Honiton Green Candidate Sharon Pavey is demanding that the town makes it’s roads safer for children and other pedestrians.
The East Devon Green Party recently surveyed 200 people in Honiton and 70% said they think cars drive too fast in Honiton. A substantial 67% of Honitonians were in favour of introducing some 20 mph zones in [...]
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Greens demand safer roads in Honiton
Posted April 1st, 2011 by sharon. Comment (0).
URGENT: New footpath and cyclepath in Ottery – show your support by 24 Dec!
Posted December 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
At last, the planning application for the long-awaited footbridge, path and cycleway between the Land of Canaan and the King’s School has been submitted to East Devon District Council. This is very welcome news! Sustainable Ottery has been campaigning for this new path and bridge for several years now – alongside Ottery’s Town Council and [...]
Hydrogen bus launched on London tourist route
Posted December 13th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
The UK’s first permanent hydrogen bus will be launched on a popular tourist route in London today. Seven more hydrogen buses will be added to the RV1 route – which takes in Covent Garden, the Tower of London and the South Bank – by mid-2011. The initiative, which follows a trial of three hydrogen buses in [...]
Co-cars car club coming to Taunton
Posted October 30th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Co-cars is a successful car club that runs 7 cars in Exeter, Topsham and coming soon to Taunton, are now interested in expanding its services to the Blackdowns Hills area of East Devon and Somerset. From Wellington to Sidmouth and Woodbury to Axminster and all towns in between!
Car Clubs offer ‘pay as you’ go motoring [...]
Caroline Lucas on NetMums
Posted March 16th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas was on NetMums on Mother’s Day. You can read the full forum discussion here and I’ve listed a couple of interesting answers below:
Posted by Emma H(1228)
Sound and decent policies on income tax and NI, but how will they be financed – and is there an appetite among the electorate for tax [...]
On the Buses!
Posted January 12th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Planning my journey this Saturday to the Green Party meeting on the coast in sunny Sidmouth (fingers crossed!)
Wanted to share the Traveline South West website with you as I’ve found it really useful. I’ll have to walk 4.4 miles to get to the nearest bus stop but once there, I’ll take two buses which is [...]