Grow a Greener, Fairer Exeter
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27th February 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Councillors from the Progressive Group on Exeter City Council have expressed their dismay after Labour councillors voted down their amendments to the Council’s budget last night. The group proposed to reopen public toilets and create two new officer posts; one to ensure Exeter City Council implement a city-wide plan to tackle the climate emergency and […]
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24th February 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group on Exeter City Council is proposing amendments to the Council’s budget which would see public toilets reopened and two new officer posts; one to ensure Exeter City Council implements a city wide plan to tackle the climate emergency and another to enforce planning conditions to protect the city’s built and natural environment. […]
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22nd February 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has said the refusal by the City Council to answer questions about progress on implementing the Air Quality Action Plan, agreed back in November 2018, suggests no progress has been made in cleaning up Exeter’s serious air pollution. Lynn Wetenhall, prospective Green Councillor for Heavitree, a ward with one of the most […]
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17th February 2020 / 19th March 2024 by exetergreenparty
In a first for Exeter, the Greens and Liberal Democrats have agreed to work cooperatively in this May’s city council elections in a bid to make the Progressive Group the official opposition on Exeter City Council. The two parties have worked together over the last year in the council under the progressive banner, together with […]
24th January 2020 by exetergreenparty
The Progressive Group on Exeter City Council has welcomed the U-turn by the Labour run council on the Clifton Hill. While the Sports centre and car park will be replaced with 44 new houses, the Council has agreed that the green space, ski slope and golf range will now be saved. Independent councillor for Newtown […]
12th January 2020 by exetergreenparty
Green councillor, Diana Moore, has called for free parking in the city center on Thursday evenings, introduced by Exeter City Council in the summer last year, to be scrapped. The call comes following revelations that the council is set to lose at least £35,000 of parking income in the twelve-month trial period [1]. The council […]
10th January 2020 by exetergreenparty
Green councillor Diana Moore has expressed disappointment at the decision by councillors on the planning committee of Exeter City Council to grant planning permission for a new £40m retail park on the edge of Exeter [1]. She acknowledges shops and services are needed to support the growth in homes on the east side of the city […]
14th December 2019 by exetergreenparty
The Greens in Exeter saw their share of the vote quadruple compared with 2017 in December 12th’s General election, securing 8.6% of the vote. Joe Levy, the Green Party Parliamentary Candidate said, “This result confirms that the Green Party is on the up in Exeter. The great result comes at the end of a fantastic […]
5th December 2019 by exetergreenparty
As diplomats and ministers meet in Madrid for the latest global climate talks and the head of the UN warns we are rapidly reaching the point of no return, Green Party co-leader, Sian Berry, will visit Exeter on Tuesday 10th December to push the party’s Green New Deal as the solution to the climate emergency. […]
4th December 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Party Councillor, Diana Moore, has condemned the “Co-living Con” being proposed by the developers of the Harlequins Shopping Centre. The developer’s brochure, which describes the development as ‘micro-living’, claims the development will be for “freelance workers, people working away from home and young professionals” [1] In addition to residents’ concerns about the scale of the two […]