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Ten years ago this week, Jonathan Essex was elected as Redhill’s first ever Green Councillor – and the first to be elected on a Green ticket in Surrey. Since then he’s worked tirelessly to bring about positive changes in Redhill and beyond – and has proved a strong and principled independent voice on the local […]

We are in uncertain times as the Covid-19 pandemic escalates in our country and round the world. We don’t yet know the extent of the impacts it will have, but we do know they will be devastating, with great loss of life and difficulties for people, businesses and communities across every sector of our society. […]

At the Council’s budget-setting meeting on 13 February 2020, I called on the Council to set targets for new genuinely affordable homes for rent, to provide stronger support across all our communities to address the impacts of austerity, and to commit to real urgency in addressing climate change.

Crispin Blunt was re-elected as MP for Reigate last week and has published an Election Statement setting out his priorities for the new term. We are disappointed to see no mention of the climate emergency, and no commitment to addressing poverty, beyond urging support for local charities to take the strain.

Thank you to everyone who voted Green in the recent General Election. You can read the local results here

Three public hustings give you a chance to hear from all the candidates seeking your vote in the general election. Godstone hustings 30 November, 4pm The White Hart Barn, behind the White Hart Inn, High Street, Godstone RH9 8BT Whyteleafe hustings Monday 2 December, 7.30pm St Luke’s Church. Whyteleafe, CR3 0AA. Tatsfield hustings Wednesday 4 […]

Two public hustings give you a chance to hear from all the candidates seeking your vote in the general election. Come along – and bring any friends who may be undecided how to vote Redhill hustings hosted by Churches Together Monday 2nd December, 7.30pm St Bede’s School, Carlton Road, Redhill RH1 2LQ Please email your […]

Jonathan Essex has selected to be the Green Party candidate in the General Election on 12 December 2019 Jonathan is a chartered civil engineer and environmentalist, and has served as an active councillor in Redhill since 2010. He says, “I will fight to protect our Green Belt and Surrey countryside, for fairer rail and bus […]

Cllr Ruth Ritter writes: It is with tremendous sadness and anger that I have read today the Trussell Trust’s State of Hunger report which outlines their research on the use of food banks in the UK.

The Government announcement that fracking is being suspended misses out the huge expansion of oil and gas production using unconventional techniques in the South East. Green Surrey County Councillor Jonathan Essex said: “The ban needs to be extended to the unconventional oil and gas extraction methods used in the Weald, which carry the same earthquake […]