Nick Hartley - Green Party Candidate
For information about Nick's campaign in the Byker Ward for the 2024 elections, please visit: https://newcastleupontyne.greenparty.org.uk/byker-ward/
Email Nick: nick@nclgreens.org.uk
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Only 2 more days to register to vote.
This election is probably one the most important in recent memory with two major issues at its core, the climate emergency and the B word, not to mention other issues such as austerity, social care, wages, NHS. How can you not want your voice heard? Registering to vote only takes about 5 minutes and you […]
Pollution around our schools
We launched our last election campaign on the theme of air pollution – since then the problem has been left to become worse. We’re glad to see more monitoring around schools. Giving families a “full understanding of the health risks of air pollution” may help, but creating car-free school streets with alternatives like safe walking […]
Why Vote Green in 2019?
In the unlikely event that this election does not bring a majority Green Party government, you might ask yourself why would I want to vote Green, what good would it do? Well the Green Party have announced 10 Key pieces of legislation to kickstart the transformation of the country. The Bills Green MPs will push […]
Green Party launch ambitious manifesto
Today candidates and supporters gathered on Newcastle’s Quayside to proudly present the Green Party’s Manifesto for the 2019 General Election. It’s still not too late to turn aside from this destructive path we’re on – but we have to act now. We can heal the divisions within our own nation. We can mend the rifts […]
Green Party to increase Living Wage to £12 for all workers over the age of 16
The Green Party will increase the Living Wage to £12 for all workers as part of its radical plans to tackle poverty and improve wellbeing, it has announced today. The proposal will end the Government’s fudge in calling their minimum wage a ‘National Living Wage’ by bringing all workers up to the necessary level of […]
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Climate talk by Professor Kevin Anderson @ Newcastle University
Last night as part of the Newcastle University INSIGHTS Public Lectures, Kevin Anderson (@KevinClimate) Professor of Energy and Climate Change – Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research gave a talk entitled: Can meaningful hope spring from revealing the depth of our climate failure? One of the key messages that he talked about was why 2030 […]
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Election 2019 – We are off!
Well Brenda from Bristol wont be happy, but a General Election has been called and we have three excellent candidates selected to represent the Green Voice in Newcastle upon Tyne. Your Green Party Candidates Click on their photos to view their profile Taymar Pitman – Newcastle Central Alistair Ford – Newcastle North Nick Hartley – […]
Green Campaigner presses council on Climate Emergency
At this week’s Council meeting, our campaigner Clare Andrews told the council that it “must start setting itself targets towards meeting the city’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2030”. Clare questioned the council over its lack of real action following the climate emergency declaration in April. She asked Council leader Cllr Nick Forbes to […]
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Climate Strike Sept 2019
On Friday Newcastle saw a large number of students and adults take streets to support the latest Student Strike calling for urgent action to combat Climate Chaos. The large crowd met at the Civic Centre for some powerful speeches from a range of people of all ages and then proceeded to march down Northumberland Street […]
Elswick Pool re-opened
Not only has Green campaigner Tay Pitman been holding the council to account on climate change and air pollution this past week (and run the Great North Run), she’s also been working hard to get Elswick Pool re-opened today Almost four years ago, the pool was closed by the City Council. Tay, along with other […]
Your Help is Needed!
Our crowdfunder has now finished ( thanks to all who donated their money to help us! ) however you can still support our campaigning setting up a regular donation via PayPal or Direct Debit here.
If you can help with our campaigning the you can volunteer here.
And finally you can help by voting Green in 2019!
