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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
