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5th October 2023 / 16th October 2023 by paulr
20,000 + homes by 2040. Housing is undoubtedly the most controversial issue in Thanet. The Government’s housing targets, embedded in Thanet District Council’s (TDC) Local Plan, call for the construction […]
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20th April 2023 / 20th April 2023 by paulr
No Climate resilience Housing development is always a very hot issue in Thanet but Deb Shotton, Green Party candidate for Pegwell and Cliffsend, (pictured above) is shocked by the wasteful […]
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21st March 2023 / 16th June 2023 by paulr
“final warning” on the climate crisis As rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage scientists have delivered a “final warning” that swift and drastic […]
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27th February 2023 / 27th February 2023 by paulr
Thanet Villages Green Party Councillor Abi Smith attended the Monkton village development protest on Saturday 25th February, accompanied by two Green TDC colleagues and several other supporters. (We were pleased […]
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Save Our Seas! Inspirational speeches from rock-star turned clean water campaigner Fergal Sharkey and the Green Party peer Dame Jenny Jones condemned Southern Water's failure to keep Thanet's beaches and […]
23rd April 2021 by Angela
You've been asking us what our top priorities are for KCC if our candidates get elected, so we've put together this handy summary guide: The basics: clean streets and green […]
7th January 2021 by Angela
Thanet Green Party press statement, 3 January 2021 Thanet’s Green Councillors Becky Wing, Mike Garner and Trevor Roper are seriously alarmed by the confusion and harm being caused by the […]
20th November 2020 / 4th December 2020 by Angela
Rail Policy: We strongly support the ambition to increase rail use, both for passenger and freight traffic, the plans to improve integration with other forms of transport and with EU […]
29th October 2020 / 29th October 2020 by Angela
We are delighted that our campaign to get Thanet District Council to conduct a full Environmental Impact Assessment on their plans to expand industrial facilities at Ramsgate Port (600 m from the Pegwell Bay SSSI) has been successful. TDC […]
15th October 2020 / 15th October 2020 by Angela
More than 40 objections have been lodged over plans for a ‘300%’ larger replacement aggregate berth at Ramsgate Port, including by local Green Councillor Becky Wing. TDC are planning to […]
15th October 2020 / 29th October 2020 by Angela
Green Party transport spokesperson Caroline Russell Thanet Green Party strongly welcomes the judge’s decision that the Judicial Review into the DCO decision at Manston can go ahead. This reflects common […]
8th August 2020 by Angela
Thanet Green Party press release Thanet Green Party is frankly astonished at the Minister of Transport's decision to overrule the Planning Inspectorate's recommendations and approve the DCO for Manston. This […]
28th June 2020 by Angela
The news that the UK economy shrank by over 20% in April has understandably caused great concern - yet already in mid-April only 9% of Britons responding to a YouGov […]
10th November 2019 / 8th March 2020 by Angela
Thanet Green Party supports this petition making the case for a Town Council for Margate and Cliftonville. It fits in with our ethos of government happening at the most local possible […]
8th September 2019 / 14th November 2019 by Angela
A breakdown of trust TDC’s Protocol on Member-Officer Relations begins: “Mutual trust and respect between Members and Staff is at the heart of the Council’s good governance. Both are essential […]