Maidstone Greens have welcomed the news that the Nu-Venture Bus 78 has been resurrected and now cover the number 8 route between Queens Road, Barming, Upper Fant Road and Maidstone Town Centre. Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery had been in contact with local bus companies and KCC chiefs to try to stop the closure. The service […]
We are dismayed to hear that The Hermitage Quarry, off Hermitage Lane, could be expanded by a further 96 hectares, to allow its operators, Gallagher Aggregates Ltd, to extract a further 20 million tonnes of ragstone. We must not lose any more ancient woodland or farmland, particularly for a quarry extracting stone that we don’t […]
Maidstone Green Party campaigner, Rachel Rodwell, has become increasingly concerned about antisocial behaviour on the river with people dangerously using ribs and dinghies, threatening other river users and firing catapults at wildlife. Rachel has been working with local services to improve the safety. Green Rachel Rodwell: “Over the past weeks, I have been involved with […]
Maidstone Greens will be hoping to build on last years election success at the upcoming Maidstone Borough Council Elections on May 4th. This time we will be fielding 16 candidates across 18 seats, and endorsing the Independent candidates in the other 2 wards. For the latest information, including details of who is standing in your […]
Maidstone’s new Green councillor has expressed outrage at an ‘obscene’ rise in councillor’s allowances pushed through at the Council’s Annual Meeting. The huge increases in special allowances and a basic 8% rise will cost Maidstone £124,000, money that now cannot be spent on services for local people. Cllr Stuart Jeffery: “At a time when people […]
The scourge of fly-tipping has worsened considerably in the borough over the last year. Government figures have revealed that there has been a 31% increase in Maidstone last year, from 1,634 incidents to 2,402. Maidstone Greens believe that in part this is due to the restriction of access to household waste sites due to the […]
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Just a few months after 4 new Green councillors were elected onto KCC, they are already making headway into dealing with the Countys’ woefully inadequate public transport. But they need your help, can you spare some time to respond to the consultation below? “Kent County Council is currently consulting on its Kent Bus Service Improvement […]
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Local Greens have renewed calls for Maidstone Borough Council to take action on air pollution following new research showing a direct link between pollution spikes and childhood asthma attacks. They are calling again for enforcement of existing laws against idling engines to bring Maidstone in line with other boroughs. Stuart Jeffery: “This latest research add […]
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The Green Party is celebrating another set of record results with more Green councillors on more councils across the country than ever before, extending the party’s record gains two years ago. So far, the Greens have already won a total of 155 seats, including 99 new seats, and gained representation on 18 new councils for […]
The Green Party has pledged to invest in local services as part of a shift away from thegovernment’s current criminal justice system and towards community-based policing in order toreduce the amount of crime. The news comes ahead of elections across the UK in May. Sian Berry pledged as part of herLondon Mayor campaign that she […]
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