28 January 2011
Green District Councillors are calling for more to be done to stem the persistant problem of fast food rubbish being thrown from cars which ends up littering rural roads miles from the source.
03 December 2010
The Essex County Council/Southend Borough consultation on the Essex Waste Development Document closed yesterday (2nd December). Essex Green Party Co-ordinator James Abbott has submitted a detailed response to the hundreds of pages of documents (available on request). The Waste Document is the early stage of developing a replacement to the Essex Waste Plan. But despite the huge progress in Essex on recycling, the new Plan, which runs to the year 2031, still includes waste burning.
29 October 2010
At a meeting of the Braintree District Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee last night (Wednesday 27th October), a senior officer of the District Council stated that closure of Silver End Village Hall would not take place and confirmed that there was no policy that justified closure of Silver End Village Hall, which is a well used facility that covers its running costs.
21 October 2010
The Witham South Town Council by-election result was: Con 261 (37.0%) Lab 249 (35.3%) Joyce Wells - GREEN 151 (21.4%) Lib Dem 45 (6.4%)
06 October 2010
There is to be a by-election on Thurday 21st October to fill a vacancy on Witham Town Council.
The Green Party candidate is Joyce Wells. Joyce has lived in Witham South Ward for many years. She is a nurse working in the NHS. Joyce is keen to get more involved in community issues and help residents.
20 September 2010
The second part of a survey of residents has found that of 170 people who took part in north east Witham, just 1 supports the Rivenhall Growth Location in the Braintree District Council Local Development Framework Core Strategy.
14 September 2010
The Cabinet of Braintree District Council tonight agreed to change its policy on fees at Silver End village hall and introduce a blanket £2 per hour increase instead of the draconian increases of up to 150% previously proposed.
13 September 2010
A petition organised by Silver End District Councillors James Abbott and Philip Hughes regarding Silver End village hall is now complete. It contains 836 names. The petition calls on Braintree District Council to halt its proposed hall fee increases and to retain the management of Silver End village hall so that local groups can continue to use the hall and so that the hall can be improved for the future.
12 July 2010
Green Councillors in Witham and Silver End are pressing the Cabinet of Braintree District Council to review its halls policy as 2 halls face an uncertain future for community use - the Silver End Village Hall and the Forest Road Community Centre.
25 May 2010
The Green Party in Essex has welcomed the decision by the BAA to withdraw its planning application for a second runway at Stansted Airport, and a third runway at Heathrow.
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