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Greens fighting to save East Kent bus services: push KCC Conservative majority group to re-think.

From Stourmouth to Elvington to Kingsdown to Eastry, all across Dover district and East Kent there is anger and deep concern about the problems that bus cuts will cause in the autumn.  Since February 2022, immediately after the budget cut was voted through by the Conservative majority group at KCC, local Green Party campaigners have […]

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Greens Welcome Port Of Dover Commitment to Carbon Zero by 2030

Letter to Dover local press. 8 May 2022 We welcome the good news from Port of Dover and Doug Bannister about their plan for our port to be Carbon Net Zero by 2030. The article in Dover Express on 5 May said plans include the sourcing of alternative fuels, utilization of renewable energy sources, port […]

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Greens Push for Action on P&O Ferries

At the meeting of Deal Town Council on 19 April, a member of the public made an impassioned plea for stronger action on the summary dismissal of P&O Ferries staff and their replacement with agency staff on lower wages. His plea comes in two parts (both reproduced below) – one a written submission and the […]

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Yet another weekend of gridlock and danger for Dover and surounding villages.

Open Letter to Kent press: 10 April 2022 Yet another weekend of gridlock and danger for Dover and surounding villages. Danger because emergency vehicles can’t get about, and danger to local livelihoods and businesses Gridlock and danger because of a combination of predictable problems that Conservatives in power in London, at KCC and at DDC […]

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Sacked P&O Ferry workers and their unions fully supported by local and national Green Party. Solidarity.

Protests against the cruel and callous sacking of experienced P&O ferry workers were widely supported. The Dover protest at noon Fri 18 March included hundreds of angry ex ferry workers, union representatives especially Union of the Rail Maritime and Transport Workers and representatives of many parties who prioritise social justice, such as the Green Party. Representatives […]

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Walmer Town Council Install Four New Electric Vehicle Charge Points

A bank of four new EV Charge Points have been installed off Canada Road in Walmer by Walmer Town Council, in conjunction with Kent County Council and operators Connected Kerb. The charging points, on the right of the access road to Deal & Betteshanger Rugby Club, are primarily for use by local residents without off-street […]

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Two badly located Dover Border clearance sites will mean double trouble

The 2/7 press release from the Kent and Dover Conservatives in power + Ms Elphicke MP about 2 clearance / port health facilities is full of fantastic adjectives in a cynical, deceptive press release but it cannot hide the truth. The fact that 2 surprise Conservative resignations from DDC happened in June 2021, may indicate […]

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Dover and Guston need guarantees about IBF from KCC, not vague promises.

Sarah Gleave, Green Party KCC candidate in Dover North (which includes Guston), says, “I entirely agree that guarantees are needed for Guston and for all of us of Dover District who use the roads to, from or past our White Cliffs Retail Park. If I’m elected to KCC, I’ll do my utmost to keep pushing […]

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Safer travel; Active travel for Dover District, say Greens

A Manifesto for safer, more active travel in the Dover District from Kent County Council 2021 candidates of Dover and Deal Green Party. Your Green Party Candidates in Dover District are Sarah Gleave, Mike Eddy , Beccy Sawbridge, Nick Shread and Abi Stroud. We are all signed up to South East Climate Alliance’s ABCD pledge. We […]

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Inland Border Facility: Green Party Peer Natalie Bennett Speaks Up For Dover Residents

There was much local disappointment at the failure of the Conservative Cabinet at DDC to use their powers as Local Planning Authority to demand an Environmental Impact Assessment for the site Central Govt commandeered for Dover Inland Border Facility. We note that 8 of the 11 opposition Labour councillors voted against the weak line taken […]

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