10th May 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
The South East Essex Green Party have today launched a petition to stop the destruction of 1460 acres (2.28 sq miles) of Green Belt land to the north of Bournes Green and North Shoebury.
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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.
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.
12th March 2021 / 12th March 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
7th March 2021 / 7th March 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
Southend is the seventh most densely populated area in the UK outside London. The need for suitable modern housing is growing, but we need to make the most of our existing buildings, not expand the town into the green belt.
14th January 2021 / 14th January 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
The Echo Newspaper reveals today that Southend Council is investigating proposals to bring in corporate sponsorship to secure future Parks Department funding.
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.
11th December 2020 / 13th December 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
New research shows that dangerous air pollution in Southend has risen above pre-pandemic levels. Urgent action is required to protect residents.
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.
