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7th January 2023 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
"Residents say that the crossings on Paris and Cheeke St are dangerous. ”
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18th May 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group in Exeter have pledged to provide strong opposition to the ruling Labour group, as the Council met for the first time since the local elections. The group is now made up of five Green Party councillors, two Liberal Democrats and one Independent, making them the second largest group on Exeter City Council, […]
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1st April 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
As Labour claims the cost of living crisis will be at the centre of their local election campaign this year, Exeter Green Party is accusing Labour-run Exeter City Council of putting profit before people and the environment. They say that Labour’s backing for a Council-run property company to let homes at market rents will do […]
29th March 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Greens have called for an ‘information campaign at full speed’ on buses in Exeter and Devon, following a meeting held between Green councillors, the Stagecoach South West boss and the head of transport coordination for Devon County Council. Greens raised the distress caused to passengers in recent weeks and asked for greater efforts to inform […]
Air quality All Traffic
9th March 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Green councillors are warning that despite the Government’s announcement last week that the Bus Recovery Grant (BRG) will continue until October, bus services in the city remain in crisis due to ongoing local driver shortages and funding uncertainty. Exeter has experienced drastic cuts to services in the last few months, with routes that ran every […]
22nd February 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group are proposing amendments to the Exeter City Council budget to improve the Council’s governance, ensure better value for money and keep developers in check [1]. The five councillors who make up the group will call for two new full-time officers – a Planning Enforcement Officer and Scrutiny Officer – to better enforce […]
12th January 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council have written to Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter, urging him to push for Labour peers to vote down amendments to the government’s ‘dangerous, draconian and undemocratic’ Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill [1]. The amendments would effectively give both police and government ministers the powers to […]
4th December 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
This Small Business Saturday, Exeter Green Party is calling on both national government and Exeter City Council to implement a series of measures to help small and independent businesses and social enterprises green their operations, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to ‘shop local’ [1]. As large retail chains such as Debenhams […]
25th November 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party are calling for future developments to be properly based on Garden City Principles which include genuinely affordable housing, improving the natural environment and increasing biodiversity, adopting zero-carbon technologies, and having strong cultural, recreational and shopping facilities within walking distance. The detailed response by the Greens to an Exeter City Council consultation on the […]
3rd November 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
As the COP26 Climate Conference takes place in Glasgow, Exeter Green Party is demanding a clear demonstration that Exeter is making progress on achieving its 2030 Net Zero carbon emissions goal. In a letter to Exeter City leaders [1], Greens are calling fora carbon budget for the city, backed up by calculations to show a […]
19th October 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group on Exeter City Council have succeeded in persuading the council to work on a separate Risk Register to monitor the Council’s ability to meet its Net Zero 2030 target. The Labour-led council pledged in 2019 for Exeter to become Net Zero by 2030 – a state where emissions of carbon in the […]
All Traffic
7th October 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
As Devon County Council continues a series of consultations on making streets safer from the impacts of traffic, Exeter Greens have called for a city-wide strategic approach, similar to one that is proposed in Birmingham.
6th October 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
WHY THE EXETER LOCAL PLAN IS IMPORTANT AND HOW TO INFLUENCE IT Exeter City Council has begun the first formal stage in the development of a new Local Plan. As much of the published guidance and the consultation documents are written in ‘planning-speak’, this is a simplified guide to what it’s about and how we […]
23rd July 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group on Exeter City Council – made up of Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors – have accused the Labour-led Council of ‘dither and delay’ over the introduction of kerbside collections of food waste and glass for recycling. The Council has agreed to trial collections in one area of the city in the […]
22nd June 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council – which includes two Green councillors, Diana Moore and Amy Sparling – have welcomed overwhelming public support for safeguarding and enhancing a key green space in the city but have warned there are other green spaces in the city that are not guaranteed protection. In a […]
19th May 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Following the election of an additional Green councillor to Exeter City Council in the local elections, the Progressive Group has agreed to continue to work together on areas of common ground and to provide scrutiny of the Labour-led Council. The Group is now made up of an Independent – Jemima Moore, two Green councillors – […]
10th May 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Greens won their second seat on Exeter City Council in last week’s local elections. Amy Sparling (left) has become the second Green councillor in St David’s ward, taking the seat from Labour – the only seat to change hands in the city. The Green Party also missed winning a third seat in Heavitree by just 16 […]
4th May 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Greens have thrown down a series of challenges for the Labour-led City Council in the wake of Labour claims to be “leading the way on climate action and protecting biodiversity [1]”. Green councillor, Diana Moore said: “Labour’s green spin has been going into overdrive lately. So, we are setting the Labour-led council a series of […]
All Green Spaces
28th April 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party in Exeter has warned that the city’s green spaces are not safe under the Labour-led council. At a Full Council meeting in April, Green Councillor for St David’s ward, Diana Moore, asked the Council leader to confirm if green spaces between the Exeter Ship Canal and the River Exe or Bonhay Meadows […]
All Climate action
Labour has rejected amendments put forward by the Progressive Group which sought to strengthen a motion on the Climate and Ecological Emergency. The Group has also highlighted Labour’s disarray over what has been previously agreed. The motion, brought by the Labour-led City Council to last night’s Full Council meeting, backs the Climate and Ecological Emergency […]
Air quality All
20th April 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
As the UK government announces plans to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, Exeter Green Party is proposing a series of transport measures at a neighbourhood level to tackle emissions and air pollution and create safer streets. Local Greens propose a series of measures [1] including a 20mph default speed limit on all streets […]
Transport, particularly in urban areas is, and always has been, about competition for space. For many years, the majority of the finite space available for transport infrastructure has been given over to motorised vehicles. Now, faced with the challenges of climate change, air pollution, and the need to encourage safe, healthy, active travel options, there is […]
15th April 2021 / 1st December 2021 by exetergreenparty
Popular Newtown and St Leonard’s ward councillor, Jemima Moore, has thrown her support behind Green candidates in her area. The independent councillor, who is part of the Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council [1], is supporting Green Party candidates Dan Grey and Andrew Bell in the local elections on May 6th. Councillor Jemima […]
1st April 2021 / 1st December 2021 by exetergreenparty
*Climate Emergency and fairness must be at the forefront of post-coronavirus recovery The Green Party has officially launched its campaign for the local elections. In Exeter, Greens are standing ten candidates in the City Council elections and seven candidates in the County Council elections [1]. The Party has pledged that every elected Green councillor will […]
