Milton Ward Archives - South East Essex

The High Cost of Parking in Southend

Posted on 16th March 2021 (17th March 2021) by James Vessey-Miller

Over the past few months, the council and residents have been embroiled in an unproductive debate over car parking in Southend town centre, the associated parking charges, and what impact this will have on the town’s businesses as we recover from the COVID pandemic.

As the town’s large seafront businesses lobby the council for increasingly lowered car parking rates and the under-pressure council eyes up more locations for new and larger car parks, new insight from the Green Party suggests the obvious solutions no-one is talking about. […]

Greens Select our Candidates for the 2021 Local Elections

Posted on 12th March 2021 (12th March 2021) by James Vessey-Miller

The Green Party has selected a full slate of nineteen candidates that will represent every area across Southend in the upcoming Local Elections in May. Our candidates are a diverse and energetic group of passionate locals keen to bring Green ideas to the table. Our representatives reflect the truly diverse nature of the town, featuring […]

COVID conspiracy stickers removed by Greens

Posted on 11th January 2021 (14th January 2021) by James Vessey-Miller

Our team removed the ones that we found, but some might still remain. Local Green Party members have been asked to remain vigilant and remove or report any more such stickers if found. […]

Greens Support Landlord Licensing Scheme

Posted on 16th November 2020 (16th November 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

Southend Council has recently launched a public consultation of residents’ views on the introduction of a compulsory Landlord Licensing scheme across Southend. […]

Thomas Love; on Seaway, and Southend’s Cinema History

Posted on 28th May 2020 (28th May 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

Following the news that Southend Council has approved the controversial Seaway developments, our Candidate for Leigh Ward, Thomas Love gives us his thoughts on the development and its potential impact on the existing ODEON cinema. Cinemas have been a part of Southend’s colourful local history for almost a century. The Rivoli, Southend’s first dedicated cinema, opened […]

Southend Council has approved the controversial Seaway development.

Posted on 28th May 2020 (17th June 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

On Wednesday’s crucial Development Control Committee, a narrow margin of councillors voted in favour of granting planning permission to the controversial scheme. Despite staunch opposition from neighbouring residents and vocal pleas from many seafront businesses, a proposal to refuse the scheme was narrowly rejected by seven votes to nine and the majority voted in favour of […]

Greens call for responsible PPE use in Southend

Posted on 19th May 2020 (23rd May 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

SEVEN bags of litter were collected by one household in just one afternoon. The Green Party has urged residents in Southend to use and dispose of PPE responsibly after recording a dramatic spike in the amount of PPE-related litter cleaned up by its volunteers. Since lockdown, many members of the Green Party have been conducting […]

Greens open new office in Southend

Posted on 6th March 2020 (23rd May 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

Members of the South East Essex Green Party in the new Office, opened by Amelia Womack On Friday 6th March 2020, the South East Essex Green Party opened a brand new office in central Southend. Opened by Deputy Leader of the Green Party, Amelia Womack, joined by members of the local Green Party, this new […]

Residents Win Campaign Against Cliffslip Museum

Posted on 18th October 2018 (23rd May 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

While Southend Council has finally admitted that the Cliffs is not going to be the location for their “Thames Estuary Experience” Museum, it has not ruled out what will happen to the Cliff Gardens site. […]

Greens Call Public Meeting over £55m Museum

Posted on 24th September 2018 (23rd May 2020) by James Vessey-Miller

If in less than a year, the publicised cost of the project can increase by £15m, how long will it be before we reach the £80m threshold prophesied by SKIPP almost a decade ago? […]