Small Business Saturday: Greens call for extra support to help Exeter’s small businesses survive and thrive 5th December 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty This Small Business Saturday, Exeter Green Party is calling on the government to introduce a five-point plan to support small businesses [1], many of which have suffered heavy losses during the coronavirus pandemic [2]. Green Party candidate for St David’s, Amy Sparling, who has worked in the hospitality sector and helped to build supportive communities as manager […] Read more »
Greens welcome bid to call in Harlequins Co-Living development 5th December 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty Cllr Diana Moore, the Green Party councillor for St David’s ward which includes the city centre, has welcomed a request to the Secretary of State to call in the Co-Living development on the Harlequins site. The Planning Committee, dominated by members of Labour’s ruling Executive, granted planning permission for the 251-bedspace accommodation block in October. […] Read more »
Labour’s fishy Co-living experiment will fail the city 17th November 2020 by exetergreenparty The Progressive Group has decried the decision by the Exeter City Council Planning Committee to allow another co-living development in the city as forcing people to live in cramped accommodation while allowing developers to maximise profits. The 133-room development at the former ambulance station site on Gladstone Road was backed by seven councillors, with four […] Read more »
Statement from Exeter Green Party in response to Exeter Transport Strategy 11th November 2020 by exetergreenparty This strategy has been a long time coming. It is disappointing therefore that it fails to address the multiple problems associated with transport with sufficient urgency. Both Devon County Council and Exeter City Council have declared a climate emergency and set dates for achieving carbon neutrality. Yet there are no targets in the strategy for […] Read more »
Co-Living experiment on Harlequins site is ‘white flag’ to developers 31st October 2020 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering Diana Moore, Green councillor for St David’s, has been left in a ‘state of disbelief’ over the unconditional backing given by a majority of Labour councillors to proposals to build a giant ‘Co-Living’ tower block and hotel on the Harlequins Centre site in central Exeter. She describes the decision by the Planning Committee to grant […] Read more »
Labour and Tories unite to block motion on electoral reform for local elections 21st October 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty A motion calling for a system of Proportional Representation (PR) for local elections, brought before Exeter City councillors last night [1], was blocked when both the Labour and Conservative groups refused to back it. Diana Moore, the Green councillor who proposed the motion on behalf of the Progressive Group of councillors, expressed alarm at the […] Read more »
Call to change election system in Exeter 19th October 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty Exeter councillors will be asked to back a new voting system for local elections at the Full Council meeting this Tuesday. The Progressive Group, consisting of a Green councillor, an Independent and two Liberal Democrat councillors, will put forward a motion [1] calling for a system of Proportional Representation (PR) to replace First Past the […] Read more »
Councillors reassured after meeting with Public Health Director 18th October 2020 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering Agencies in Exeter are making every effort to contain the corona virus outbreak in the city and keep residents safe, say members of the Progressive Group following a meeting with the Director of Public Health for Devon. The meeting was attended by city centre councillors and representatives from Public Heath Devon, the University and Exeter […] Read more »
Call for Exeter to become ‘zero-emissions transport city’ 3rd October 2020 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering Read more »
Call for Exeter to become a ‘zero-emissions transport city’ and ‘electric bike capital of the South West’ 25th September 2020 by exetergreenparty The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council have called on both Exeter City and Devon County Councils to work together and take advantage of a new government cycling and walking strategy which could see Exeter become a pioneering zero carbon emissions transport city. The ‘Gear Change’ strategy calls for a “a step-change in cycling […] Read more »
