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All Green Spaces Housing Development
7th December 2022 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering
The Progressive Group of councillors and an independent councillor have successfully “called-in” a decision by the Labour Executive of the City Council on proposed new rates for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). The Progressive Group say the proposals won’t generate the funds necessary to support communities, will incentivize developers to build ‘co-living’ bedsits and fail […]
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7th December 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
The Green Party in Exeter has condemned as ‘feeble’ the penalty imposed on Stagecoach South West for months of poor service provision. The West of England Traffic Commissioner has instructed the company to offer four days’ free travel within the Exeter Plus ticket zone on the weekends of 10-11 and 17-18 December, a penalty valued […]
26th November 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
Responding to a new study by the University of Sheffield which names Exeter as the greenest urban centre in the UK [1], Cllr Tess Read, a Green Party councillor in the St David’s ward which is in the heart of the city, said: “We welcome the fact that Exeter has been named as the greenest […]
31st October 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
The Progressive Group of councillors has welcomed the backing by Exeter City Council for proportional representation to be used for General Elections, but accused Exeter Labour of double standards by forcing an amendment that blocked the same rights for people in local authority elections. Green Councillor Carol Bennett put forward the motion calling on councillors […]
All Housing Development
12th October 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
Exeter Green Party has accused Labour of allowing developers to run circles round the Council, after a planning application, which was originally refused, has now been ‘deferred.’ The application for the development of the former Police Station on Heavitree Road into student accommodation and ‘co-living’ was refused by councillors on the planning committee on 5th […]
4th October 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council have sent an open letter to their Conservative colleagues calling on them to disown the government’s ‘attack on nature’ [1]. They say Kwasi Kwarteng’s ‘mini-budget’ was a ‘three-pronged assault’. Government plans include ‘investment zones’ which would make it easier to get planning permission; a ‘sunset clause’ […]
20th July 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
After “blowing hot and cold,” Labour have finally agreed to work on a plan to insulate Exeter’s homes, a move warmly welcomed by the Progressive Group of Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent Councillors on Exeter City Council. The announcement came at the Council meeting held on the hottest day of the year in response to […]
21st June 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
The Progressive group of councillors are pressing the Labour-led Council to up their game on achieving the net zero target by 2030 in response to a stark Exeter University report presented to the Council’s Strategic Scrutiny Committee. Progressive Group Councillors on the committee submitted a series of bold recommendations in response to the report [1] […]
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18th May 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group in Exeter have pledged to provide strong opposition to the ruling Labour group, as the Council met for the first time since the local elections. The group is now made up of five Green Party councillors, two Liberal Democrats and one Independent, making them the second largest group on Exeter City Council, […]
7th May 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
The Green Party is the only Party in Exeter to have made net gains, winning three seats in the Local elections on Thursday May 5. Greens won a third seat in St David’s ward and, in the greatest upset of the evening, won both seats up for election in Heavitree. Greens won 21.4% of the […]
All Cost of Living Crisis Housing Development
1st April 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
As Labour claims the cost of living crisis will be at the centre of their local election campaign this year, Exeter Green Party is accusing Labour-run Exeter City Council of putting profit before people and the environment. They say that Labour’s backing for a Council-run property company to let homes at market rents will do […]
29th March 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Greens have called for an ‘information campaign at full speed’ on buses in Exeter and Devon, following a meeting held between Green councillors, the Stagecoach South West boss and the head of transport coordination for Devon County Council. Greens raised the distress caused to passengers in recent weeks and asked for greater efforts to inform […]
Air quality All Traffic
9th March 2022 / 19th March 2024 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 to ongoing local driver shortages and funding uncertainty. Exeter has experienced drastic cuts to services in the last few months, with routes that ran every […]
22nd February 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group are proposing amendments to the Exeter City Council budget to improve the Council’s governance, ensure better value for money and keep developers in check [1]. The five councillors who make up the group will call for two new full-time officers – a Planning Enforcement Officer and Scrutiny Officer – to better enforce […]
12th January 2022 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council have written to Ben Bradshaw, MP for Exeter, urging him to push for Labour peers to vote down amendments to the government’s ‘dangerous, draconian and undemocratic’ Police, Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill [1]. The amendments would effectively give both police and government ministers the powers to […]
4th December 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
This Small Business Saturday, Exeter Green Party is calling on both national government and Exeter City Council to implement a series of measures to help small and independent businesses and social enterprises green their operations, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to ‘shop local’ [1]. As large retail chains such as Debenhams […]
25th November 2021 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party are calling for future developments to be properly based on Garden City Principles which include genuinely affordable housing, improving the natural environment and increasing biodiversity, adopting zero-carbon technologies, and having strong cultural, recreational and shopping facilities within walking distance. The detailed response by the Greens to an Exeter City Council consultation on the […]
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 […]
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 – […]