Council must up their game to achieve Net Zero, say Progressive Councillors 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] […] Read more »
Exeter’s Opposition Progressive Group Pledge to be a Force for Good 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, […] Read more »
Greens now joint second Party in Exeter after three seat gain in local elections 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 […] Read more »
Exeter Greens accuse Labour of putting profit before the cost of living crisis 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 […] Read more »
Greens call for clearer information and public subsidy following meeting with Stagecoach 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 […] Read more »
Greens warn of bus service crisis in Exeter and Devon 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 […] Read more »
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 »
