Work has begun on a new skate park for Exeter. Diggers moved on to the site at Arena Park today and the new facility is expected to be ready by Christmas. Temporary equipment installed last November has now been removed ready for the work to begin and the site secured and fenced off to the public. The design of the park has been chosen by a group of local pro skaters working to a design brief heavily influenced by the local skating community. Exeter City Council recently appointed Maverick Industries to build the skate park. Designs show a range of features popular with skaters including...
Exeter is a vibrant and beautiful city, boasting a rich history, with numerous tourist attractions as well as boutique shops and an exciting selection of restaurants and bars. Like most popular destinations, Exeter’s visitor numbers increase during the summer months, and with up to 15% more cars heading into the city, finding parking becomes a little trickier than usual for visitors and residents alike.
Exeter City Council and PayByPhone, the mobile parking payment app, offer some great summer parking tips to help both residents and tourists find the right parking space and enjoy a...
Exciting new designs have been revealed for a new skate park in Exeter. The new facility at Arena Park is to be built in September and is expected to be finished before Christmas. The design of the park has been chosen by a group of local pro skaters working to a design brief heavily influenced by the local skating community. Exeter City Council this week appointed Maverick Industries to build the skate park. Designs show a range of features popular with skaters including ramps, quarterpipes, flatbanks, ledges and rails. The plaza style design will also feature a viewing/seating area...
Following the submission of fresh plans for student accommodation, development firm Rengen have now successfully completed the purchase of established Exeter city centre pub, the King Billy, and a neighbouring site, off a guide price of £1.5m.
The development, which will see the iconic Longbrook Street pub demolished, was originally planned to house a mix of 124 student bedrooms and commercial units over nine storeys. However, Exeter City Council denied the application proposal, with Rengen forced to submit revised plans.
ECC have now granted planning permission for the...
People are being warned about the dangers of swimming in or jumping into rivers or canals.
The warning comes from Exeter City Council as the hot weather continues.
It follows a spate of incidents where people have been jumping into the Exeter Canal, some at Double Locks.
Signs have been put up warning people about the dangers of drowning as well as the disturbance to wildlife. The move has been backed by the Fire Service and the Environment Agency.
Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Place, said the Council was concerned for the safety of people jumping...
A number of striking Silhouettes have appeared around Exeter to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
Exeter City Council is backing The Royal British Legion initiative and has displayed the Silhouettes outside the Guildhall and the Civic Centre, as well as on the Paris Street roundabout coming into the city centre.
The Royal British Legion is leading a national movement to say ‘Thank You’ to the First World War generation. As part of this year’s centenary activities the Legion has launched a range of Silhouettes to encourage businesses, community groups and...
Candidates from the Labour, Conservative, Green and Liberal Democrat parties will put their case and respond to questions from the audience at a Hustings for the City Council Elections in May.
The Hustings starts at 7pm on Thursday April 19th at Exeter Community Centre, St Davids' Hill and is organised by Transition Exeter.
Laura Wright the Labour candidate for St Thomas, Aric Gilinsky, the Conservative candidate for St Davids, James Dart the St Davids candidate for the Liberal Democrats and Cllr Chris Musgrave for the Green Party will take part.
Voters in Exeter will be able to vote for the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) for the first time on 3 May.
Former British diplomat Bea Gare is standing in Duryard and St James, a ward she first became familiar with as a PhD student at the University of Exeter.
She has been out talking with residents, and they have been raising their concerns with her, from planning decisions to increasing homelessness, and alcohol and drug misuse. Bea Gare said: “Duryard and St James ranges from quiet country lanes to streets where Exeter’s late night economy needs balancing with respect for...
Exeter is playing a very important part in keeping the oceans and beaches in the south west clear of plastic. Discarded plastic collected from our coastline is being sent to Exeter City Council’s Materials Reclamation Facility, where it is being sorted, batched up and sent for recycling. The partnership with Keep Britain Tidys’ BeachCare programme and Fathoms Free not only helps rid the sea and beaches of unwanted and damaging materials but also helps keep council tax bills down by raising much needed revenue from the sale of recycled plastic. Cllr Stephen Brimble, Lead Councillor for...
