Essex County Council to close 25 Libraries 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. Read more »
Residents Win Campaign Against Cliffslip Museum 18th October 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller While Southend Council has finally admitted that the Cliffs is not going to be the location for their "Thames Estuary Experience" Museum, it has not ruled out what will happen to the Cliff Gardens site. Read more » planning
Greens Respond to Proposed Southend Bypass 29th September 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller With the seemingly unanimous support of most Southend residents, Mr Courtenay seems to have hit the nail on the head with a wonderful and potentially election-winning idea... Or has he? Read more » planning
Greens Call Public Meeting over £55m Museum 24th September 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller If in less than a year, the publicised cost of the project can increase by £15m, how long will it be before we reach the £80m threshold prophesied by SKIPP almost a decade ago? Read more » planning
Greens Attend Southend Pride 2018 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. Read more » Events
A Dark Day for Southend Healthcare 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. Read more »
Central Southend Community Policing Meeting; May ’18 30th May 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller Yesterday, three members of our local party attended the Community Policing Meeting at the Civic Centre focussing on the town centre wards of Kursaal, Milton, and Victoria. The meeting saw most of the attendees raising the same issue about different locations across the three wards; Drug dealing and Drug Use on our streets. Read more » crime policing
Ten Reasons to Join the Green Party in South East 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? Read more »
Southend Conservative Candidate in Leaflet Fiasco 28th April 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery; Mr Harland seems to have taken it literally. Read more »
The Campaign to get Green Voices on Southend Borough Council has begun 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. Read more »
