Join a union to ‘Reform-proof’ your job, urge Green Party 5th May 2025 / 5th May 2025 by exetergreenparty Exeter’s Green councillors are using the May Day holiday marking International Labour Day to call on Council workers in Devon and elsewhere to ‘Reform proof’ their jobs by joining a union if they haven’t already done so. Newly elected Green councillor on Devon County Council, Andy Ketchin, said: “Nigel Farage has pledged to impose an […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party Unions
Greens offer positive alternative to Labour and the real antidote to Reform after ‘stunning’ Exeter results 3rd May 2025 / 3rd May 2025 by andrewbell The Green Party in Exeter is celebrating three gains in the Devon County Council elections, a third of the entire city – all previously Labour seats. The Green candidate in St David’s and Haven Banks, City councillor Andy Ketchin (left), won by a landslide, achieving 46% of the vote, compared to Labour’s 24%. In St […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party local election 2025
Greens on course to win more seats than Labour in Devon 27th April 2025 / 27th April 2025 by exetergreenparty The Green Party in Devon believe they are on track to win more seats than Labour across the county next Thursday. Greens say they are hopeful of winning their first seats in Exeter, retaining councillors in East and South Devon and winning new seats in North Devon, Torridge and Mid Devon. Local Green parties in […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party Heavitree
South West Water should ‘be front of the queue’ for nationalisation, say Green Party candidates 25th April 2025 / 25th April 2025 by exetergreenparty Green County Council candidates in Devon are calling for the nationalisation of South West Water. The call comes in the wake of water bills increasing by a third and Environment Agency data showing the company released sewage for more hours than any other water company in England during 2024. In Salcombe Regis a South West […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party
Green light for city centre car park “only Exeter Labour wants” 26th March 2025 / 26th March 2025 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party have slammed the Labour-led City Council for a decision to create a temporary car park on the old bus station site [1]. A survey run by Exeter Greens to which 270 people responded found no appetite for a car park, with residents instead calling for a range of creative ideas for the […] Read more » #Exeter climate change Exeter Green Party transport
Greens slam Labour’s ‘dismal’ record on tackling empty homes in Exeter 10th March 2025 / 10th March 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors in Exeter are stepping up their campaign to address Exeter’s housing crisis. They are demanding the Labour-run City Council takes urgent action on empty homes, pointing to the ‘dismal’ record of pursuing empty homes over the last five years. Green Party councillor, Diana Moore, said: “There are 3,584 applicants on Exeter’s Housing waiting […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party housing
Green Party calls for accurate information on impacts of ending Active Streets Trial 3rd February 2025 / 24th February 2025 by exetergreenparty A green party Councillor is calling for clear and accurate information to be presented to Councillors and the public on the impacts of ending the Active Street Trial (AST) in Heavitree and raised concerns that the Council is misrepresenting results of the ongoing monitoring of traffic, walking and cycling. The call comes in the wake […] Read more » #Exeter Heavitree
Exeter Greens respond to Labour’s National Planning Policy Framework: misguided and an insult to local democracy 13th December 2024 / 13th December 2024 by exetergreenparty Responding to the government’s new National Planning Policy Framework which has set a goal of getting 1.5 million new homes built during this parliament, but will allow local authority planning officers the power to rubber stamp development proposals without permission from council committees, the leader of the Green group on Exeter City Council, Councillor Diana […] Read more » #Exeter housing
Green manifesto pledges to ‘invest to mend broken Britain’ 12th June 2024 / 12th June 2024 by andrewbell The Green Party has today promised real change in a manifesto designed to “invest to mend broken Britain.” The Green Party say they are the only party being honest with voters by setting out how public services can be protected through a fairer, greener tax system. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned the […] Read more » #Exeter #GE2024 #VoteGreen2024 climate change Green Party
