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15th September 2017 by exetergreenparty
Greens demand City Council stop using toxic weed-killer in Exeter The Green Party will today send an open letter to the leader of Exeter City Council, Pete Edwards, urging him to press the City Council to end the use of a toxic pesticide in Exeter. The letter, signed by 50 people, expresses deep concern at […]
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14th August 2017 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has slammed a Stagecoach consultation on tackling traffic congestion as a sham. Local Greens say the results of the consultation, carried out over the summer, have instead been used as justification to cut services; an announcement about a review to Exeter bus routes was made from Stagecoach South West last week [1]. […]
22nd July 2017 by exetergreenparty
Green Party councillor, Chris Musgrave, tonight voted against a £7m uplift to the leisure centre budget. The steep rise was supported by all Labour councillors at an extraordinary full City Council meeting this evening, Wednesday 19th July, but opposed by Conservative councillors, Lib Dem councillor Kevin Mitchell, as well as Mr Musgrave. Cllr Musgrave refused to […]
9th June 2017 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has commended their candidate Joe Levy for running a positive campaign which has highlighted the plight of young people and the climate change crisis. Joe Levy secured 1,027 votes. Joe Levy said, “Over the past few years the Tories have created a real mess. Austerity has broken peoples’ lives, Brexit has divided […]
7th June 2017 by exetergreenparty
Joe Levy urges voters to make confident choices on Thursday In a final call-out to voters, Green Party parliamentary candidate, Joe Levy, is urging voters to make a confident choice for Exeter’s future. Mr Levy said, “This election is unlike any we have seen before. Brexit is hugely disruptive and the Tories will leave that […]
18th May 2017 by exetergreenparty
Speaking after Tuesday’s meeting of Exeter City Council, Councillor Chris Musgrave reacted to the Council’s allocation of places to its scrutiny committees for 2017-18. Exeter’s first Green Councillor requested a place on the city’s Leisure Complex Board, the committee that scrutinises the controversial bus station development. Councillor Musgrave said: “It is disappointing in the extreme […]
11th May 2017 by exetergreenparty
Joe Levy has today been nominated as Exeter Green Party’s candidate in the 2017 General Election. The nomination was handed in to Election Officers after Green Party members voted for Joe Levy by electronic vote after a selection meeting last Sunday. Joe Levy, 22 years old and a resident of St Thomas, works for Exeter […]
10th May 2017 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party have written to Exeter Labour Party offering to stand back in the general election if there is co-operation on forming a progressive alliance to beat the Conservatives. Green Party members in Exeter voted overwhelmingly to support a deal which would see the local Party stand down in the general election in return […]
For immediate release: Friday 5th May 2017 Greens have secured their highest ever County Council result in Exeter, securing nearly 18% of the votes in the St David’s and Haven Banks division and coming third. This was nearly double that received for the next highest Green result – 10% in St Sidwell’s and St James. Exeter […]
3rd May 2017 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party have condemned fare rises on Exeter’s bus services, with some tickets rising by at least double the rate of inflation. Green City Councillor, Chris Musgrave and County Council candidates, Diana Moore and Andrew Bell, have written to Stagecoach demanding an explanation for the fares hike. The new fares came into force on […]