No green spaces in Exeter safe under Labour, warn Greens 9th August 2025 / 9th August 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors have warned that green spaces in Exeter are under threat. The warning comes after the Deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, gave the green light for councils to sell off allotments to raise funds [1], and a decision locally by Exeter’s Labour-run council that will require them to sell twice as much of a […] Read more » Exeter Green Party green spaces
Exeter is a city of sanctuary: asylum seekers and refugees welcome here 9th August 2025 / 9th August 2025 by exetergreenparty Ahead of threatened demonstrations this weekend outside hotels housing asylum seekers in Devon, leader of the Green group of councillors in Exeter, Diana Moore, said: “The protests we are seeing outside hotels housing asylum seekers and in our communities are unacceptable. These protests are the result of the deliberate spread of myths and lies about […] Read more » asylum Exeter Green Party
Greens raise objections to Mary Arches co-living proposals 7th August 2025 / 8th August 2025 by exetergreenparty Two Green councillors have lodged a formal objection to the planned 300-bed six storey co-living development on the site of the former Mary Arches car park in Exeter City centre. They say the accommodation will not provide the long term affordable long term homes the City needs. They also accuse the Labour-run administration of ignoring […] Read more »
Young Greens welcome move to give them the vote 20th July 2025 / 20th July 2025 by exetergreenparty Young people who are members of the Green Party in Exeter have welcomed the Government’s decision to reduce the minimum voting age to 16. The policy, announced as part of the government’s Elections Bill, has long been backed by the Green Party. Young Green member Angus Crocker, who is 17, said: “Young people are excited […] Read more » Green Party
Green councillor accuses Exeter Labour of gambling with the truth 9th July 2025 / 9th July 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillor Tess Read has accused Labour of misleading the public over how much money from the Exeter lottery actually goes towards good causes. The Exeter lottery website claims that “A ticket for Exeter Community Lottery costs £1 a week and 60p will go directly to good causes.” The City Council councillor says this is […] Read more »
Labour lacking commitment to School Streets schemes for Exeter, say Greens 23rd June 2025 / 23rd June 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors in Exeter have accused Labour of lacking commitment to School Streets – a scheme where roads outside a school operate temporary traffic restrictions at drop-off and pick-up times – despite cross-party support for the idea. Six months ago, Exeter councillors passed a Green proposed motion calling on Devon County Council “to work with […] Read more » Exeter Green Party transport
‘Greenwash’ – Greens denounce plans for new city centre car park to fund net zero work 13th June 2025 / 13th June 2025 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party have criticised plans to build a new car park on the site of the old bus station site in the city centre. Labour-led Exeter City Council has approved a budget of £75,000 to undertake the works to construct the car park and say income from parking charges will be ring-fenced to support […] Read more » climate change Exeter Green Party
Greens win unanimous support for motion on addressing housing crisis at full Council meeting 10th June 2025 / 10th June 2025 by exetergreenparty A motion proposed by the Green Party calling on the Labour government to modernise the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) has won unanimous cross-party support at Exeter City Council’s full council meeting. The LHA sets the amount that private renters in receipt of housing benefit or Universal Credit get in benefits to help with rent costs. […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party housing
Greens call on Labour to work with community to find a way to protect Northbrook swimming pool 4th June 2025 / 4th June 2025 by exetergreenparty Following discussions with community campaigners, Green Party councillors on Exeter City Council have challenged the Labour administration to work with the community to find ways to protect the Northbrook Swimming Pool from closure. The closure of the pool was included in Labour’s February budget [1]. The Progressive Group – made up of both Green and […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party
Exeter Green Party welcomes Dartmoor wild camping legal ruling 22nd May 2025 / 22nd May 2025 by exetergreenparty The Green Party in Exeter has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling which means that wild camping will be allowed to continue on Dartmoor. The court ruled that a multimillionaire landowner was wrong to ban it on his land. Green councillor for Heavitree in Exeter, Catherine Rees, who has supported the campaign for wild camping on […] Read more »