News
27th August 2020 / 27th September 2020 by Editorial Team
Residents of Dover District and Kent will be affected far more by Covid, Covid lockdown, by loss of income, poverty and by tax evasion, by power-grabbing plans to carve-up local govt, by new border regulations + lorry queues, by Conservative hi-jack of NHS and public health, by climate and wildlife crisis, by knock-on effects of corruption […]
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23rd March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team
The recent introduction of Universal Credit in the DDC area saw a rise in the use of food banks – as in other parts of the country. DDGP will continue to work closely with Kent Unite Community and Disability rights groups to campaign for support for the many local people affected. DDC should do what […]
Here a little spending can go a long way. DDC should spend more on youth clubs etc. Young people need buses to visit friends attend after school clubs in our area and this should be subsidised. This is especially true for the new state of the art leisure facility at Whitefield, supposedly for the entire […]
There is a general awareness across the country that plastics are damaging our environment – especially our oceans. Groups like ‘Deal With It’ are showing a brilliant example with cleaning our local beaches. How can DDC help? Deal and Dover Green Party will do what we can. As a start we will make DDC a […]
The Green Party thinks Dover District Council (DDC) should support our great local medium and small businesses, start-ups and co-operatives like Thanet Community Transport. The Conservatives may talk a lot about the free market but really use it as a cover to defend excessive profit extraction by a few large corporations. They always seem to […]
19th March 2019 by Editorial Team
A great time was had by all at the Green Thinking Fair on Mill Hill on Saturday 23 February. Held at St Richard’s Church Hall, the Green Thinking fair was a really upbeat and inspiring event. Mike Eddy said, “Thanks to all who joined us in Mill Hill especially the fantastic local stallholders (Anne’s reflexology, […]
3rd November 2018 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team
On Friday 2 November, the executive officers of our local party were delighted to welcome Cllr Mike Eddy on board as a fellow Green Party member. We know him to be very principled, knowledgeable and hardworking. Previously he was leader of the Labour opposition on Dover District Council for 10 years. He continues to be […]
Mental Health News
2nd November 2018 / 12th April 2022 by Editorial Team
MUCH more funding should be available for the treatment of mental health, not research. We know what the problems are, and what helps IF it is available, how many health service cuts there’ve been and how harsh austerity policies push more people to the edge. Caseloads are so high and staffing levels so low that […]
Air Quality Environment News
30th May 2018 by Editorial Team
Environmentalists held a small demonstration in the car park on the proposed new Aldi store in a bid to save nine mature trees. The German chain plans to remove the features to make way for its brand new 1,254 sqm supermarket and 128 space car park on the current Co-op site in Park Street, Deal. […]
9th January 2017 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team
Natalie Bennett our Green Party star who was national leader 2012 –16 came to speak in Deal on 21 November 2016 on this subject, at the Astor Community Theatre. There needs to be real constructive opposition and Caroline Lucas reached out to others in the Labour and Lib dem parties in July to suggest a […]
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5th October 2016 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team
Dover District Council shouldn’t have okayed the Western Heights and Farthingloe development, which we objected to.