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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 […]
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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 – […]
All Elections
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
24th March 2021 by exetergreenparty
With the official Publication of Notice of the Election declared today, Exeter Green Party have announced their priorities for the City. As the country emerges from the Covid-19 lockdown, the Party will fight the City and County Council elections under a banner of ‘Make Normal Better,’ pledging to back policies that ‘create a more just […]
17th March 2021 by exetergreenparty
As new research from Exeter University reveals that air pollution caused by traffic affects virtually every part of the country, Exeter Green Party is calling for a transport revolution to address the ongoing problem of serious air pollution in parts of the city. Measures being called for by the Greens include: A Devon metro rail […]
8th March 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
As door-to-door political campaigning resumes, the Green Party and Liberal Democrats in Exeter have decided to build on their ‘Progressive Group’ arrangement which was agreed after the City Council elections in 2019. Two Liberal Democrat councillors, together with a Green Party and Independent councillor make up the group on the Council [1]. The 2021 City […]
All Recycling
26th February 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group has challenged the Labour-led Council over a delay in implementing a new domestic waste collection strategy and of consigning thousands more tonnes of food waste to be burned at the Energy from Waste plant. The proposals for a new kerb-side sorting recycling service, including glass and food waste, cost the Council £16,214 […]
24th February 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council – which includes Green councillor Diana Moore – have refused to back Labour’s budget for the coming year. While the Conservatives gave their backing, the Progssive Group challenged the Labour-led council on its ‘direction of travel.’ Cllr Kevin Mitchell, leader of the Progressive Group, said: “This […]
2nd February 2021 / 1st December 2021 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has said it is alarmed at the ‘enthusiasm for the privatisation of our green spaces’ being shown by Labour-run Exeter City Council, in response to the Council’s consultation on their draft Parks and Green Space Strategy. The Strategy specifically highlights USA and Australia models, “where corporations find their public image enhanced and […]
23rd January 2021 by exetergreenparty
We acknowledge that there has been increased interest in the issue of leafletting by political parties in recent weeks. Media reports have indicated that local police forces have interpreted the Covid-19 lockdown rules differently. It is also clear that different Political parties have sought and offered advice to their local groups on carrying out political […]
16th December 2020 / 1st December 2021 by exetergreenparty
*Labour councillors, backed by Conservatives, block motion to develop a local planning policy on Co-living *Labour say policy will form part of the review of the Local Plan, but this could take four years Progressive Group Councillors have slammed Exeter Labour and Tory councillors over voting down a motion seeking backing for a local planning policy […]
10th December 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Progressive Group councillors, representing St James and St David’s, have accused Labour of a cavalier attitude towards dramatic increases in levels of graffiti in Exeter in recent weeks. The criticism follows responses from Labour councillors to a question from Cllr Michael Mitchell, raised at the Council’s Scrutiny Committee. Cllr Mitchell asked when the full graffiti […]
