Greens Push for Full Glyphosate Ban 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. Read more » environment
Greens breathe a sigh of relief after felling notice ‘error’ 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. Read more » Council environment Street Trees Trees
Council axes 7 of Leigh’s trees, despite public petition 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 […] Read more » environment Richard Longstaff Trees
Green activist, Lauren Ekins, pushes for drinking fountains in City 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. Read more » environment Lauren Ekins Water
Green Parliamentary Candidates react to news of the General Election 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 […] Read more » Simon Cross Southend East & Rochford Southend West & Leigh Tilly Hogrebe
Greens win second City Councillor in Leigh 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 […] Read more » Leigh Stuart Allen
Greens Review City Council’s ‘Eco Home’ pilot 25th January 2024 / 27th January 2024 by James Vessey-Miller On 23 January 2024, Cllr Richard Longstaff and the South East Essex Green Party visited Southend City Council’s “Eco Home” project in Blenheim Ward. The show home, a council-owned property in Leigh which has been retrofitted with various thermal, energy, and water technologies, will act as a test bed for the council to understand the […] Read more » Housing planning Retrofit
Greens launch petition against library closures 31st October 2023 by James Vessey-Miller This week it has been announced that the Conservative City Council plan to CLOSE two of Southend’s libraries, and intends to reduce the service and hours at three of the remaining libraries. Our Green Team has launched an urgent petition calling on the council to take our libraries off their chopping block. In his Echo article, Cllr […] Read more » Libraries
Green Party announces General Election candidates. 17th September 2023 / 15th January 2024 by James Vessey-Miller Read more » Simon Cross Southend East & Rochford Southend West & Leigh Tilly Hogrebe
Greens’ Tree Motion Passed at SCC 8th September 2023 by James Vessey-Miller At the Full Council meeting of 7th September 2023, Green Party City Councillor Richard Longstaff proposed a motion to shake up the way Southend Council manages our City’s Trees. Local residents have long dispaired at the City Council’s brutal “cut before complaint” approach to tree management, which has led to the unnecessary and premature removal […] Read more » planning Trees
