Campaigns Councillors Elections A Green vision for local governance: recognising the value of public services by Cllr Jacqi Hodgson 11 April 2025 / 11 April 2025 by Kath Murphy The Green councillor for Totnes and Dartington outlines how devolution offers opportunities for effective, publicly owned services The government’s recent proposal to dissolve district councils and transfer their responsibilitiesto new larger unitary authorities has sent a ripple of anxiety through local councils acrossDevon. Under the plan, the county, district, and city councils have been asked […] Read more » devon county council jacqi hodgson local government reorganisation south hams district council
Campaigns Councillors Elections We are standing a record number of Green candidates in the Devon county council elections on 1 May! 4 April 2025 / 12 April 2025 by Kath Murphy six candidates are standing in south hams and a full slate of 10 in Teignbridge South Devon Green Party is standing candidates in every division in Teignbridge and six out of seven divisions in South Hams in the Devon county council elections on 1 May. We will be campaigning in South Devon on a strong […] Read more » devon county council south hams teignbridge
Campaigns Councillors Elections Green councillor Jacqi Hodgson stands on her record in Totnes and Dartington in Devon county council elections on 1 May 4 April 2025 / 5 April 2025 by Kath Murphy The hard-working councillor has served as county councillor since 2017 Hard-working county councillor Jacqi Hodgson is standing for re-election to Devon County Council in Totnes and Dartington on 1 May. Jacqi has a track record of listening and taking action. She has successfully been getting things done in Totnes and Dartington all year round. These […] Read more » devon county council jacqi hodgson south hams totnes
Councillors Events Green Party councillors attend ribbon-cutting ceremony of the River Dart Saltmarsh Restoration Project 22 March 2025 / 4 April 2025 by Kath Murphy 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 […] Read more » anna presswell devon county council jacqi hodgson south hams south hams district council totnes
Campaigns Councillors Elections Devon County Council elections candidate spotlight: Pauline Wynter 20 March 2025 / 4 April 2025 by Kath Murphy 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 […] Read more » devon county council teignbridge
Councillors Events Green councillor Anna Presswell highlights cost-of-living crisis and food insecurity during visit to Totnes Food Bank 28 February 2025 / 4 April 2025 by Kath Murphy 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 […] Read more » anna presswell south hams totnes
Councillors Greens across Devon call for Authority Leaders to pull together or see Devon divided up by Whitehall 26 February 2025 by Kath Murphy 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 […] Read more » devon county council local government reorganisation open letter south hams district council teignbridge district council
Councillors An open letter from Green Party councillors to residents of Devon: Keep the local in local government 5 January 2025 / 23 February 2025 by Kath Murphy 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 […] Read more » local government reorganisation open letter
Uncategorised South Devon Primary 28 March 2024 / 27 February 2025 by gennacorlett A message from Robert Bagnall As you are no doubt aware, the South Devon Primary earlier this month saw Caroline Voaden and the Liberal Democrats come out on top with a vote share a little under 80%. The Green Party, represented by me, took 20% of the votes. Whilst that may seem poor, the question […] Read more »
Uncategorised South Devon Candidates 27 March 2024 / 28 March 2024 by gennacorlett Have you checked out our candidates yet? Head to ‘People‘ to read about our three amazing candidates standing for South Devon, Newton Abbot, and Devon Central. Read more »