Businesses situated within the cordon following the fire in Exeter city centre are being assisted by staff at the City Council.
Around 50 businesses attended a multi-agency meeting today to find out how best to move forward following the devastating events of last weekend.
Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, said Council staff had been assisting businesses affected by the fire and the impact of the safety cordon since people were evacuated last weekend.
“First of all I would like to thank everyone working on this incident, from the emergency...
Tributes have been paid to East Devon District Council Honorary Alderman Dr Bill Waterworth who has died recently.
Dr Waterworth, a former chairman of the council, was a councillor for East Devon for 16 years. He was elected in 1991 representing the Eden Vale ward until 2003 when boundary changes meant that his ward was then Coly Valley.
He served on a wide range of committees for the council and in many cases held positions of responsibility. He was vice chairman of the accounts committee from 1997 to 2001, and vice chairman of the finance and personnel committee from 1995...
It may have been Bonfire Night, but Exeter Chiefs hopes of kicking off this season’s Anglo-Welsh Cup campaign with a bang failed to materialise as Harlequins provided the sparkle in the nation’s capital.
The home side proved too strong for the visiting Chiefs, running in three tries through Aaron Morris, Charlie Walker and Luc Jones, while Nick Evans slotted 14 points with his tried and trusted right boot.
Exeter had their moments as they claimed tries through James Short and Elvis Taione, plus five points from young fly-half Joe Simmonds, but they were the only real bright...
Maybe it’s because of the Guy Fawkes season, but I sense this time of year is one of compelling challenge and radical change – a chance to talk of reforming the structures we have created; a time ( kairos ) to believe differently…. Recently, one of the local Baptist churches hosted a showing of ‘The Divide’. Based on Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson’s book ‘The Spirit Level’, through personal stories this film illustrates the chasms which now face our broken society. There are the lives of the very rich – the ‘have-a-lots’, contrasted to ‘the haves’ but especially to ‘the ‘have-nots’....
Exeter City Council is doing everything it can to salvage as much as possible from the original structure of the fire-damaged Royal Clarence Hotel.
The City Council said yesterday (Friday 4 November) that it was working closely with the hotel’s owners, Andrew Brownsword Hotels, Historic England and other partners to salvage and record any particularly significant fabric and items from the wreckage.
Following last weekend’s fire, the site has now been handed back to the owners, Andrew Brownsword Hotels. The main priority is to make the site safe.
Plymouth-based artisan snack brand, Burts Potato Chips, is celebrating after winning the prestigious Food and Drink Award at last night’s Made in the South West (MISW) Awards. Fending off stiff competition from other local manufacturers, the award recognises Burts status as one of the UK’s fastest growing snack brands with strong regional importance.
Burts Chips has produced award-winning potato chips for over 19 years, but particularly impressed MISW with its continued innovation in the sector. The panel commended Burts for its industry-leading Lentil Waves product, which...
Local Government Chronicle (LGC) has announced that East Devon’s new town of Cranbrook has been shortlisted in the ‘Housing Initiative’ category of their prestigious 2017 LGC Awards .
Cranbrook is in the running for another industry accolade, having been selected by a panel of judges who considered entries from all over the UK for the LGC Awards 2017. In order to be shortlisted, the submission had to clearly demonstrate how East Devon District Council alongside partners Exeter City Council, Devon County Council, Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) plus the development consortium...
From the groundsmen carefully tending the grass, to players refuelling after the match in the changing rooms under the Old Grandstand, many aspects of match day life at Exeter City Football Club are brought to life in a new exhibition at St James Park.
Over the course of several visits in 2016, FIFA consultant and renowned World Cup football photographer Peter Robinson spent time recording the people and the structures that support Exeter City. The result is an exhibition, Looking at Football, which will be on display to the public in the club’s Heritage Lounge on 17 November from...
Ricky Pellow says he is ready to unleash an exciting mix of youth and experience as Exeter Chiefs prepare to kick-off their Anglo-Welsh Cup campaign away to Harlequins tomorrow (5:30pm).
After a testing period of fixtures in both the Aviva Premiership and European Champions Cup, this weekend’s change of scenery could be just what the doctor ordered for Devon’s finest.
With skills coach Pellow being handed the role of Commander-in-Chief for the visitors, he has selected a powerful line-up for their opening fixture in the nation’s capital.
Devon County Council (DCC) is inviting residents to have their say on proposed changes to its waste management service.
The changes at Devon’s Household Waste Recycling Centres include length restrictions on vehicles using the sites, charging for the disposal of all plastic construction and demolition DIY waste and an amendment to the list of non-acceptable wastes.
Changes are also proposed to ensure that the amount DCC pays community groups to compost waste is comparable with the authority’s own composting costs.
The proposals are part of a public consultation...
