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19th August 2020 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering
Greens have questioned Labour-led Exeter City Council’s commitment to the climate emergency and to making the energy used in its operations carbon neutral by 2022 because of its refusal to consider renewable energy as part of refurbishing the Riverside Leisure centre. Green Councillor, Diana Moore challenged Council Leader, Cllr Phil Bialyk, to carry out a ‘return […]
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21st July 2020 by exetergreenparty
Exeter City Councillors will be asked to vote for the introduction of parking charges at all Leisure Centres and public open space car parks in the city, with the income generated being earmarked for Housing Needs and Homelessness services. The proposal will form one of two amendments being proposed by the Progressive Group of councillors […]
21st July 2020 / 19th March 2024 by margaretpickering
Exeter City Councillors will be asked to vote for the introduction of parking charges at all Leisure Centres and public open space car parks in the city, with the income generated being earmarked for Housing Needs and Homelessness services. The proposal will form one of two amendments being proposed by the Progressive Group of councillors to an […]
17th July 2020 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council are demanding that a new Board which has been asked to shape the future of the city be more open and transparent with both councillors and the people of Exeter. The Place Board was established in 2019 by the Labour Executive of Exeter City Council to […]
1st July 2020 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive group of councillors on Exeter City Council have welcomed a U-turn by the ruling Labour group which will see the city’s leisure facilities brought back under council control. The current leisure contract runs out in September, and the Council has decided in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, to bring the services back […]
25th June 2020 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party Councillor, Diana Moore, has expressed her deep concerns over the lack of openness, transparency and accountability in a new Board established by Labour-led Exeter City Council. Last year the Council established a new body, ‘The Place Board’, to govern the development of new housing plans under the banner of the ‘Liveable Exeter […]
6th June 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The murder of George Floyd by a police officer has sent shock waves around the globe. This is just the latest in a long line of racist attacks in the US. But in our society too, there continues to be racism and hate crime. Racism has no place in our institutions, our communities or in […]
Air quality All Net Zero Traffic
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 […]
15th May 2020 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party Councillor, Diana Moore, has written to the leaders of Exeter City and Devon County Councils asking them what steps they plan to take to comply with government demands to reallocate road space to people walking and cycling. In the letter to Cllr Phil Bialyk and Cllr John Hart, Cllr Moore has asked […]
21st April 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Exeter’s Green councillor, Diana Moore, has joined 346 other Green Party councillors from 120 councils across the country to demand emergency and longer-term funding for local authorities so they can continue to support communities during the coronavirus crisis. The open letter to Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick warns that councils could lose up to half of […]