Climate action Net Zero Recycling
16th March 2024 / 9th April 2024 by andrewbell
The Progressive Group on Exeter City Council have welcomed the announcement to propose £8m investment in the Material Reclamation Facility (MRF) – which will update machinery and include increased capacity to receive city-wide food waste [1] – and have challenged the Labour-led Council to achieve at least a 65% recycling rate within three years. Co-leader […]
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Climate action Cost of Living Crisis Housing Development Net Zero
9th October 2023 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
Exeter Labour’s plans to tackle the housing crisis and climate emergency are in “total disarray”, say the Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council. The claim comes following plans by the Labour-run Executive to wind down activity by the Council’s own housing developer, Exeter City Living (ECL). The company was due to build hundreds […]
Net Zero Traffic
26th August 2023 / 9th April 2024 by andrewbell
With exactly a week left to respond to the consultation on proposed railway station ticket office closures [1], Green Party councillors are urging passengers to press Great Western Railway (GWR) to keep ticket offices open at Exeter Central and Exeter St David’s stations. In a letter to Transport Focus [2], which is coordinating the consultation, […]
Air quality Climate action Cost of Living Crisis Net Zero Traffic
26th July 2023 / 19th March 2024 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 to rework their business model and continue operation in the city. Co-Cars, including Co-Bikes, ceased trading last week citing financial difficulties brought on by the […]
Climate action Green Spaces Housing Development Net Zero
18th July 2022 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
Commenting on the Red warning for extreme heat from the Exeter based Met Office, Green Party councillor for St David’s ward in the city, Diana Moore said: “The Met Office is clear: the unprecedented heatwaves we are witnessing, not just in the UK but across Europe, are a result of human induced climate change. “Rather […]
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4th June 2020 / 19th March 2024 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 considerably short of the expectations that many in Exeter have in order to make roads slower and safer.” Last month the government called on Local […]
