Maidstone Greens support rail workers strike 23 June 2022 / 23 June 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have showed their solidarity with local rail workers at the picket line at Maidstone East. Meeting the team on the picket line, Cllr Stuart Jeffery said, “This is a fight that must be won. The RMT are not asking for anything outrageous, just a reasonable pay rise and for their jobs, conditions and […] Read more »
Outrage at Council Pay Rises 22 May 2022 / 22 May 2022 by Maidstone’s new Green councillor has expressed outrage at an ‘obscene’ rise in councillor’s allowances pushed through at the Council’s Annual Meeting. The huge increases in special allowances and a basic 8% rise will cost Maidstone £124,000, money that now cannot be spent on services for local people. Cllr Stuart Jeffery: “At a time when people […] Read more »
Breakthrough in Maidstone 6 May 2022 / 6 May 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have broken through onto Maidstone Borough Council with the election of Stuart Jeffery in Bridge Ward with just over 50% of the vote. Green Cllr Stuart Jeffery said: “It is a historic day. Maidstone Borough Council has its first ever Green councillor. I am honoured and thrilled to have been elected by the […] Read more »
Petition to save our bus services submitted 19 April 2022 / 19 April 2022 by Stuart Jeffery At the closure of Kent County Council’s consultation on which essential bus services should be axed, Maidstone Greens have sent in a 700 strong petition calling for a fundamental rethink. Stuart Jeffery of Maidstone Greens: “Just a few weeks ago the UN stated that it was ‘now or never’ to act on climate change yet […] Read more »
Local elections: your opportunity to make a difference 9 April 2022 / 9 April 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens are fielding the second largest number of candidates in this years local elections in Maidstone. Maidstone Green Party, who have been campaigning tirelessly on issues that matter to local people such as stopping the rampant house building on farm and woodland, making our roads safer and tackling pollution, have gained significant support in […] Read more »
Maidstones’ bus services meltdown must stop 28 February 2022 / 28 February 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Green Party are calling on the government to extend the Bus Recovery Grant beyond the end of March and to allow Kent to move to a London style approach to bus service provision to stop the ‘meltdown’ in services[i]. The grant has provided support for bus operators impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in England. […] Read more »
Anger at Council’s failure to back wide area 20mph limits in residential streets 24 February 2022 / 24 February 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Greens have expressed anger at Maidstone Borough Council for watering down a 20mph motion and voting for the status quo during last night’s Full Council meeting. The motion which originally called for 20mph limits by default on residential roads and would have brought the Borough into line with much of the country, was reduced to […] Read more »
Save Our Bus Services 15 February 2022 / 15 February 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Maidstone Greens have reacted angrily to Kent County Council’s proposed cuts to bus services across the Borough. Eleven local services are at risk from the plans being presented to KCC’s Environment and Transport Cabinet Committee on Friday. The Greens have started an online petition to call on the council to invest rather than cut services. Stuart Jeffery, Green Party campaigner […] Read more »
Low spend on cycling and walking by KCC revealed 7 February 2022 / 7 February 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Kent County Council has been criticised for spending seven times more on road “improvements” than cycling or walking schemes across the Borough of Maidstone. When the A249 and A229 changes are factored in, this multiple rises to several hundreds of time more on roads. Stuart Jeffery, Green Party campaigner in Maidstone, “The difference in spending […] Read more »
Concern over MP’s lack of action on Partygate 2 February 2022 / 2 February 2022 by Stuart Jeffery Local Green Party campaigner, Stuart Jeffery has questioned local MP Helen Grant over their stance on the Partygate scandal. With Boris Johnson being accused of lying to Parliament over parties held in No.10 Downing Street while the country was in lockdown, the Green Party has said that it is past time for the Prime Minister […] Read more »
