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Lancashire Green New Deal

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Green County Councillor Chris Coates has called for ‘Green Jobs’ to be a priority for Lancashire. The call came as North Lancashire Green Party launched a report on what a Green New Deal for the County could look like.

The report includes suggestions for a County wide Green Skills Network, help to improve energy efficiency in the areas housing stock and help for those in fuel poverty as well as measures to support local business.

The local report is based on the national document published last year by the New Economic Foundation.

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Greens Win 2 County Seats + Byelection

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

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The Green Party held Lancaster Central and gained Lancaster East in the Elections for Lancashire County Council on June 4th – congratulations to Chris Coates and Sam Riches and their teams! There was also a Lancaster City Council by-election in our strongest Green ward (Castle) as Catriona Stamp stepped down after a 6 year stint on the Council – Melanie Forrest won it by a long way and joins the 11 other Greens on the City Council for the next 2 years – congratulations Melanie, and thanks to Catriona for all her work over the last few years. (more…)

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St Georges Day Celebrations

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

A crowd of over 100 local residents and school children from Dallas Road & Loyne schools saw the Mayor of Lancaster, Cllr Keith Budden, open the new flood defences on St Georges Quay. Green County Cllr Chris Coates, who was part of the team that organised the celebrations, said “We thought it was so obvious to mark the Quay being open on St George’s Day with a bit of a mini festival that hopefully got a few more folk down to this wonderful part of the City.”

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Following a few words from the Mayor the crowds followed St George and his Dragon in a short procession along the Quayside pathway along to Lancaster Maritime Museum where the Mayor gave a toast to England and St George with a cup of English tea. In the evening on April 23rd 20 people heard a talk in the Maritime museum by Dr Sam Riches entitled “An English Saint for English People? – The reinvention of St George.”

At the weekend there were further activities all along the Quay with Morris dancers, a brass band, family craft workshops at the Museum and folk music in the Three Mariners and Wagon and Horses pubs.

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Green Objections to Centros

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Green Councillors have sent in their submissions to the Public Inquiry into the Centros development. Cllr Chris Coates said ” With shops closing in the City almost every week it is even more important that this massive shopping development is defeated.”