Progressive Group bid for better control of developers & more Council transparency 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 […] Read more »
Progressive Group urge Exeter MP to defend right to peaceful protest 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 […] Read more »
Small Business Saturday: help the ‘backbone of our local economy’ 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 […] Read more »
Greens call for ‘15-minute neighbourhoods’ to be part of new Local Plan for Exeter 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 […] Read more »
Greens demand clear evidence of Exeter’s path to Net Zero 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 […] Read more »
Exeter to recognise risks of not achieving Net Zero by 2030 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 […] Read more »
Bold strategic approach needed on low traffic neighbourhoods, say Greens 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. Read more »
Why The Exeter Local Plan is Important 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 […] Read more »
Progressive Group councillors accuse Labour of recycling excuses over delayed food and glass collections 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 […] Read more »
Wildlife success at Northbrook but green spaces in Exeter still face threat from Labour-led Council 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 […] Read more »
