For our common good and the next generation's
Energy
28th January 2025 / 28th January 2025 by Editorial Team
Our team are staffing information points to help residents access free professional advice to cut energy and other utility bills this winter. The information drop-ins are: Free professional services by Groundwork South Green Doctors can be contacted on 0800 233 5255 And KentMoneyAdviceHub.com can be contacted on www.kentmoneyadvicehub.com phone 0800 8085622 The people most in need of […]
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Elections
27th January 2025 / 28th January 2025 by Editorial Team
Christine Norman has decided to withdraw as a Green Party candidate at the forthcoming election of a Town Councillor for Dover Tower Hamlets Ward. As the decision comes after nominations have closed, their name will still appear on the ballot paper. However, Dover & Deal Green Party is not supporting them.
10th January 2025 / 11th January 2025 by Editorial Team
On Thursday 9th January 2025, 39 Kent County Council (KCC) councillors out of 58 present voted to kill off Kent County Council and replace it with a mayoral authority; to kill off also 13 Kent Local Planning Authorities – district, borough and Medway councils – and replace them with 3 giant mega unitary councils within 2 […]
Environment
4th January 2025 / 11th January 2025 by Editorial Team
Around 150 local residents crowded into Walmer Parish Hall for the launch of Save Our Seas Deal and Walmer, SOSDAW, on Fri 3rd January, a new community campaign group open to all. Two keen environmental campaigners, Jonathan and Emily Groves, and two volunteer organisers of the local Green Party, Christine Oliver and Sarah Waite-Gleave, worked hard […]
Deal Town Council Dover Town Council Environment Walmer Town Council
7th September 2024 / 29th September 2024 by Editorial Team
On 25th July 2024 Green Party councillor Sarah Waite-Gleave was on the BBC local news speaking out about how worried local swimmers are that the seawater at Deal Castle Beach has been down-graded from ‘excellent’ in 2019, to ‘good’ in 2021 and to ‘sufficient’ in 2023. The week earlier this story was on the front page […]
Deal Town Council Dover Town Council News Walmer Town Council
1st September 2024 / 29th September 2024 by Editorial Team
Earlier this summer we had a great turn out to our local Green Party fundraising quiz for Dover Pantry. A great location in St Radigund’s ward at the Old Endeavour pub, 124 London Rd, Dover and a great team of organisers, Steph O’Connor, Christine Oliver, Zachary Cooke and Simon Phillips, meant that we raised close to […]
Development Dover Town Council
31st August 2024 / 29th September 2024 by Editorial Team
Oh Dear ! The developers constructing on the steep area by the allotments on Folkestone Road have decided to go way beyond the planning application conditions. This is a development by Enzo’s Homes. Why would these developer get the idea that planning conditions don’t matter ? Is it due to the announcements about pleasing developers […]
5th July 2024 / 31st August 2024 by Editorial Team
A big Green thank you to everyone who helped us achieve our best parliamentary vote ever in Dover and Deal. Our fourth position sends a loud message to the incoming government that many voters want cleaner, less lobby-laden government. Our supporters made it clear to us that they like the fact that our Green Party […]
11th June 2024 / 15th June 2024 by Editorial Team
Development News
11th May 2024 / 11th May 2024 by Editorial Team
What was especially sickening in news of Elphicke’s defection to Labour, was to hear that Elphicke ‘has been offered a role advising Labour on housing’ (BBC-SE TV 6pm). So self-interest from Elphicke, a new low in UK politics. Her welcome from Keir Starmer doesn’t reflect well on the Labour front bench either. Green Party MP […]
