Changes to Exeter bus services: Greens welcome funding for improvements but accuse Stagecoach of going into ‘reverse gear’ 10 April 2025 / 10 April 2025 by mollyscottcato The Green Party in Exeter has welcomed planned improvements to city bus services planned for April using Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding awarded to Devon County Council [1]. However, they point to reduced services by Stagecoach on unsubsidised routes which, they say, strengthens the case for public control of buses. Green Party candidate for […] Read more » buses Exeter
Green light for city centre car park “only Exeter Labour wants” 3 April 2025 / 3 April 2025 by mollyscottcato 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 [2], with residents instead calling for a range of creative ideas for […] Read more » Exeter parking transport
Greens slam Labour’s ‘dismal’ record on tackling empty homes in Exeter 10 March 2025 / 10 March 2025 by mollyscottcato 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 » empty homes Exeter housing
Greens push to set School Streets in motion 8 January 2025 / 8 January 2025 by mollyscottcato Green Party councillors will present a motion this Tuesday calling on Devon County Council to work with schools and communities to increase the number of School Streets in Exeter. School Streets are designed to improve child safety by creating car-free areas outside schools for short periods at the start and end of the school day. […] Read more » Exeter schools transport walking
Exeter Greens respond to Labour’s National Planning Policy Framework: misguided and an insult to local democracy 15 December 2024 by mollyscottcato 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 Green group on Exeter City Council, Councillor Diana Moore, said: “With […] Read more » Exeter NPPF planning
Exeter Green Party secure public consultation on future of former bus station site 10 December 2024 by mollyscottcato Exeter Green Party has secured a commitment to engage with the public on the future of the old bus station site in the city centre. A survey the Green Party launched [1] asking local residents for ideas on how the site should be used found no appetite for the Labour-led Council’s plan for a temporary […] Read more » buses Exeter transport
Green Councillor calls on City Council to let residents ‘make a splash with their cash’ 27 November 2024 / 27 November 2024 by mollyscottcato A Green Party Councillor is challenging the Labour-run City Council to bring back cash payments at Council-run swimming pools, including St Sidwell’s Point and Riverside. The City Council’s leisure centres went cashless in 2020 due to Covid restrictions. However, a promised Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) to examine the impact of this policy has yet to […] Read more » Exeter leisure swimming pool
