Month: July 2018

Plans to build houses on South Gosforth Green were given the green light last week. We supported South Gosforth Residents Association in opposing the plans, as the green is a vital refuge for people and wildlife in a busy, built-up area of the city and there are alternative sites that could have been sought. We … [Read more…]

Newcastle City Council felled twice as many trees as any other UK city in the last three years, according to figures revealed by the Sunday Times. A freedom of information request revealed that 8,414 trees have been felled from 2015 to 2018, to make way for public and private development. Our reaction to the news … [Read more…]