Greens Get Heritage Pub Listed 7th October 2022 / 19th November 2022 by James Vessey-Miller In July this year, the South East Essex Green Party launched a petition and community campaign to save the Railway Hotel Southend from inappropriate development. Leading members of the local Green Party submitted the paperwork officially nominating The Railway Hotel to be considered an Asset of Community Value by Southend City Council, and additionally launched […] Read more » planning
Council should “get on with the job” on EV charging; say Greens. 11th July 2022 / 11th July 2022 by James Vessey-Miller Read more » Electric Vehicles planning
Greens attend new Climate Hub Opening 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. Read more » Climate Change energy food workshops
Greens Respond to Lib Dem lies. 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 […] Read more »
Greens Launch Bus Petition 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. Read more » Buses planning Transport
Greens Challenge Council on Cycling Infrastructure 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 […] Read more » Cycling planning Transport
Greens Challenge Council on EV Infrastructure 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 […] Read more » Electric Vehicles planning Transport
Greens Join Ukraine Protest 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. Read more »
Jo Bates chosen as Green Party candidate for Southchurch by-election. 4th February 2022 by James Vessey-Miller Read more »