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Petition to save our bus services submitted
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 […]
Local elections: your opportunity to make a difference
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 […]
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Maidstones’ bus services meltdown must stop
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. […]
Anger at Council’s failure to back wide area 20mph limits in residential streets
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 […]
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Maidstone Borough Council are planning a huge number of very large houses on farmland around the town.
These are unnecessary and do not meet the real housing need for affordable and social housing.
They are not close to jobs and transport and will just increase traffic on the already choked roads.
We face chaos: worsening air pollution, not enough homes for those in need and destruction of much needed farmland.
But there is an alternative...
The Green Party are demanding a new approach to strategic planning which truly involves local people. An approach that protects green spaces, reduce pollution and that will meet local housing need.
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