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 […]
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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."
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.