Action on Air Pollution near Deal schools 14th March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team Deal Town Council’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee Chair, Councillor Mike Eddy, hosted a talk by local activist Christine Oliver at the Town Hall on Tuesday 12 March on the issue of air pollution. Deal Town Council recently passed a motion to address the issue of engine idling around schools at pick up and drop off times, which contributes to […] Read more »
Dover and Deal Green Party sparks Dover District Council debate, and cross-party commitments on climate emergency 6th March 2019 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team On 6 March, John Lonsdale and Sarah Gleave of Dover district’s Green Party put in a formal question to the Dover District Council (DDC) Conservative Cabinet, appealing for them to act now on the Climate Emergency in the interests of young Dovorians. As Sir David Attenborough and the IPCC say, we have only 12 years […] Read more »
Labour group leader joins the Green Party 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 […] Read more »
Is enough being done in our region to tackle the balance of social housing? 3rd November 2018 / 13th April 2020 by Editorial Team Social housing, that is, homes that people can rent at a fair price, either from public or private owners, is different from affordable housing (a larger category including home ownership for people who can get a mortgage). The amount of social housing has dropped dramatically since the 1980’s when the Conservative government forced councils to […] Read more »
Should more funding be made available for research and treatment of mental health issues? 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 […] Read more »
What would the local reaction be if there was a second European referendum? 16th August 2018 by Editorial Team The Big Question, published in the Dover Express 16 August 2018 NOBODY knows, but Dovorians are practical, savvy people. With neighbours who work on the Port or with Border Force, we are not intolerant or totalitarian. So, we will continue to discuss what is best for us locally and nationally with respect for the different […] Read more »
Green party campaigners protest to save trees at Aldi site in Deal 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. […] Read more »
Let’s work together for better air quality in the Dover District 28th January 2018 / 20th March 2022 by Editorial Team In November 2017, our Dover and Deal Green Party campaigners put up air quality monitors outside four primary schools in Deal and five primary schools in Dover. Then they took the nitrogen dioxide results to the professionals at Dover District Council (DDC). “We are very aware that deaths attributable to air pollution in the UK, […] Read more »
What does Brexit mean for live animal exports? 28th January 2018 by Editorial Team Written by Keith Taylor, Green Party MEP, Autumn 2017 Live exports are barbaric; treating beautiful and sentient animals as ‘goods’ no different from a bottle of whiskey or bar of chocolate. Greens want to see it banned outright. “Animals exported live for slaughter and breeding often travel great distances, for days at a time, in […] Read more »
Join us and stand against Live Animal Transport 28th January 2018 by Editorial Team There is a EU-wide campaign of the Euro Group for Animals on www.stopthetrucks.eu. The petition already has over 1 million signatures across Europe, and is officially supported by Austria, Denmark, German and the Netherlands. Sign the UK petition now: the UK government will debate it on 28 February 2018. Recent campaigning by Greens on this issue our […] Read more »