Green Party sounds alarm over ‘unprecedented crisis’ for nightlife industry 12th December 2024 / 10th December 2024 by simongittus Green Party campaigner and former publican, James Vessey-Miller, has called on Southend City Council to consider urgent action to support nightlife and live music venues within the City. Read more » Hospitality Music Venues Nighlife planning
Concerns Raised Over Garon Park Development 10th December 2024 by simongittus Local mum and former Green Party candidate for Southend West & Leigh in the 2024 General Election, Tilly Hogrebe, has voiced strong concerns about the ongoing overdevelopment of the Garon Park complex following an article in last week’s Echo. She highlights its impact on natural spaces and the wider community. Read more » environment Parks planning Richard Longstaff Tilly Hogrebe
Political Viewpoint: November 2024 28th November 2024 / 26th November 2024 by simongittus This month's political view point for the Leigh-on-Sea News from Cllr Richard Longstaff, focusing on the Save Hadleigh Farm Campaign Read more » environment Greenbelt Hadleigh Farm Housing planning Richard Longstaff 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’ 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
Council Continues Devastating Tree-Felling in Southend 13th February 2023 / 13th February 2023 by James Vessey-Miller Southend Council has started 2023 with a doubling-down on their efforts to remove trees across Southend. The Green Party has been applying pressure to Southend Council following a new string of incidents of indefensible and avoidable tree removal. Several roads across Southend, particularly Leigh, have seen the council’s yellow Tree Removal Notices being stapled to […] Read more » planning Trees
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 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
