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24th January 2015 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has warned that homeowners in the city should brace themselves for fracking beneath their homes. Exeter, together with East Devon and Torquay, are currently listed by the Government as areas under offer for fracking licenses.[1] Green’s say that new legislation contained in the Government’s Infrastructure Bill [2] will give the green light […]
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5th January 2015 by exetergreenparty
Green Baroness Jenny Jones today backed local campaigners calling to bring the railway network and its operation into public hands. Local Green Party campaigners joined Union representatives at Exeter St David’s and Central Stations to greet commuters as they headed back to work. The action was one of many across the South West and other […]
5th December 2014 by exetergreenparty
The Green party in Exeter have broadly welcomed the redevelopment of the bus station site, particularly the emphasis on leisure uses including a swimming pool, but have repeated their call for a new market square. They have also welcomed plans to develop the site to BREEAM environmental standards and the swimming pool to passivhaus standards. The Party say […]
6th November 2014 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party in Exeter has written to Council leader, Cllr Pete Edwards, demanding an urgent response to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [1]. Greens point to the ‘critical role of local councils’ in tackling climate change, identified in the IPCC report. The Green Party is calling for an […]
6th October 2014 by exetergreenparty
Green Party members will join Devon campaigners from a wide range of campaign groups and Unions this Saturday 11th October to raise awareness of a coalition Government supported EU-US trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The Exeter day of action will take place in Bedford Square between 11am and 2pm […]
16th September 2014 by exetergreenparty
Green Party members in Exeter have selected Diana Moore as their parliamentary candidate for the 2015 general election. Ms Moore is a business advisor with extensive experience working with social enterprises, charities and councils across the South West and is a director on the boards of two local cooperatives and a social enterprise. She has […]
8th August 2014 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party is warning that local and independent businesses could be pushed out of the city centre as a result of its redevelopment. Greens are concerned that the redevelopment of the bus station site, Sidwell Street and Paris street areas will aim to attract more chains and national brands and so squeeze out local […]
23rd June 2014 by exetergreenparty
Exeter Green Party has been accused by Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw of misleading the public over his stand on fracking. We don’t think so, but invite you to look at the evidence and decide for yourself. The accusations arose following comments made on Twitter by Exeter Green Party member Andrew Bell, who having receiving a […]
3rd June 2014 by exetergreenparty
Almost 15% of Exeter voters in the European elections voted for the Green Party, helping to secure a historic win for the Party last week. Molly Scott Cato, the leading Green candidate, became the first ever Green Party MEP for the South West. The Green Party received 5244 votes; a jump of over 1000 votes […]
27th April 2014 by exetergreenparty
Creative new ways to develop the city and provide affordable housing whilst protecting green spaces and preventing urban sprawl are key themes in the Exeter Green Party manifesto, which has been launched ahead of the City Council Elections on 22nd May. Greens say that if they win seats in the City Council they will challenge […]