Bournemouth East: Labour candidate for MP Tom Hayes steals Green election flyer from resident’s letterbox 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. Read more »
Chris Rigby in i newspaper: ‘This is unacceptable. Wytch Farm has been an accident waiting to happen for years’ 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." Read more »
‘Some things are bigger than politics’: Greens join other Unity Alliance figures at well-attended oil spill protest 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 […] Read more »
‘A devastating impact on our local environment’: Response to Poole Harbour oil spill 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. Read more »
BCP Council votes to stop investing pensions in risky fossil fuels 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. Read more »
Local dog fouling: BCP Council progress on better enforcement stalls due to budget pressures 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. Read more »
Spate of potholes in Moordown: Kate Salmon pushes Council for proper Castle Road repairs 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. Read more »
Fly-tipping in Winton: Simon Bull sorts case, Chris Rigby speaks out in Echo 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. Read more »
Cost of living crisis: Help is available for local residents, highlight Kate Salmon and 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. Read more »
Simon Bull in Bournemouth Echo: ‘We should not fail these vulnerable children’ 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 […] Read more »
