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.
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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 […]
Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page
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 […]
Elections Front page
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 […]
