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16th July 2019 / 19th March 2024 by jonathandawson
Following our July AGM, we have some changes to how we manage the Party’s business. Executive Committee The AGM agreed changes to our constitution. Now, the responsibilty of managing the Party and ensuring compliance with the surprising number of legal requirements on us, is shouldered by an Executive Committee, and not, as before, a ‘monthly […]
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12th July 2019 / 18th July 2019 by jonathandawson
Exeter Green Party runs on volunteers, doing things they enjoy and for some, building skills and knowledge too. The more help we get, the more we can achieve. Get in touch with our volunteer coordinator here, if you want to find out more, or have a look at the callout below. Wanted. St Davids ward […]
11th July 2019 / 6th November 2020 by jonathandawson
The city council has had private contractors running leisure facilities for some years now – and we all know how well that has gone! The new Leader of Exeter Labour, Phil Bialyk, is a self-professed opponent of privatisation and supports re-nationalisation of key services. Exeter Green Party has therefore now written to the new leader […]
Research by Exeter Greens has revealed how an Exeter City Council policy has led to developers being let off paying nearly £1 million for local services. The City Council allows developers of student housing to only pay half of what other developers pay in the form of a local tax known as Community Infrastructure Levy […]
7th July 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party say that a policy offering discounts to developers of student accommodation in the city has lost the council almost £1 million. The Community Infrastructure Charging Levy (CIL), currently applies a 50% ‘discount’ on levy fees compared to domestic construction. In St David’s ward alone, developers have only been charged £938,000 compared to […]
2nd July 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Greens have described a decision by the Labour-run council to introduce free parking in Exeter city centre on Thursday evenings [1] as ‘grossly irresponsible.’ Green Party councillor, Diana Moore, says offering free parking at a time when the council faces severe cuts to funding for vital public services, and when the council has pledged to […]
10th May 2019 by exetergreenparty
A new ‘progressive group’ on Exeter City Council, made up of Green, Liberal Democrat and Independent councillors, has been established to challenge the ‘one party state’ in the city. Following success in the local elections, which saw smaller Parties and independents take seats from both the Conservatives and Labour in Exeter – and across the […]
6th May 2019 / 6th November 2020 by
We had a historic win in the May Exeter City Council elections. Diana Moore became the city’s first elected Green councillor, in St Davids ward, after a landslide victory. She won the seat from Labour with a staggering 1455 votes (55%) compared to Labour’s 796 (30%). She secured the highest personal vote of any candidate […]
3rd May 2019 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party are celebrating after a historic win in the City Council elections. Diana Moore has become the city’s first elected Green councillor after a landslide victory in St David’s ward. She won the seat off Labour winning 1455 votes (55%) compared to Labour’s 796 (30%). In jubilant mood, Diana said: “I feel hugely […]
18th April 2019 by exetergreenparty
Green Councillor Chris Musgrave has coordinated an unprecedented move to exercise powers granted under Exeter City Council’s constitution and call in the decision to close the Musgrave Row public toilets, near central library. Cllr Musgrave gained support from six councillors to have the decision revisited at a special scrutiny meeting to be held before the […]