No green spaces in Exeter safe under Labour, warn Greens 9th August 2025 / 9th August 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors have warned that green spaces in Exeter are under threat. The warning comes after the Deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, gave the green light for councils to sell off allotments to raise funds [1], and a decision locally by Exeter’s Labour-run council that will require them to sell twice as much of a […] Read more » Exeter Green Party green spaces
Exeter is a city of sanctuary: asylum seekers and refugees welcome here 9th August 2025 / 9th August 2025 by exetergreenparty Ahead of threatened demonstrations this weekend outside hotels housing asylum seekers in Devon, leader of the Green group of councillors in Exeter, Diana Moore, said: “The protests we are seeing outside hotels housing asylum seekers and in our communities are unacceptable. These protests are the result of the deliberate spread of myths and lies about […] Read more » asylum Exeter Green Party
Young Greens welcome move to give them the vote 20th July 2025 / 20th July 2025 by exetergreenparty Young people who are members of the Green Party in Exeter have welcomed the Government’s decision to reduce the minimum voting age to 16. The policy, announced as part of the government’s Elections Bill, has long been backed by the Green Party. Young Green member Angus Crocker, who is 17, said: “Young people are excited […] Read more » Green Party
Labour lacking commitment to School Streets schemes for Exeter, say Greens 23rd June 2025 / 23rd June 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors in Exeter have accused Labour of lacking commitment to School Streets – a scheme where roads outside a school operate temporary traffic restrictions at drop-off and pick-up times – despite cross-party support for the idea. Six months ago, Exeter councillors passed a Green proposed motion calling on Devon County Council “to work with […] Read more » Exeter Green Party transport
‘Greenwash’ – Greens denounce plans for new city centre car park to fund net zero work 13th June 2025 / 13th June 2025 by exetergreenparty Exeter Green Party have criticised plans to build a new car park on the site of the old bus station site in the city centre. Labour-led Exeter City Council has approved a budget of £75,000 to undertake the works to construct the car park and say income from parking charges will be ring-fenced to support […] Read more » climate change Exeter Green Party
Greens win unanimous support for motion on addressing housing crisis at full Council meeting 10th June 2025 / 10th June 2025 by exetergreenparty A motion proposed by the Green Party calling on the Labour government to modernise the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) has won unanimous cross-party support at Exeter City Council’s full council meeting. The LHA sets the amount that private renters in receipt of housing benefit or Universal Credit get in benefits to help with rent costs. […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party housing
Greens call on Labour to work with community to find a way to protect Northbrook swimming pool 4th June 2025 / 4th June 2025 by exetergreenparty Following discussions with community campaigners, Green Party councillors on Exeter City Council have challenged the Labour administration to work with the community to find ways to protect the Northbrook Swimming Pool from closure. The closure of the pool was included in Labour’s February budget [1]. The Progressive Group – made up of both Green and […] Read more » #Exeter Green Party
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 / 9th July 2025 by exetergreenparty 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