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Leigh Ward Southend City Council
24th October 2024 / 31st October 2024 by simongittus
Green Party Councillor, Stuart Allen, has questioned the Labour leader of the council, Cllr Daniel Cowen, at last week’s Full Council meeting on the lack of publicly available charging points in Leigh ward.
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Southend City Council
21st October 2024 / 21st October 2024 by simongittus
Green Party councillors were left frustrated by what appeared to be an orchestrated delay in proceedings by the Labour at last week's Full Council meeting.
13th October 2024 / 13th October 2024 by simongittus
Concerns are mounting over the continued decline of Southend’s urban tree population and the city’s tree canopy cover, which has fallen to around 12%, far below the minimum target of 15%.
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Belfairs Ward Leigh Ward
10th October 2024 / 13th October 2024 by simongittus
Green Party Councillor, Cllr Stuart Allen, is proposing a motion at the Full Council meeting to ensure the Labour-led administration commits to its joint-administration agreement to stop the use of a dangerous herbicide on Southend’s streets.
Kursaal Ward Leigh Ward Southend City Council
23rd September 2024 / 12th October 2024 by simongittus
Residents on Leigh Hall Road (Leigh) and Ilfracombe Road (Kursaal) have breathed a sigh of relief after discovering tree removal notices on every tree last Tuesday, stating that they would be felled this coming Wednesday, giving just a week's notice.
Southend City Council West Leigh Ward
16th September 2024 / 12th October 2024 by simongittus
The South East Essex Green Party and local residents have voiced their “incredible disappointment” in Southend City Council after the Labour Council ignored a petition signed by hundreds of residents and cut down seven mature ash trees in Vernon Road. A petition was set up by resident and local Green activist, Simon Gittus, after he […]
13th September 2024 / 12th October 2024 by simongittus
Southend resident and Green Party activist, Lauren Ekins, has called on Southend City Council to install free drinking fountains across the city.
General Elections
23rd May 2024 / 23rd May 2024 by James Vessey-Miller
The Green Party’s General Election candidates for the two Southend constituencies have welcomed the news today that a General Election will be held on July 4th 2024. The Green Party is on course to significantly increase its number of elected MPs in this General Election, and local champions Tilly and Simon hope to continue the success […]
Belfairs Ward Chalkwell Ward Leigh Ward Local Elections Southend City Council West Leigh Ward
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 […]
