Working for Southend
Southend Borough Council
11th July 2022 / 11th July 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
At the Southend Full Council meeting in March this year, South East Essex Green Party Coordinator James Vessey-Miller challenged Southend Council on its painfully-slow rollout of new council-owned EV charging infrastructure at public locations. Map showing EV charging locations in Southend - public and working (in blue) and private/not working (in red.) Data ©ZapMap: As […]
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24th June 2022 / 24th June 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
Greens have expressed their “total support” for workers on the UK’s railways, as they begin three days of strike action over threats to jobs, pay and safety at work. Rail workers employed by Network Rail and dozens of Train Operating Companies will walk out on 21, 23, and 25 June to demand a fair pay […]
Milton Ward
6th June 2022 / 6th June 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
The Green Party's Fiona Clapperton, Tilly Hogrebe, and James Vessey-Miller attended the opening of Southend’s first Climate Hub today.
Leigh Ward Southend Borough Council
21st April 2022 / 21st April 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
We have been made aware of some ill-informed comments made by the Liberal Democrat candidate for Leigh about the Greens. In a column written by Carole Mulroney in the Leigh Times (19th April), she claims that the local Green Party branch has a “tight focus” and goes on to infer that we have no policies […]
10th April 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
Southend Council has consistently failed bus users across the city. For decades we’ve seen fares getting more expensive, vital routes being slashed, and services becoming more infrequent.
Local Elections
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 […]
Leigh Ward
14th March 2022 / 16th March 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
Local Green Party members joined residents in calling for an end to the “hostile environment” treatment of Refugees fleeing war and seeking asylum. The government’s approach in continuing to slam the door in the face of people in desperate need brings shame on our country.
Local Elections Southchurch Ward Southend Borough Council
4th February 2022 by James Vessey-Miller
Jo Bates has been announced as the Green Party candidate for the Southchurch by-election. Following the resignation of the Conservative councillor Alex Bright, a by-election has been called for Southchurch Ward, to be held on 3rd March 2022 - ahead of the scheduled May elections. Jo is a former Southend A&E Nurse who now works […]
General Elections Southend Borough Council
15th October 2021 / 17th October 2021 by James Vessey-Miller
The Green Party has expressed its deepest sympathies to the family of Sir David Amess following the news of his death. Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer said: “It is truly awful to hear of the death of Sir David Amess today. My deepest sympathies are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time. […]