Air quality – Exeter Green Party

Ticket offices remain open – now for public ownership and proper investment in local rail

Posted on 3rd November 2023 (5th November 2023) by andrewbell

The following letter on the government’s U-turn on plans to close all railway station ticket offices in Exeter and Devon is from Councillor Catherine Rees. The screeching halt to the […]

Labour councillors refuse to put brakes on air pollution caused by idling

Posted on 17th October 2023 (19th October 2023) by andrewbell

Labour councillors have refused to back a Green Party motion brought to Full Council calling for an anti-idling campaign for Exeter [1]. Greens say idling vehicles increase exhaust fumes in […]

Council urged to hold its nerve on delivering Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Posted on 7th August 2023 (7th August 2023) by andrewbell

As the government orders a review into Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) schemes, Exeter Green Party councillors are urging Devon County Council to ‘hold its nerve’ and continue to deliver trials […]

Labour failing to grasp seriousness of local business Co-Cars going under, say Greens

Posted on 26th July 2023 (26th July 2023) by andrewbell

Green Party co-leader of the opposition in Exeter, Diana Moore, has criticised Exeter City Council for failing to meet with local enterprise Co-Cars to discuss what support they might need […]

Greens push for higher frequency bus services, lower fares and greater bus priority in meeting with Stagecoach boss

Posted on 29th March 2023 (15th April 2023) by andrewbell

Exeter Green Party councillors have said they are hopeful ‘buses are moving in the right direction’ in the city following a meeting with Stagecoach boss, Peter Knight. The councillors say […]

Greens warn of bus service crisis in Exeter and Devon

Posted on 9th March 2022 (6th April 2022) 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 […]

Reallocating space at neighbourhood level key to driving down local emissions, say Greens

Posted on 20th April 2021 (1st December 2021) 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 […]

Call for Exeter to become ‘zero-emissions transport city’

Posted on 3rd October 2020 (1st December 2021) by margaretpickering

25 September 2020 The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council have called on both Exeter City and Devon County Councils to work together and take advantage of a […]

Green pressure forces Exeter Council to come clean on air pollution

Posted on 26th August 2020 (1st December 2021) by exetergreenparty

Following weeks of ‘dither and delay’ Greens say their pressure on the Labour-run City Council to release air pollution figures has paid off. Green councillor, Diana Moore, requested air pollution […]

Emergency active travel plans ‘fall considerably short of expectations’ say Greens

Posted on 4th June 2020 (1st December 2021) by exetergreenparty

Exeter’s Green Party councillor, Diana Moore, has responded to plans by Devon County Council for creating safer walking and cycling routes as lockdown measures are eased. She says these “fall […]