Greens press for South West Water to ‘clean up their act’ and ensure River Exe is safe for people and nature 1st September 2025 / 1st September 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors will put forward a motion at full council meeting on Tuesday calling on Exeter City Council to hold South West Water to account for shocking levels of pollution in the river Exe, and challenging them to produce an investment schedule for upgrading their infrastructure. Councillor Tess Read, who is proposing the motion, said: […] Read more » Exeter Green Party
Greens lodge official complaint against Conservative councillor for breaching Council Code of Conduct over ‘inflammatory behaviour’ 25th August 2025 / 28th August 2025 by exetergreenparty Green councillors in Exeter are to complain to Exeter City Council’s solicitor over the behaviour of Conservative councillor Alison Sheridan. Over the weekend she joined a far-right demonstration outside a hotel at Exeter airport housing women, children and families seeking asylum. The councillors say that by wearing a councillor lanyard, she was suggesting she was […] Read more » asylum Exeter Green Party
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