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28th September 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party will this week launch a new climate campaign ahead of the Paris talks in December by showing the hugely well received film: ‘The Age of Stupid’. The film, to be screened at the Phoenix Art Centre in Exeter this Thursday [1], will be followed by a panel discussion which will include the […]
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11th August 2015 by exetergreenparty
An environmental biologist is the Green Party candidate for the Pinhoe by-election on Thursday 13th August. John Moreman has spent several years investigating the adverse effects of man-made chemicals and believes the Green Party is the only Party which truly wants to reform politics locally andnationally, building a fairer, more equal, more environmentally conscientious society.Greens […]
8th June 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has today welcomed overwhelming public opposition to Devon County Council’s proposed £1.7m bus cuts. The Council received some 2,600 questionnaire responses, numerous letters and petitions, of which one of the largest was organised by Exeter Green Party, backed by 379 people. The result of this popular campaign has been a reduction to […]
5th May 2015 by exetergreenparty
Diana Moore says: This has been the largest campaign that Greens in Exeter have ever undertaken. It has been exciting but hard work and I appreciate all the efforts that members – both longstanding and the many new members who have joined the ‘Green surge’ – together with many more supporters, have put in. […]
3rd May 2015 by exetergreenparty
Pundits are forecasting the best ever result for the Green Party in Exeter in the General Election, with the Party hotly tipped to take its first council seat in St James ward. Greens are to make a final big push in St James over the last few days before the election, with local candidate, Isaac […]
25th April 2015 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party in Exeter has welcomed the announcement by Stagecoach Devon that it is to freeze many fares on city services, introduce simpler ticketing and extend some low cost fares. Green Party members have had several meetings with Stagecoach bosses in recent months, including one involving Green Party leader Natalie Bennett. Exeter Green Party […]
22nd April 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have launched their manifesto for the City Council elections under the banner: ‘development today as if tomorrow matters’. The Party calls for urgent new and imaginative ways to build and deliver affordable housing, pointing to the fact that Exeter has been identified as the third most unaffordable place in the South West […]
15th April 2015 by exetergreenparty
Click here to read our Manifesto for Exeter City Council 2015 The Green Party has launched its General Election Manifesto, ‘For the Common Good’. Greens say the manifesto sets out a bold, ambitious plan for a fairer society and safer planet and there is a strong emphasis on commitments to restoring and extending public […]
8th April 2015 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party has welcomed an announcement by Tory parliamentary candidate, Dom Morris, that he is backing their campaign to stop bus cuts in Exeter and Devon, following pressure from Green parliamentary candidate, Diana Moore. Writing on his website, Mr Morris describes the proposed cuts as “counterproductive” for Exeter. However, while welcoming Mr Morris’s intervention […]
7th April 2015 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party in Exeter has launched its General Election campaign urging people to vote for policies not personalities and warning against intimidation by other Parties to vote tactically. Greens also claim to be the only mainstream Party not backed by vested interests. The Green Party in Exeter is funded entirely from membership fees and […]
23rd March 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party are planning a day of action on Thursday 26th March to alert passengers to the £1.7 million cuts proposed by Devon County Council to bus services. Campaigners will be talking to passengers on Exeter High Street and encouraging them to let Devon County Councillors know how the cuts will affect them. Passengers […]
2nd March 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has slammed the Labour controlled Council for ‘distorted priorities’ by proposing an amendment to Devon County Council’s budget seeking an additional £250,000 for weed control in Exeter [1]. The move comes amid worries about how the city will look to visitors during the Rugby World Cup. However, the Greens say the focus […]
24th January 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has warned that homeowners in the city should brace themselves for fracking beneath their homes. Exeter, together with East Devon and Torquay, are currently listed by the Government as areas under offer for fracking licenses.[1] Green’s say that new legislation contained in the Government’s Infrastructure Bill [2] will give the green light […]
5th January 2015 by exetergreenparty
Green Baroness Jenny Jones today backed local campaigners calling to bring the railway network and its operation into public hands. Local Green Party campaigners joined Union representatives at Exeter St David’s and Central Stations to greet commuters as they headed back to work. The action was one of many across the South West and other […]
5th December 2014 by exetergreenparty
The Green party in Exeter have broadly welcomed the redevelopment of the bus station site, particularly the emphasis on leisure uses including a swimming pool, but have repeated their call for a new market square. They have also welcomed plans to develop the site to BREEAM environmental standards and the swimming pool to passivhaus standards. The Party say […]
6th November 2014 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party in Exeter has written to Council leader, Cllr Pete Edwards, demanding an urgent response to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [1]. Greens point to the ‘critical role of local councils’ in tackling climate change, identified in the IPCC report. The Green Party is calling for an […]
6th October 2014 by exetergreenparty
Green Party members will join Devon campaigners from a wide range of campaign groups and Unions this Saturday 11th October to raise awareness of a coalition Government supported EU-US trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The Exeter day of action will take place in Bedford Square between 11am and 2pm […]
16th September 2014 by exetergreenparty
Green Party members in Exeter have selected Diana Moore as their parliamentary candidate for the 2015 general election. Ms Moore is a business advisor with extensive experience working with social enterprises, charities and councils across the South West and is a director on the boards of two local cooperatives and a social enterprise. She has […]
8th August 2014 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party is warning that local and independent businesses could be pushed out of the city centre as a result of its redevelopment. Greens are concerned that the redevelopment of the bus station site, Sidwell Street and Paris street areas will aim to attract more chains and national brands and so squeeze out local […]
23rd June 2014 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has been accused by Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw of misleading the public over his stand on fracking. We don’t think so, but invite you to look at the evidence and decide for yourself. The accusations arose following comments made on Twitter by Exeter Green Party member Andrew Bell, who having receiving a […]
3rd June 2014 by exetergreenparty
Almost 15% of Exeter voters in the European elections voted for the Green Party, helping to secure a historic win for the Party last week. Molly Scott Cato, the leading Green candidate, became the first ever Green Party MEP for the South West. The Green Party received 5244 votes; a jump of over 1000 votes […]
27th April 2014 by exetergreenparty
Creative new ways to develop the city and provide affordable housing whilst protecting green spaces and preventing urban sprawl are key themes in the Exeter Green Party manifesto, which has been launched ahead of the City Council Elections on 22nd May. Greens say that if they win seats in the City Council they will challenge […]
2nd April 2014 by exetergreenparty
Green Party members from Exeter and other parts of Devon and the South West joined hundreds to protest against the government’s badger cull policy. The protesters assembled in Belmont Park before marching through the city centre in protest at plans to extend the cull into Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. Greens have consistently opposed the badger […]
3rd March 2014 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party has unveiled radical plans for the future of Exeter. Responding to a City Council consultation on the future development of the city they call for a series of measures to ensure healthy lifestyles, reduce pollution and provide low cost housing. The proposals by the Greens include: Creating a ‘Walking City’, promoting healthy […]