20th June 2025 / 20th June 2025 by simongittus
The Southend Green Group has put forward a motion to ensure that all steps are taken to allow for next year’s local elections to go ahead, despite plans for council reorganisation across Essex.
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15th March 2025 / 15th March 2025 by simongittus
Back by popular demand, the Green Party are hosting another Vegan foodie event, raising money for the local branch.
13th January 2025 / 13th January 2025 by simongittus
Kay Mitchell, who previously served as Deputy Leader of Southend City Council and who was formerly a Labour Councillor in Milton ward, has joined the Green Party citing the party's progressive and forward-thinking policies at both local and national levels.
8th May 2024 / 8th May 2024 by James Vessey-Miller
After a year of hard work, Stuart Allen will be joining Cllr Richard Longstaff at Southend City Council after being elected with the highest number of votes at this year’s local elections. Stuart was duly elected with 1725 votes for Leigh ward, which represents 58% of the vote, and was over 1000 votes ahead of […]
31st March 2023 / 31st March 2023 by James Vessey-Miller
On Saturday 25th March 2023, the Green Party held a Campaign Launch event in Leigh-on-Sea, attended by former Green Party Leader Baroness Natalie Bennett and Green Councillor for Stratford Olympic Park Nate Higgins. Hosted by local Green campaigner Richard Longstaff and Green Party volunteers, the team held a day of campaigning in Leigh speaking with […]
24th March 2022 / 24th March 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
This evening, our branch coordinator James Vessey-Miller attended the meeting of Southend City Council. Asking the council two written questions, James challenged the council over its dire track record on supporting cycling in Southend-on-Sea. He said; The results of a survey conducted by the Green Party in Southend in 2021 found that only 10% of […]
24th March 2022 / 28th March 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
This evening, our branch coordinator James Vessey-Miller attended the meeting of Southend City Council. Asking the council two written questions, James challenged the council over the impending crisis that will be publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Southend-on-Sea. Currently, Southend has only 9.8 publicly-accessible charging points per 100,000 people. A paltry figure when […]
4th February 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
20th April 2021 / 20th April 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
9th April 2021 / 9th April 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
The Green Party called for a ‘State of Nature’ clause to require the government to set a legally binding target of 2030 to halt and reverse the decline of nature.
