Your Candidates For 2023 11 April 2023 / 11 April 2023 by Maidstone Greens will be hoping to build on last years election success at the upcoming Maidstone Borough Council Elections on May 4th. This time we will be fielding 16 candidates across 18 seats, and endorsing the Independent candidates in the other 2 wards. For the latest information, including details of who is standing in your […] Read more »
We must get this new bus service moving 22 March 2023 / 22 March 2023 by Stuart Jeffery Green campaigner for Allington, Rachel Rodwell, has started a petition to KCC to get the proposed bus service from Hermitage Park moving after learning that they have been sitting on these funds for this for seven years. Rachel Rodwell, Green Party campaigner for Allington: “It is simply unbelievable that KCC can drag their heels for […] Read more »
Draconian Voter ID to disenfranchise over 5000 in Maidstone 5 March 2023 / 5 March 2023 by Stuart Jeffery Green campaigner Rachel Rodwell was shocked to hear that the council do not intend to make public the number of people who are refused a vote due to a lack of ID in the local elections. The refusal came to light at the Council meeting on 22nd February where she asked what measures were to […] Read more »
Maidstone Borough Council is failing to work with bus companies 25 February 2023 / 25 February 2023 by Stuart Jeffery Green Campaigner Stephen Thompson has hit out at Maidstone Borough Council’s lack of engagement with local bus operators that came to light following his questions at the Council meeting on 22nd February. Stephen Thompson (Green Party campaigner for Detling and Thurnham): “Good quality, local and cheap bus services are the backbone of public transport so it […] Read more »
Business as usual at Maidstone Borough Council rather than tackling the crises 25 February 2023 / 25 February 2023 by Stuart Jeffery At Wednesday’s full Council meeting Cllr Jeffery (Green) called for increased fines and enforcement for fly tippers and for landlords who let out substandard homes. Cllr Jeffery also proposed a working group on sustainable transport across the Borough. All three suggestions were rejected by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats however they were fully supported by […] Read more »
More disastrous bus cuts for Maidstone 10 February 2023 / 10 February 2023 by Stuart Jeffery With announcement of further cuts to local Arriva bus services in Maidstone, Greens have reiterated their calls for government at local and national level to intervene. Last month local Greens wrote to Grant Shapps demanding to know when money promised for bus services in Kent would be provided, so far there has been no response. […] Read more »
Campaign to save Marden’s Children’s Centre Starts 23 January 2023 / 23 January 2023 by Stuart Jeffery Greens across Maidstone have reacted angrily against the potential closures of children centres with Marden being particularly badly affected. The local Green councillor, Mick Summersgill, has started a petition and is calling on KCC to scrap the closure plans. Cllr Mick Summersgill, Green Campaigner for Marden and Yalding Ward: “Marden cannot afford to lose this […] Read more »
Council’s Local Plan is simply destroying the future 17 January 2023 / 17 January 2023 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have welcomed many of the comments from the Planning Inspector following his inspection of the Local Plan but have warned that housing targets are politically and economically driven rather than being based on need and the entire plan is ecologically unsustainable. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Party): “While I was pleased to see the […] Read more »
Bus service improvement funding is over 9 months late 10 January 2023 / 10 January 2023 by Stuart Jeffery Following a question by Green councillor Stuart Jeffery, to Maidstone’s Joint Transportation Board last week, it was confirmed that funding to support bus services across Maidstone and Kent has not been received by Kent County Council, nine months after funding was agreed with the Department for Transport. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green on Maidstone Borough Council): […] Read more »
Allington needs Grit! 16 December 2022 / 16 December 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Green campaigners, local residents and a business manager have taken action following that discovery that Allington Ward has just one salt bin for the entire area. Residents expressed concerns after the weekend’s snow and ice turned roads and pavements into skating rinks with buses, bin lorries and local residents alike, trying to navigate treacherous roads and […] Read more »
