South Devon Green Party

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Green county councillor Jacqi Hodgson joins Devon County Council cabinet as member for climate and biodiversity

/ by Kath Murphy

The councillor for Totnes and Dartington is also the leader of the council’s Green and Independent Group Green councillor for Totnes and Dartington Jacqi Hodgson has joined the cabinet at Devon County Council as member for climate and biodiversity. She also leads the Green and Independent Group on the council, which has expanded to eight […]

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Zack Polanski joins Cllr Jacqi Hodgson in protest at closure of Rushbrook Youth Centre in totnes

/ by Kath Murphy

The Green Party deputy leader spoke of the importance of youth services The Green Party’s deputy leader, Zack Polanski, met with parents, carers and young people concerned about the closure of the very popular and much loved Totnes Youth Centre and the withdrawal of Devon County Council (DCC) funded youth services at Rushbrook. Local MP […]

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Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski inspires election candidates and activists in Totnes

/ by Kath Murphy

Zack’s visit on Saturday 26 April highlighted local issues ahead of the county council election on 1 May Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski visited Totnes on Saturday 26 April as part of his tour of local Green Party groups across the south west. Zack met candidates and activists in the town to discuss the […]

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A Green vision for local governance: recognising the value of public services by Cllr Jacqi Hodgson

/ 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 […]

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We are standing a record number of Green candidates in the Devon county council elections on 1 May!

/ 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 […]

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Green councillor Jacqi Hodgson stands on her record in Totnes and Dartington in Devon county council elections on 1 May

/ 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 […]

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Green Party councillors attend ribbon-cutting ceremony of the River Dart Saltmarsh Restoration Project

/ 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 […]

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Devon County Council elections candidate spotlight: Pauline Wynter

/ 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 […]

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Green councillor Anna Presswell highlights cost-of-living crisis and food insecurity during visit to Totnes Food Bank

/ 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 […]

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Greens across Devon call for Authority Leaders to pull together or see Devon divided up by Whitehall

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 […]

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