Greens urge shakeup of disastrous test and trace system 1 April 2021 / 8 April 2021 by The Green Party has called on the government to decentralise its calamitous test and tracesystem and hand over control of the system to local authorities. The demand comes soon afterGreen Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley led the party’s call for a public inquiry into thegovernment’s handling of the pandemic. [1] Maidstone Green Party campaigner Donna Greenan said: […] Read more »
Free parking for electric vehicles is not the best thing to do 11 February 2021 / 11 February 2021 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have criticised claims that free parking for electric vehicles, to be offered by the council in Maidstone, is the “single dramatic thing the council could do in the next year to two years”. The Greens highlight a range of measures that would have a greater impact on the Borough’s carbon emissions and that […] Read more »
Stop the Chainhurst Chicken Farm 27 January 2021 / 27 January 2021 by Stuart Jeffery Mick Summersgill, our Green Party campaigner for Marden and Yalding, is supporting the campaign to stop the building of the massive chicken farm at Chainhurst (see https://www.welovechainhurst.co.uk/ ). Mick has outlined eight reasons to oppose the development: Additional Traffic and Flooding: Hunton Road at the site entrance and at Green Lane junction near Marden frequently […] Read more »
Maidstone’s Local Plan Review fails the climate change test 15 December 2020 / 15 December 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have responded to the Borough Council’s consultation on the Local Plan Review, hitting out at the council’s failure to take climate change into consideration. They point to the proposal to build 18,210 homes and state that the building of these would emit over 1 million tonnes of CO2 which would not be in line with Maidstone […] Read more »
Stockbury Roundabout changes breach the Paris Agreement 18 November 2020 / 18 November 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Presenting to the Public Inquiry into the proposed changes to Stockbury Roundabout today, Maidstone Greens have criticised the plans stating they are incompatible with the Paris Agreement on climate change and that the funds would be better spent on public transport provision along the route. Stuart Jeffery, Maidstone Green Party: “I was pleased to be able […] Read more »
Use brownfield sites for housing in Maidstone 10 November 2020 / 10 November 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens are calling on the Borough Council to rethink their strategic housing plans in light of the new report from CPRE on brownfield site availability. The Council’s own assessment highlights around 100 hectares available for housing in the Borough, potentially providing ten thousand affordable new homes for those in need. Mike Summersgill, the Green’s […] Read more »
Maidstone Borough Council’s Climate Plan is a “Strategy for Failure” and should resign 21 October 2020 / 21 October 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Local Greens have slammed Maidstone Borough Council’s Climate Change and Biodiversity Strategy as a strategy for failure and have called for the wholesale resignation of the council. They state that Council’s plan lacks specificity and has targets far lower than needed. They criticise the Council for ‘encouraging’ and ‘supporting’ rather than taking decisive action. Stuart […] Read more »
Air pollution proposal: lacklustre 7 October 2020 / 6 October 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have criticised lacklustre proposals to tackle air pollution on Upper Stone Street. The proposals were discussed by Maidstone Borough Council on Wednesday evening and involve removing a tree, planting a hedge and preventing vehicles unloading on the street. Stuart Jeffery, Maidstone Green Party: “We welcome the long awaited focus on Upper Stone Street’s […] Read more »
Greens slam lack of action on pavement parking 5 October 2020 / 5 October 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have slammed their local council on the lack of action against the continued nuisance pavement parking. Donna Greenan of Maidstone Greens asked the Full Council meeting last week about what they are currently doing to tackle the deep seated problem of pavement parking and was told nothing. The Greens have asked for concerted […] Read more »
Bee Happy in Kent petition signed by over 1000 and presented to KCC 11 September 2020 / 13 September 2020 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have sent a petition with over a thousand signatures to KCC’s environment chief, Cllr Carey, calling for an end to glyphosate use by the council. The petition comes just a day after the latest WWF report showed that two thirds of the animal population has been lost over the past 50 years. Despite […] Read more »
