New funding will help Exeter City Council tackle the sticky issue of chewing gum on the city’s streets.
The money will be spent on a chewing gum removal team and liveried gum removal cart.Removal will initially be focussed on Sidwell Street but will extend to other parts of the city centre thereafter.
New signage will also be going up in the city later this summer, encouraging people to bin their gum responsibly.
Exeter City Council successfully obtained a £30,657 grant from the Chewing Gum Task Force, administered by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, to...
Work to create new paddling pools in Heavitree is to begin shortly after ageing infrastructure forced the current pools to close for the summer, the City Council has revealed.
The pools had reopened to families at the beginning of June but were forced to close on Friday after some of the mechanics failed.
Cllr Duncan Wood, Lead Councillor with responsibility for Leisure Services and Healthy Living, said: “We know this news will be upsetting for families and residents who were looking forward to using the pools this summer, and we are sorry.
Exeter City Council has today announced it will be submitting an expression of interest (EOI) for the prestigious UK City of Culture title.
The City of Culture bid follows the culmination of five months extensive engagement and consultation with artists, creatives, cultural organisations and residents to shape the council’s commissioned new five-year Cultural Strategy for Exeter.
This will set out a clear ambition to become a leading city of culture. The new Exeter Culture Strategy is ambitious and will be delivered in partnership with the city’s cultural organisations...
Exeter City Council is developing a new Culture Strategy to shape the future development and delivery of Exeter’s cultural and creative landscape over the next five years.
The Council, working closely with local cultural organisations and attractions, further and higher education institutions, creative artists, and community groups, is encouraging people to take part in a new survey and share their views on the future of culture in Exeter.
Significant investment and regeneration is happening in Exeter, but this also comes at a time of unprecedented pressure on public and...
A new campaign highlighting the links between Exeter’s train stations and the city’s Green Circle walking route launches this month as part of celebrations marking 200 years of the modern railway.
The project aims to raise awareness of how Exeter St Davids, Marsh Barton and Polsloe Bridge stations can be used as gateways to explore the city’s treasured green spaces.
The Green Circle is Exeter’s accessible walking network, connecting beautiful valley parks and nature reserves around the edge of the city. New maps and information boards will make it easier for people arriving...
A new strategy to protect three of South East Devon’s most important nature reserves—Exe Estuary, East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, and Dawlish Warren—has been approved by all three local councils.
East Devon District Council, Teignbridge District Council, and Exeter City Council have formally signed up to the new South East Devon Wildlife – Joint Habitats Sites Mitigation Strategy 2025–2030 , following full approval by each council. Developed by Footprint Ecology, the strategy builds on the previous Strategy 2016-2025. It was developed in partnership with Natural England, the...
Children and teachers from a primary school in Exeter have done their bit for the environment by planting a 400-tree micro-forest in their school grounds.
The youngsters from Monkerton Community Primary School were joined by local councillors from Exeter City Council and Devon County Council for the event, which was organised by Community Interest Company SocieTree.
SocieTree was launched in 2023 and aims to highlight the benefits that micro forests bring. It has been working closely with schools across Devon.
Micro-forests – also known as Miyawaki forests –...
A new winter season of low-cost ‘Films at the Library’ is being rolled out by Libraries Unlimited across Devon and Torbay.
It’s now the seventh successful season of cosy in-house screenings for the charity, which runs the 54 libraries across the county.
The new season kicks off on Wednesday 6th November and the films on offer include the must-see Barbie movie, children’s favourite Wonka, and the ever-popular The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.
Ten libraries will be running the screenings and each film costs just £3 - tickets can be bought online or in person...
Last week, on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 September, Exeter City Council welcomed a team of national experts on the regeneration of historic cities and towns.
The Historic Places Panel, facilitated by Historic England, selected Exeter to visit to provide independent advice on how heritage can support the city centre’s growth and regeneration.
The panel learned about a community-led placemaking strategy driven by Exeter’s strengths in culture, innovation and enterprise. They also explored ideas for capitalising on and celebrating the city’s array of scheduled monuments,...
Exeter City Council Leader Phil Bialyk has called on Devon County Council to use proposed new powers to transform bus services in the city.
Cllr Bialyk, a former bus driver, is calling on the transport authority to use new powers unveiled by the Transport Secretary to bring bus services in house.
Cllr Bialyk said he had been inundated with requests from communities in the city for a better and more reliable service.
“We have lots of problems at the moment,” he said.
“Pointing fingers isn’t going to help, but it is fair to say a lot of people are pretty...
