Greens stand highest number of candidates ever in Maidstone with bid to become the largest party on the council. The Greens have 35 candidates, the second largest ‘slate’ in the Borough elections and have high hopes for many wards. Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery, “We have an excellent chance of being the biggest group on the […]
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Local Greens have reacted angrily to news that Kent County Council are selling off the former Adult Education Centre in Maidstone. The building on St Faiths Street is up for auction later this month. The Greens have been pushing for an arts hub in the town and Cllr Derek Eagle, Maidstone Green Party’s spokesperson on […]
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Following claims that Headcorn has become the wild west(1) by Conservatives, local Greens have hit out at their failure to tackle the antisocial behaviour and their lack of a real plan. The Greens have called for a Headcorn Task Force, an approach that has been successful in other parts of the Borough(2). Green Councillor Derek […]
Maidstone Greens are disappointed to hear the news that Maidstone Borough Council has not prosecuted any fly tippers for the past three years – despite Maidstone having the highest amount of fly tipping in the county. Mick Summersgill, Marden & Yalding Campaigner says, “This is a complete failure by the Conservative-run council. Other councils are […]
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Green councillors and campaigners joined around 200 protestors in Maidstone to add their voices to the call for a ceasefire in Palestine. The latest violence has killed nearly 20,000 people in the region, a huge proportion of which are children. Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery, who spoke at the rally, said, “We condemn Hamas’s action in […]
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Local Greens have called on the owners of Mid Kent Shopping Centre in Allington to reverse their decision to throw shop workers out of their car park unless they each pay £600 per year. The decision by LCP Properties has angered staff and local residents. Green Party campaigner, Rachel Rodwell, “I have written to the […]
Following political shenanigans by the Lib Dems at the last Council meeting, Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery has put forward a new proposal to the Council for a ‘River Task Force Committee’ based on the Lib Dems amendment that they proposed with very mixed motives. The Green’s improved plan covers all the rivers in the Borough […]
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A Green Party councillor has called on Maidstone Borough Council to improve toilet signage in the town centre, and to improve the facilities in parks following a survey which showed that none of the main town centre signs tell people where they can have a pee and which revealed the dire state of toilet blocks […]
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Local Green campaigner Rachel Rodwell has hit out at Conservative run Maidstone Borough Council’s support for the proposed extension of the Hermitage Quarry. The Greens have criticised Conservatives comments that ancient woodland can be reinstated stating that they demonstrate a complete lack of understanding about the nature of ancient woodland. Green Party campaigner, Rachel Rodwell […]
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Green Party campaigner, Rachel Rodwell, has welcomed the new campaigning by the Woodland Trust against the expansion of Hermitage Quarry in Barming and has handed in a petition of over 400 signatures to KCC. Green Rachel Rodwell said, “There is an ecological emergency unfolding around us yet KCC and Gallaghers seem to think it is […]
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