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
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
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