Exeter City Council

A giant redwood tree on an allotment site in Exeter will have to be felled after noticeably deteriorating over the last year.

The Sequioadendron giganteum – also known in the UK as a ‘Wellingtonia’ or giant redwood – which is located on the Pinces Gardens Allotments, will have to be brought down for safety reasons. There is another giant redwood standing close by which is unaffected.

Tree experts at the City Council said the giant tree which stands at around 23m tall, with a stem diameter of some 2m, is beyond saving, with 95% of the foliage having already turned brown...

Crucial work to strengthen a high-profile wall on Exeter’s quayside are now complete, the City Council has announced.

The local authority carried out repairs and stabilisation to a 105-metre stretch of cliff face wall above Exeter Quay on the city centre side of the River Exe.

The cellars below the wall were once used by smugglers many years ago with an underground route connecting to the basements of properties in nearby Colleton Crescent. Today the cellars provide a home to a number of quirky and interesting businesses serving tourists and visitors to the quayside....

Dozens of wheelchair basketball players are beating a path to an Exeter sports centre to take up a sport which is booming in Devon’s capital city.

And that’s partly thanks to the inspiration of ex-professional player and coach Jack Davey, who’s made Wonford Sports Centre in Exeter his second home.

The enthusiastic 29-year-old has 50 members attending training sessions for Exeter Otters, the UK’s oldest wheelchair basketball club (founded in 1980).

Some may find Jack’s choice of Wonford as a training centre, a strange choice, but according to the coach and...

Wales & West Utilities has announced plans to develop its Pathfinder toolkit model with Exeter City Council to better support social housing providers to decarbonise their stock.

The existing Pathfinder toolkit is a unique tool that models future whole energy supply and demand. It works out opportunities, risks and trade-offs when designing an energy system of the future at local, regional and national levels.

Whilst most housing stock models annualize energy demands, Pathfinder is unique as it considers the impact of energy savings measures on an hourly basis...

Twenty rough sleepers took advantage of extra measures to bring them inside in Exeter during the recent cold spell, figures have shown.

And nine of those have now found more permanent accommodation, the City Council has revealed.

The Severe Weather Emergency Protocol was in place for 17 days between 5 and 22 January, as overnight temperatures regularly dipped below freezing.

The Protocol makes extra emergency accommodation available to rough sleepers.

Cllr Martin Pearce, Lead Councillor for Communities and Homelessness Prevention, said activating the...

Sixty trees have been planted across Exeter in the lead up to National Tree Week, the City Council has revealed.

The trees further underline the City Council’s commitment to its green open spaces as well as its pledge to protect the environment and become net zero by 2030.

National Tree Week starts this Saturday (25 November) and runs until Sunday 3 December. It is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration.

In Exeter, the Council has been busy planting 60 trees at various sites across the city. Some of the them are to replace trees that have perished, were in bad...

The results of an extensive study on Exeter's urban forest have just been released, shedding light on the invaluable resource that the city's trees provide. Findings reveal the critical role that Exeter's trees play in enhancing the city's environment, economy, and overall quality of life.

The urban forest in Exeter has long been recognised as a vital resource, offering numerous benefits to the city's residents, workers, and visitors. The newly released report delves deep into the ecosystem services offered by this urban oasis and seeks to quantify its value to guide future urban...

At an extraordinary council meeting on Monday [13 March], and following a recruitment process, councillors unanimously supported the appointment of current deputy CEO Bindu Arjoon.

She is the council’s first female chief executive and replaces Karime Hassan, who is leaving after a decade in charge.

In a statement, Ms Arjoon said she is delighted. “Exeter is a fantastic city which has built very firm foundations for its future success, and I am looking forward to embracing the opportunities and dealing with the challenges that lie ahead.

“We have a fantastic team...

A replacement for Exeter Quay’s Mallison Bridge could be back on the cards through a bid for government cash.

The wooden bridge, originally built in 1984 and named after a professor who left money to the city, closed in 2018 because of safety concerns after its timbers rotted. It was torn down in 2020.

As a result, a small alleyway next to Commercial Road is currently the only way for pedestrians and cyclists to access the main part of the quay from Cricklepit Suspension Bridge.

Planning permission for a replacement pedestrian and cycle bridge was given in...

Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) and Exeter City Council’s innovative recycling scheme, Cans4City, has reached a major milestone.

The scheme, which encourages Exeter football fans to recycle used drink cans whilst also raising money for charity, has now raised more than £10,000 with all funds raised going towards projects and initiatives run both by the football club and its partner charity Exeter City Community Trust (ECCT).

Over the years, the Cans4City team has collected more than 12.5 tonnes of aluminium packaging – equivalent to 700,000 cans – which has helped fund...