Exeter Labour out of fresh ideas with plans for former bus station site, say Exeter Greens 25th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party Councillors say the Labour-run Council is “out of fresh ideas” over plans to redevelop the old bus station site. The Labour leader confirmed at a full Council meeting last week that plans to turn the space into a temporary car park would go ahead, but that longer term there were plans for […] Read more »
Cross party call on Exeter MPs to back ‘significant and sustained’ increase in funding for councils 22nd October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty Without a significant and sustained increase in funding for local authorities, Exeter City Council’s ability to deliver crucial services, including supporting some of the most vulnerable in society, is under threat, leaders of the Progressive Group on the Council have warned. Writing to the city’s MPs, Steve Race and David Reed, they urge them to […] Read more »
Exeter incinerator city’s largest carbon emitter: Greens call for urgent roll-out of food waste collections 16th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty The Green Party has said improving recycling rates and rolling out food waste collections across the city must be an urgent priority after a BBC investigation found that burning waste to generate electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes is now being incinerated, […] Read more »
Greens call on Exeter MPs to pledge support for new legislation to address the climate and nature crises 14th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty Climate and Nature Bill (CAN) needs at least 100 supporting MPs to have a chance of becoming law The Green Party in Exeter is calling on the city’s MPs, Steve Race and David Reed, to pledge their support for the Climate and Nature Bill (CAN). The proposed legislation aims to ensure a comprehensive and joined-up […] Read more »
Green Councillor Challenges Riverside Valley Park sell-off 8th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty Exeter’s Labour-led City Council has decided to sell off part of the Grace Road Playing Fields – green space which is part of the River Valley Park. The sale is to a company who want to build a district heating plant on the site. [1] Green Councillor Andy Ketchin is challenging this decision. Cllr Ketchin […] Read more »
Greens call on Exeter Labour to come clean over axing green energy projects for RAMM and Riverside 1st October 2024 / 7th October 2024 by andrewbell Green councillor Diana Moore is calling for an investigation after the Labour-led Council snubbed a £6.5 million grant earmarked for replacing antiquated heating systems with cleaner, greener solutions and insulation at two of the Council’s biggest assets. Exeter City Council claims the planned projects at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the Riverside Leisure […] Read more »
Today’s end of coal power in the UK is a crucial landmark say Exeter Greens 30th September 2024 / 7th October 2024 by andrewbell After 140 years, today marks the end of coal-powered electricity generation in the UK, with the shutting of Ratcliffe-on-Soar, the last coal fired power station in the UK. Green councillor for Newtown and St Leonard’s, Andy Ketchin, formerly worked in the electricity industry. He said: “I look back and see how far we’ve come with […] Read more »
Exeter Greens call for ‘sharp U-turn’ on bus station car park proposal and invite residents to share alternative ideas 22nd September 2024 / 7th October 2024 by andrewbell Exeter Green Party has launched a campaign to stop the building of a car park on the site of the former bus station in the city centre and is inviting residents in Exeter to put forward alternative positive ideas [1]. The Green Party revealed last month that it is the intention of the Labour administration […] Read more »
Weak political leadership risks Exeter’s slice of £14 million bus improvement grant, warn Greens 29th August 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty A Green councillor has called for strong political leadership to prevent Exeter missing out on a chunk of money earmarked to improve bus services in the city. The call from Councillor Lynn Wetenhall, a member of the Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC), comes after Labour, Conservative and Independent councillors rejected proposals to improve […] Read more »
Greens warn of ‘democratic deficit’ in Heavitree following suspension of Active Streets Trial 20th August 2024 / 7th October 2024 by andrewbell A Green councillor has warned of a ‘democratic deficit’ in the Heavitree & Whipton Barton Division in Exeter. Councillor Carol Bennett made the warning due to the absence of any councillor representing Heavitree being involved in discussions on the next steps following the suspension of the Active Streets Trial (AST). Councillor Bennett has written to […] Read more »
