For our common good and the next generation's
Elections
20th April 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team
Local government affects all of our daily lives. Our promise to you is that nobody will work harder than these dedicated and passionate people, on the issues that matter to you. Mill Hill, Deal District and Town Council: Mike Eddy District and Town Council: Christine Oliver Eastry Rural District Council: Simon Phillips Town & Castle […]
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18th April 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team
The local Green Party in Dover District are standing 13 candidates for Dover District Council (DDC) in 11 Wards; and 13 candidates for town/parish seats in the district. With some Green Party voices on Dover Town Council, Green councillors would work on: improving local toilets reducing litter lobbying for improved air quality cutting single-use plastics […]
News
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 […]
Transport
The 2017 Bus Services Act would allow KCC to franchise routes (with the agreement of the Transport Minister). We will lobby for this. KCC needs an integrated transport policy and research on bus need to back up their route franchises. KCC also needs to abolish the Dover Quality Bus Partnership (DBQP) and replace it with […]
Air Quality
Our Green Councillor – Mike Eddy is working with local schools to stop engine idling – damaging children’s health – within 100 meters of any school. We need to raise public awareness as ‘unnecessary engine idling’ is already unlawful. We will also get DDC to adopt the ‘Kent and Medway Air Quality Partnership’ so that […]
Live Animal Exports
23rd March 2019 / 4th February 2022 by Editorial Team
New Zealand has banned the export of live animals for slaughter since 2003 without any problems. We can do the same. We support KAALE and other groups campaigning to stop this terrible trade passing through our port of Dover. The Conservatives have taken the view that nothing can be done because it is against EU […]
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 […]
DDC needs a clear policy on electric charging facilities. There needs to be more public charging points. In residential streets no-one should be more than a few hundred yards from a charger. A franchised bus service could ensure that when old buses are withdrawn they are replaced with electric buses. This article covered one of the […]
Action Plan Environment
Theme 1 of our Action Plan 2019 Dover District Council needs to take steps to ensure our district is carbon neutral by 2030. On current trends, world temperatures will overshoot the global target of restricting temperate rises to 2 degrees centigrade, which will already have extremely serious effects. Not enough is being done. Kent County […]