paid Community Wardens.
Alasdair Keddie Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Simon Bull
9 November 2021 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
An estimated 200 people attended the Global Day for Climate Justice event in Bournemouth on Saturday 6th November. BCP Green Councillor Simon Bull was one of those giving speeches in Bournemouth, with a BCP Green Party bloc represented at the march and rally. Martine Smid-Weevers, BCPGP’s Membership Secretary (pictured, second from right), said: “Great turn out for […]
8 May 2021 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Claire Seymour says: “Thank you SO much for all your support, your shares and want for change. “It was amazing to see the results come in, to be ahead of Labour and Lib Dems! “Such a wonderful experience – relentless, yet fun and a total rollercoaster. I’m looking forward to sharing my experience of being a woman […]
BCP Council Chris Rigby Christchurch Simon Bull
5 April 2021 / 21 September 2024 by chrishenderson
At the March 23 full Council meeting, the Conservative group abstained on a key vote over the sale of a council-owned car-park in Christchurch. Opposition members, including Green Councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby highlight that the abstention shows that the Conservative Cabinet are failing to lead and take responsibility for decisions made under their administration.
28 September 2019 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) Council has announced that all council buildings across the conurbation will be powered by 100% renewable electricity with effect from 1 October. A council statement said: "In response to the Climate Emergency declared in the summer, BCP Council has taken steps to ensure its own electricity use comes from 100% renewable sources as soon as possible."
Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Simon Bull Winton East
19 May 2019 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Bournemouth’s Green Councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby have fulfilled their pledge to submit a motion to the first meeting of the new BCP Council proposing a local declaration of climate and ecological emergency. 59 councils in the UK have already made a declaration.
