Maidstone Greens have broken through onto Maidstone Borough Council with the election of Stuart Jeffery in Bridge Ward with just over 50% of the vote. Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery said: “It is a historic day. Maidstone Borough Council has its first ever Green councillor. I am honoured and thrilled to have been elected by the […]
At the closure of Kent County Council’s consultation on which essential bus services should be axed, Maidstone Greens have sent in a 700 strong petition calling for a fundamental rethink. Stuart Jeffery of Maidstone Greens: “Just a few weeks ago the UN stated that it was ‘now or never’ to act on climate change yet […]
Maidstone Greens are fielding the second largest number of candidates in this years local elections in Maidstone. Maidstone Green Party, who have been campaigning tirelessly on issues that matter to local people such as stopping the rampant house building on farm and woodland, making our roads safer and tackling pollution, have gained significant support in […]
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Maidstone Green Party are calling on the government to extend the Bus Recovery Grant beyond the end of March and to allow Kent to move to a London style approach to bus service provision to stop the ‘meltdown’ in services[i]. The grant has provided support for bus operators impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in England. […]
Greens have expressed anger at Maidstone Borough Council for watering down a 20mph motion and voting for the status quo during last night’s Full Council meeting. The motion which originally called for 20mph limits by default on residential roads and would have brought the Borough into line with much of the country, was reduced to […]
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Maidstone Greens have reacted angrily to Kent County Council’s proposed cuts to bus services across the Borough. Eleven local services are at risk from the plans being presented to KCC’s Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on Friday. The Greens have started an online petition to call on the council to invest rather than cut services. Stuart Jeffery, Green Party campaigner […]
Kent County Council has been criticised for spending seven times more on road “improvements” than cycling or walking schemes across the Borough of Maidstone. When the A249 and A229 changes are factored in, this multiple rises to several hundreds of time more on roads. Stuart Jeffery, Green Party campaigner in Maidstone, “The difference in spending […]
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Local Green Party campaigner, Stuart Jeffery has questioned local MP Helen Grant over their stance on the Partygate scandal. With Boris Johnson being accused of lying to Parliament over parties held in No.10 Downing Street while the country was in lockdown, the Green Party has said that it is past time for the Prime Minister […]
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Green Party research shows that in 2020 raw sewage flowed into the River Medway and its tributaries for a total of 42,000 hours, the same as five sewers continually releasing raw sewage 24 hours each day for the whole year. Local Greens in Maidstone have vowed to keep a close eye on the water quality […]
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Maidstone Green Party campaigner, Stuart Jeffery is to present a petition, signed by almost every household in the road, to the Maidstone Joint Transportation Board this afternoon calling for a 20mph speed limit on Bower Mount Road and its surrounding streets. Stuart Jeffery said, “This is a surprisingly busy and fast road connecting London Road […]
