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1st June 2020 / 16th March 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
Plans have recently been revealed that a local company wishes to build a £50M waste incinerator and Waste-to-Energy plant in Basildon.
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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 […]
13th May 2019 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
Green Party MEP Keith Taylor meets Paul Jeater and representatives of the South East Essex Green Party in Southend to launch the Green Party’s European Election campaigns in South East Essex.
29th November 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
Southend Council recently published its Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy detailing how child poverty in the borough has increased from 19% to 29%. We've done some Homework for Mr Duddridge, and hopefully, he'll see this.
17th November 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
Today, Saturday 17th November 2018, the Eastern Region Green Party, including Councillor James Abbott and members of the Essex Green Parties, voted unanimously to oppose the proposal for a new crossing of the Thames by road.
16th November 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
Under the proposed plans, ONE-THIRD of all Essex Libraries will be permanently closed, with a further 19 facing the threat of closure.
23rd July 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
This week, 14th-21st July 2018, has been a blaze of LGBTIQA+ culture, community, and splendour in Southend. Returning for the first time in over fifteen years, Southend Pride featured a packed week of literary, theatrical, faith, musical, comedic, and social events, and it has been truly spectacular.
9th July 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
Simon Cross gives his analysis of the recently announced decision to close Orsett Hospital, and the other decisions likely to affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of NHS users across South Essex.
8th May 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
The South East Essex Green Party is rapidly becoming the radical alternative to the tired politics present locally. We are already enough of a political threat to have rattled the Conservatives and Labour into action in parts of Southend. There has never been a better time to join the Green Party in South East Essex - why not join the revolution?
9th April 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller
Our message is simple: Southend residents are tired of the status-quo in Southend Council. We offer a radically different choice for voters, and we will continue our work to make Southend a Fairer, Safer, and more Responsible town.
25th March 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by
It's safe to say that despite the weather doing it's best to thwart us, Green Action is off to a flying start for 2018.
14th March 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by
By 2030, the UK Government wants to yield 16GW capacity from Nuclear Power – double what we have now to provide 40% of required output. To achieve this goal, the Government has listed eight sites as 'suitable' for the construction of new Nuclear reactors. One of those sites is Bradwell, Essex.
27th February 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by
It would be hard for anyone to fail to notice the increase in homelessness in the borough; if you go to the centre of Southend anytime of day or night, the extent of the crisis in the town is clearly evident.
25th February 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by
A licence for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) has been permitted for the Thames Estuary, posing a serious environmental threat to the whole area.
23rd February 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by
Green Party Activist, Simon Cross, comments on the recent movements in the #SaveSouthendNHS campaign.
13th February 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by
The South East Essex Green Party officially respond to the Mid & South Essex Sustainability & Transformation Partnership's reconfiguration schemes.
18th December 2017 / 17th June 2020 by
The South East Essex Green Party has today joined the campaign to challenge the proposed Cliff Developments in Southend.
12th December 2017 / 24th May 2019 by
Green Councillor Michael Hoy, deputy leader for the Green and Rochford District Residents Group, recently brought to light a proposed policy for planned rules of conduct for Rochford District Councillors on Social Media.
6th December 2017 / 24th May 2019 by
On the 6th December 2017, The South East Essex Green Party Committee met with representatives from the local branch of the environmental concern group Friends Of the Earth (FoE) to discuss local issues.
2nd December 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by
The South East Essex Green Party has today launched their campaign to challenge the proposed £300million Queensway estate development in Southend.
26th November 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by
On Saturday 25th November 2017, the South East Essex Green Party hit the streets of Hockley to survey residents on their local concerns.
24th November 2017 / 24th May 2019 by
At a recent meeting of the Southend Borough Council’s Standards Committee, a dispensation was granted to overturn the council’s own conflict of interest rule. The rule, designed to prohibit Councillors voting on issues which they might potentially benefit from, was recently overturned to allow seven Conservative councillors to vote on the proposed tenancy licencing scheme. The […]
22nd November 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by
Beach Clean Volunteers note a dramatic reduction in amount of waste at Westcliff Beach. At the recent Westcliff Beach Clean on the 18th November 2017, a significant improvement was noted by the volunteers. The event, co-hosted by Green Action, Southend Beachcare Group, and Surfers Against Sewage, saw volunteers from across the borough battle the poor weather […]
13th November 2017 / 24th May 2019 by
On Saturday 11th November 2017, three members of the South East Essex Green Party Committee attended the Eastern Region Green Party AGM in Witham, Essex. Vida, Clare, and James took part in the well-attended event and were part of the wider discussion of Green Party business for the Eastern Region.
