Fury at council sell off of much needed building 5 March 2024 by 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 […] Read more »
KCC’s minerals and waste plan is is a charter for environmental destruction 5 March 2024 by Stuart Jeffery In their submission to KCC’s Minerals and Waste consultation, Maidstone Greens have expressed further concerns about KCC’s failure to understand the climate emergency. The Greens have called the draft plan a charter for environmental destruction. The draft KCC strategy supports exploration for fossil fuels in Kent and has implicit support for the destruction of the […] Read more »
Headcorn Task Force needed 26 February 2024 / 26 February 2024 by 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 […] Read more »
Conservatives fail to prosecute any fly-tippers! 14 February 2024 / 14 February 2024 by 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 […] Read more »
It’s not a plan, it’s a scam! Paltry developer funding will leave Maidstone with huge gap in infrastructure 1 February 2024 / 1 February 2024 by Stuart Jeffery Local Greens have reacted with amazement at the shortfall of infrastructure funding for Maidstone’s Local Plan. New documents provide an estimate of around £400m for just half of the necessary new infrastructure required for the planned addition 20,000 homes yet the funding for schools, roads and community centres that is available is just £26m. When […] Read more »
No ‘Rivers Task Force’ for Maidstone 26 January 2024 by Stuart Jeffery Local Greens have expressed disappointment at Maidstone Borough Council’s cabinet for deciding that there is no need for a task force to tackle the problems in our local rivers, particularly pollution and biodiversity. The plan, conceived six months ago, reached its final decision point at the Cabinet meeting in Maidstone last night where it was […] Read more »
KCC must not close our libraries 22 January 2024 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have launched their campaign to stop the closure of the seven branch libraries in the Borough. County Hall’s Conservative chiefs let it slip last week that they wanted rid of branch libraries and would be reviewing them for savings over the coming year. Cllr Mick Summersgill, Green Party campaigner for Marden and Yalding: […] Read more »
KCC Tory cuts vs. The people of Maidstone 12 January 2024 by Stuart Jeffery Kent County Council (KCC) have proposed to stop passing part of the savings that they make as a result of Maidstone’s high recycling rate to Maidstone Borough Council. KCC saves millions each year because of the recycling by Maidstone residents and KCC has, until now, shared those savings with us. On Thursday their Environment committee […] Read more »
Greens support rally for Palestine in Maidstone 18 December 2023 by 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 […] Read more »
Parking chaos caused by greed 18 December 2023 by 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 […] Read more »
