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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 […]
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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] […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
