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 […]
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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 […]
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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): […]
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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 […]
Green Councillor, Stuart Jeffery, proposed a ground breaking motion[1] that would have seen the rights of nature enshrined in the council’s constitution; however Conservatives and Lib Dems voted clearly against these rights at last night’s council meeting[2] while Labour abstained. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Party), “This appalling stance taken by Conservatives and Lib Dems clearly […]
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Green Councillor, Stuart Jeffery, has proposed a ground breaking motion which could see the rights of nature enshrined in the council’s constitution. The rights of nature could be mentioned in the constitution alongside mentions of human rights with Maidstone Borough Council being the first in Britain to do this. Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green), “If this […]
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Local Greens have worked with residents of Shaftesbury Drive and Queens Road to halt the full closure of the much needed 78 service. After a 300 strong petition, lobbying of KCC and discussions with Nu Venture, Nu Venture have agreed to reduce the service rather than end it altogether. Cllr Stuart Jeffery, Bridge Ward: “It’s […]
Maidstone Greens are furious that the Council’s environment committee1 has recommended reducing the Air Quality Management Area2 in the town and say it will lead to more deaths. The Greens point to the failure of local actions to tackle pollution, continuing high numbers of deaths and that the Borough exceeds World Health Organisation limits across 90% of […]
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Maidstone’s Green councillor, Stuart Jeffery, has reacted angrily to the announcement that businesses won’t have to comply with local planning rules under the Conservatives announcement of “Investment Zones”, of which Kent is one. He has called the announcement ecocide. Cllr Jeffery will be asking what the Conservatives on Maidstone Borough Council think of the new […]
The new Pollution Patrol initiative from Kent Air is nice to see, but it gives the false impression that councils are taking decisive action to protect our health, say local Greens in Maidstone. MBC Cllr Stuart Jeffery (Green Party), “We need to be teaching children about the appalling impact that air pollution has on people’s health and the Pollution Patrol looks […]
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