Councillors Events
22 March 2025 / 22 March 2025 by kathmurphy
The saltmarsh restoration brings vital environmental benefits Green Party district councillor Anna Presswell and county councillor Jacqi Hodgson attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the River Dart Saltmarsh Restoration Project on 21 March. The saltmarsh restoration is a joint project three years in the making. It is funded by the Environment Agency, led by Bioregional […]
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Campaigns Councillors Elections
20 March 2025 / 20 March 2025 by kathmurphy
Hard-working green parish councillor Pauline Wynter aims to win in ashburton and buckfastleigh on 1 May Hard-working local campaigner Pauline Wynter has been confirmed as the Green Party candidate for Ashburton and Buckfastleigh in the county council elections on 1 May. As a parish councillor in Ogwell Pauline works on biodiversity and climate issues, helps […]
28 February 2025 / 28 February 2025 by kathmurphy
Green councillor Anna Presswell visited Totnes Food Bank on Thursday 20 February to learn about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on local people. She spoke to manager Kit Stevens, and learnt that there has been a big rise in demand for the food bank from families. While local people and suppliers contribute generously, the […]
Councillors
26 February 2025 by kathmurphy
An open letter to Local Leaders and MPs from Devon Green Councillors Government has made it very clear that the local government reorganisation in Devon is inevitable, and we intend to engage with this in a positive way to ensure the needs of our communities and environment come first. We are deeply concerned that conflicting […]
5 January 2025 / 23 February 2025 by kathmurphy
Labour’s Devolution plans will radically reshape local government in Devon. They aim to transfer powers from Whitehall to Strategic Mayoral Authorities, sweeping away both District and County councils. In their place, large new unitary authorities are also planned, serving a population of about 500,000 each – roughly half the size of Devon and Torbay Councils. As Unitary Authorities are […]