Join the Green Wave – and have fun /build skills too… 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 […] Read more »
Leisure services run for people or profit? 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 […] Read more »
Lost public £1 million on student housing 11th July 2019 / 6th November 2020 by jonathandawson 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 […] Read more »
‘Lost million’ on student housing uncovered by Exeter Greens 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 […] Read more »
Free car parking ‘grossly irresponsible’ say Greens 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 […] Read more »
New Progressive Group on Exeter City Council will challenge ‘one Party state’ 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 […] Read more »
Exeter’s first ever elected Green Councillor 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 […] Read more »
Historic Win for Greens in Exeter City Council Elections 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 […] Read more »
Green councillor leads ‘unprecedented’ move to ‘call in’ decision on closure of Musgrave Row public toilets 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 […] Read more »
Exeter’s first Green councillor to step down, but Party confident of victory in local elections 8th April 2019 by exetergreenparty Exeter will bid farewell to ‘the effective opposition’ when Green councillor Chris Musgrave stands down at the end of his term this May. Diana Moore, who is hopeful of winning a Green seat in St David’s ward, praised Cllr Musgrave’s track record: “Chris has been the effective opposition on Exeter City Council. He has challenged […] Read more »