Over the last few years as your local Lib Dem councillors we have done a great deal to help protect the environment and help promote a sustainable future. This has included:

• Funding for solar panels on the Parish pavilion.
• Planting of trees and plants in various areas, and most recently a wildflower meadow between Framwellgate Moor and Newton Hall.
• Fighting to improve bus services and promoting sustainable transport.
• Securing funding for energy efficiency improvements to community buildings including Framwellgate Moor Community Centre, Durham Indoor Bowling Club.
• Fighting to make sure the Council becomes more environmentally friendly and saves money through installing millions of pounds of energy saving measures across the County which are now saving hundreds of thousands of pounds each year in energy bills and cutting CO2.
• Stood up for residents in trying to protect our Greenbelt from Labour’s building plans.
• Funding to improve The Carrs nature reserve in Pity Me.
• Secured £300,000 of flood prevention works and helped with other flood issues in the area.
• Pushed to make sure that planning applications for housing and community buildings include the highest sustainable standards.
• Provided details through our leaflets to residents about ways to cut your water usage and energy bills, and to promote energy efficiency schemes.
• Challenged plans to charge for garden waste collections and promoted home composting.
• Actively assisted in arranging and joining in litter picking to help tidy the area and reduce the impact of rubbish on wildlife.
• Pushed to secure cycle and footpath improvements across the County to promote sustainable travel.

These are just the ones I can think of of the top of my head. We are always keen to hear about other proposals from residents about ways we can do our bit to protect and improve the environment, including measures which save money.

Please let us know about any ideas you think could help our area.