Darlington Green Party

Green Councillor’s intervention means that tackling climate change remain a top priority for darlington borough council.

/ by matthewsnedker

Intervention by a Green Party Councillor has made sure that Darlington Borough Council will make sure that tackling the climate emergency and protecting the natural environment will be on an equal footing as addressing inequality and efficient resource use. At a recent council meeting Matthew Snedker, leader of the Green Group, shared his concerns that […]

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Alarm as no cross party scrutiny of new deal signed to keep market hall operating.

/ by matthewsnedker

The ongoing saga of the indoor market continues as the Labour / Lib Dem cabinet heard confidential information regarding the financial arrangements between Darlington Borough Council and Market Asset Management (MAM) Green and Conservative councillors have protested that a report dealing with such large sums of money should have been scrutinised by the cross-party Economy […]

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Local Government control eroded by so-called devolutionproposals

/ by matthewsnedker

Darlington Green Party have expressed their concerns about the LabourGovernment’s proposals to reform the structures of local government.The English Devolution White Paper was published in mid-December with theclaim that Government will devolve more powers to the local level and givepeople more power over the things that matter to them. The proposalsinclude developing new Strategic Authorities […]

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