Who will be the winners?Progressive councillors question proposed Exeter lottery 19th December 2022 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering Progressive councillors question proposed Exeter lottery The Progressive Group of Councillors has described a proposed lottery in Exeter as poorly thought through, with many questions remaining. The Labour-led Council pushed through the establishment of a community lottery for Exeter to raise money to support the city’s voluntary sector. See detail here. Progressive group Councillors are […] Read more »
Councillors ‘Call- in’ Labour’s developer levy proposals 7th December 2022 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering The Progressive Group of councillors and an independent councillor have successfully “called-in” a decision by the Labour Executive of the City Council on proposed new rates for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). The Progressive Group say the proposals won’t generate the funds necessary to support communities, will incentivize developers to build ‘co-living’ bedsits and fail […] Read more »
Greens demand bus services be taken into public control following pathetic penalty on Stagecoach 7th December 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell The Green Party in Exeter has condemned as ‘feeble’ the penalty imposed on Stagecoach South West for months of poor service provision. The West of England Traffic Commissioner has instructed the company to offer four days’ free travel within the Exeter Plus ticket zone on the weekends of 10-11 and 17-18 December, a penalty valued […] Read more »
