Food waste into energy and car parks into houses – Exeter Greens launch local manifesto 22nd April 2015 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party have launched their manifesto for the City Council elections under the banner: ‘development today as if tomorrow matters’. The Party calls for urgent new and imaginative ways to build and deliver affordable housing, pointing to the fact that Exeter has been identified as the third most unaffordable place in the South West […] Read more »
Greens Good for Exeter 15th April 2015 by exetergreenparty Click here to read our Manifesto for Exeter City Council 2015 The Green Party has launched its General Election Manifesto, ‘For the Common Good’. Greens say the manifesto sets out a bold, ambitious plan for a fairer society and safer planet and there is a strong emphasis on commitments to restoring and extending public […] Read more »
Tory ‘double standards’ over opposition to bus cuts, say Greens 8th April 2015 by exetergreenparty The Green Party has welcomed an announcement by Tory parliamentary candidate, Dom Morris, that he is backing their campaign to stop bus cuts in Exeter and Devon, following pressure from Green parliamentary candidate, Diana Moore. Writing on his website, Mr Morris describes the proposed cuts as “counterproductive” for Exeter. However, while welcoming Mr Morris’s intervention […] Read more »
Exeter Greens launch election campaign with ‘Vote For What You Believe In’ call 7th April 2015 by exetergreenparty The Green Party in Exeter has launched its General Election campaign urging people to vote for policies not personalities and warning against intimidation by other Parties to vote tactically. Greens also claim to be the only mainstream Party not backed by vested interests. The Green Party in Exeter is funded entirely from membership fees and […] Read more »
Exeter Greens urge public to get on board to stop bus cuts 23rd March 2015 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party are planning a day of action on Thursday 26th March to alert passengers to the £1.7 million cuts proposed by Devon County Council to bus services. Campaigners will be talking to passengers on Exeter High Street and encouraging them to let Devon County Councillors know how the cuts will affect them. Passengers […] Read more »
Weed out the politicians making bad decisions say Exeter Greens 2nd March 2015 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party has slammed the Labour controlled Council for ‘distorted priorities’ by proposing an amendment to Devon County Council’s budget seeking an additional £250,000 for weed control in Exeter [1]. The move comes amid worries about how the city will look to visitors during the Rugby World Cup. However, the Greens say the focus […] Read more »
Greens unearth Government plans to frack Exeter 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 […] Read more »
Baroness backs call for public rail for the South West 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 […] Read more »
Greens respond to city centre development plans 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 […] Read more »
Greens call for Climate Change to be Exeter’s ‘Number One priority’. 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 […] Read more »