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12th January 2020 by exetergreenparty
Green councillor, Diana Moore, has called for free parking in the city center on Thursday evenings, introduced by Exeter City Council in the summer last year, to be scrapped. The call comes following revelations that the council is set to lose at least £35,000 of parking income in the twelve-month trial period [1]. The council […]
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10th January 2020 by exetergreenparty
Green councillor Diana Moore has expressed disappointment at the decision by councillors on the planning committee of Exeter City Council to grant planning permission for a new £40m retail park on the edge of Exeter [1]. She acknowledges shops and services are needed to support the growth in homes on the east side of the city […]
14th December 2019 by exetergreenparty
The Greens in Exeter saw their share of the vote quadruple compared with 2017 in December 12th’s General election, securing 8.6% of the vote. Joe Levy, the Green Party Parliamentary Candidate said, “This result confirms that the Green Party is on the up in Exeter. The great result comes at the end of a fantastic […]
5th December 2019 by exetergreenparty
As diplomats and ministers meet in Madrid for the latest global climate talks and the head of the UN warns we are rapidly reaching the point of no return, Green Party co-leader, Sian Berry, will visit Exeter on Tuesday 10th December to push the party’s Green New Deal as the solution to the climate emergency. […]
4th December 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Party Councillor, Diana Moore, has condemned the “Co-living Con” being proposed by the developers of the Harlequins Shopping Centre. The developer’s brochure, which describes the development as ‘micro-living’, claims the development will be for “freelance workers, people working away from home and young professionals” [1] In addition to residents’ concerns about the scale of the two […]
29th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Deputy Green Party leader, Amelia Womack, will be in Exeter tomorrow to boost her Party’s parliamentary election campaign. Amelia will join Joe Levy and members and volunteers from around the region who will converge on Exeter this Saturday to leaflet and canvass in the city. Her visit to the city comes hot on the heels […]
25th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Greens pledge support to striking university staff Exeter Green Party parliamentary candidate, Joe Levy, has today expressed his support for the strike by University and College Union (UCU) members at Exeter university and 80 universities around the UK [1]. Joe Levy, who himself works for the university and is a trade union member, said: “I […]
23rd November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Five minutes to register to vote for a government for five years Exeter Greens have called on all Exeter citizens who have not registered to vote to apply immediately as there are only a few days left before the 26th November deadline. There are thought to be more than 9 million people missing from the […]
12th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Joe talks to Janet Kipling on BBC Radio Devon about Unite to Remain – an alliance between the Green Party, Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru – where a single remain candidate will stand in 60 seats across England and Wales. Click here to hear Joe’s interview. (3 minutes)
7th November 2019 by exetergreenparty
Joe Levy, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Exeter, has been agreed as the Remain candidate in an electoral agreement announced today. The arrangement between the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru will see a single candidate stand in some 60 constituencies while Remain candidates of other parties agree to stand aside. In response to […]
16th October 2019 by exetergreenparty
Greens have called for developers of eco-friendly homes to be rewarded while those who fail to meet high environmental standards be penalised. Diana Moore, Green Party councillor in St David’s ward, says such a policy could be implemented by the council through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) – the contribution developers pay towards local infrastructure […]
8th October 2019 by exetergreenparty
Greens have called out Devon County Council for ignoring their own Climate Emergency policy by seeking to build a new park and ride on the edge of Exeter. Park and ride on the city’s edge is a ‘business as usual’ response. It actively encourages private car use and longer car journeys. Approving this new park […]
1st October 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have announced their candidate for a likely autumn general election which they will fight on a platform of ‘yes to Europe, no to climate change.’ Exeter resident Joe Levy, 25, stood in 2017 and will once again fight the seat for the Greens. The announcement follows a packed out Green New Deal […]
30th September 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party members have selected a former Devon County Council Special Education Needs case manager as their candidate in the upcoming County Council by-election in the Heavitree and Whipton ward. Lizzie Woodman, who has lived in Exeter for over 20 years, says the most urgent priority is to address the climate emergency and that […]
18th September 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Councillor, Diana Moore has said there is zero progress on implementing an end to the use of single use plastics in Exeter City Council buildings and events. A motion calling for the phasing out of single use plastics was unanimously supported by councillors last April, when it was brought forward by former Green Councillor […]
7th July 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party say that a policy offering discounts to developers of student accommodation in the city has lost the council almost £1 million. The Community Infrastructure Charging Levy (CIL), currently applies a 50% ‘discount’ on levy fees compared to domestic construction. In St David’s ward alone, developers have only been charged £938,000 compared to […]
2nd July 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Greens have described a decision by the Labour-run council to introduce free parking in Exeter city centre on Thursday evenings [1] as ‘grossly irresponsible.’ Green Party councillor, Diana Moore, says offering free parking at a time when the council faces severe cuts to funding for vital public services, and when the council has pledged to […]
10th May 2019 by exetergreenparty
A new ‘progressive group’ on Exeter City Council, made up of Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors, has been established to challenge the ‘one party state’ in the city. Following success in the local elections, which saw smaller Parties and independents take seats from both the Conservatives and Labour in Exeter – and across the […]
3rd May 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party are celebrating after a historic win in the City Council elections. Diana Moore has become the city’s first elected Green councillor after a landslide victory in St David’s ward. She won the seat off Labour winning 1455 votes (55%) compared to Labour’s 796 (30%). In jubilant mood, Diana said: “I feel hugely […]
18th April 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Councillor Chris Musgrave has coordinated an unprecedented move to exercise powers granted under Exeter City Council’s constitution and call in the decision to close the Musgrave Row public toilets, near central library. Cllr Musgrave gained support from six councillors to have the decision revisited at a special scrutiny meeting to be held before the […]
8th April 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter will bid farewell to ‘the effective opposition’ when Green councillor Chris Musgrave stands down at the end of his term this May. Diana Moore, who is hopeful of winning a Green seat in St David’s ward, praised Cllr Musgrave’s track record: “Chris has been the effective opposition on Exeter City Council. He has challenged […]
Exeter Green Party welcomes the decision of Exeter Liberal Democrats to join our call to stand aside in the city council elections in the Newtown and St Leonard’s ward. This comes in the wake of the Save Clifton Hill Green Space Campaign announcing it intends to put up an independent candidate to fight Labour. We […]
15th March 2019 by exetergreenparty
Local Green Party members will join students striking from schools, colleges and university today to demand the government takes real action on climate change. The monthly strikes – which now take place monthly across the globe, have been inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize. Last month over […]
11th March 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has demanded Devon County Council withdraw their draft Transport Strategy for Exeter, labelling it unfit for the 21st century. In an open letter, Greens describe the strategy as ‘flawed and weak’ and call for a new plan that puts reduction of carbon emissions and addressing the city’s poor air quality at its […]