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Green anger as Maidstone Local Plan forced through

Maidstone Greens and the independents in our group led the fight against the Conservatives’ Local Plan at the extraordinary Council meeting in Maidstone last night. The Greens proposed deferring the decision until after the election so that the councillors who will be responsible for its implementation would get to vote on it but the amendment […]

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KCC’s minerals and waste plan is is a charter for environmental destruction

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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Conservatives fail to prosecute any fly-tippers!

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 […]

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It’s not a plan, it’s a scam! Paltry developer funding will leave Maidstone with huge gap in infrastructure

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 […]

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Greens support rally for Palestine in Maidstone

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 […]

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