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We must get this new bus service moving

22 March 2023

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 […]

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Draconian Voter ID to disenfranchise over 5000 in Maidstone

5 March 2023

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 […]

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Maidstone Borough Council is failing to work with bus companies

25 February 2023

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 […]

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Business as usual at Maidstone Borough Council rather than tackling the crises

25 February 2023

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 […]

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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.

Freedom of Movement

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Real democracy

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