Local Policies for a Sustainable Maidstone
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
1 December 2023 by Stuart Jeffery
Local Green campaigner, Mick Summersgill, has reacted angrily to news from KCC that the Marden’s Children’s Centre is set to close despite the increasing number of families in the village. Many residents signed Mick’s petition as he fought the closure and now there is deep concern in the village about the impact of losing the […]
