Local Democracy Archives - Exeter Green Party https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/category/local-democracy/ Grow a Greener, Fairer Exeter Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:29:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2024/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2024-05-29-at-15.13.04-32x32.jpeg Local Democracy Archives - Exeter Green Party https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/category/local-democracy/ 32 32 Greens lodge official complaint against Conservative councillor for breaching Council Code of Conduct over ‘inflammatory behaviour’  https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/08/25/greens-lodge-official-complaint-against-conservative-councillor-for-breaching-council-code-of-conduct-over-inflammatory-behaviour/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 18:25:23 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=5155 Green councillors in Exeter are to complain to Exeter City Council’s solicitor over the behaviour of Conservative councillor Alison Sheridan. Over the weekend she joined a far-right demonstration outside a hotel at Exeter airport housing women, children and families seeking asylum. The councillors say that by wearing a councillor lanyard, she was suggesting she was […]

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]]> Exeter is a city of sanctuary: asylum seekers and refugees welcome here https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/08/09/exeter-is-a-city-of-sanctuary-asylum-seekers-and-refugees-welcome-here/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:33:19 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=5074 Ahead of threatened demonstrations this weekend outside hotels housing asylum seekers in Devon, leader of the Green group of councillors in Exeter, Diana Moore, said: “The protests we are seeing outside hotels housing asylum seekers and in our communities are unacceptable. These protests are the result of the deliberate spread of myths and lies about […]

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]]> Young Greens welcome move to give them the vote https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/07/20/young-greens-welcome-move-to-give-them-the-vote/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:21:03 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=5015 Young people who are members of the Green Party in Exeter have welcomed the Government’s decision to reduce the minimum voting age to 16. The policy, announced as part of the government’s Elections Bill, has long been backed by the Green Party.  Young Green member Angus Crocker, who is 17, said: “Young people are excited […]

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]]> Green councillor accuses Exeter Labour of gambling with the truth https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/07/09/green-councillor-accuses-exeter-labour-of-gambling-with-the-truth/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:03:51 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4952 Green councillor Tess Read has accused Labour of misleading the public over how much money from the Exeter lottery actually goes towards good causes. The Exeter lottery website claims that “A ticket for Exeter Community Lottery costs £1 a week and 60p will go directly to good causes.” The City Council councillor says this is […]

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]]> Greens call on Labour to work with community to find a way to protect Northbrook swimming pool https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/06/04/greens-call-on-labour-to-work-with-community-to-find-a-way-to-protect-northbrook-swimming-pool/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:45:22 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4824 Following discussions with community campaigners, Green Party councillors on Exeter City Council have challenged the Labour administration to work with the community to find ways to protect the Northbrook Swimming Pool from closure.  The closure of the pool was included in Labour’s February budget [1]. The Progressive Group – made up of both Green and […]

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]]> Join a union to ‘Reform-proof’ your job, urge Green Party https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/05/05/join-a-union-to-reform-proof-your-job-urge-green-party/ Mon, 05 May 2025 06:55:00 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4744 Exeter’s Green councillors are using the May Day holiday marking International Labour Day to call on Council workers in Devon and elsewhere to ‘Reform proof’ their jobs by joining a union if they haven’t already done so. Newly elected Green councillor on Devon County Council, Andy Ketchin, said: “Nigel Farage has pledged to impose an […]

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]]> Greens offer positive alternative to Labour and the real antidote to Reform after ‘stunning’ Exeter results https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/05/03/greens-offer-positive-alternative-to-labour-and-the-real-antidote-to-reform-after-stunning-exeter-results/ Sat, 03 May 2025 09:16:06 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4731 The Green Party in Exeter is celebrating three gains in the Devon County Council elections, a third of the entire city – all previously Labour seats.  The Green candidate in St David’s and Haven Banks, City councillor Andy Ketchin (left), won by a landslide, achieving 46% of the vote, compared to Labour’s 24%. In St […]

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]]> Greens on course to win more seats than Labour in Devon https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/04/27/greens-on-course-to-win-more-seats-than-labour-in-devon/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:34:07 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4704 The Green Party in Devon believe they are on track to win more seats than Labour across the county next Thursday.  Greens say they are hopeful of winning their first seats in Exeter, retaining councillors in East and South Devon and winning new seats in North Devon, Torridge and Mid Devon.  Local Green parties in […]

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]]> Exeter Greens call for review of impact of Supreme Court ruling https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/04/19/exeter-greens-call-for-review-of-impact-of-supreme-court-ruling/ Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:22:20 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4682 The leader of the group of Green party councillors, Diana Moore, has called on Exeter City Council to undertake a review of the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on “the legal definition of a woman” which they say is “defined by biological sex under equalities law.” Councillor Moore said: “Exeter has a high proportion […]

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]]> Greens across Devon call for Authority Leaders to pull together or see Devon divided up by Whitehall https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/news/2025/02/24/pull-together-or-see-devon-divided-up-by-whitehall/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:25:19 +0000 https://exeter.greenparty.org.uk/?p=4461 An open letter to Local Leaders and MPs from Devon Green Councillors Government has made it very clear that the local government reorganisation in Devon is inevitable, and we intend to engage with this in a positive way to ensure the needs of our communities and environment come first.  We are deeply concerned that conflicting […]

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