The number of people in Exeter forced to sleep on the streets or in vulnerable circumstances is set to soar, should major funding cuts proposed by Devon County Council go ahead.
Local charity, St Petrock’s, is warning of a homelessness crisis in the city on a scale not seen before.
Rough sleeping in Exeter doubled between 2021 and 2022, due to a range of factors, including service cuts, cost-of-living pressures and interest rate rises.
There are now typically around 30 people sleeping rough in and around the city, in addition to a very large number of people...
Artisan businesses ranging from jewellery makers to a carbon neutral carpenter are getting a showcase in Topsham at the end of March.
The first Love Topsham Artisan Business Fair takes place in Matthews Hall on March 26 - the first day of spring - from 10am until 3pm.
There will be well over 20 stalls, almost all showcasing businesses based in and around Topsham but lacking their own permanent shop windows.
“We’ve got a host of entrepreneurs and creatives with extraordinary businesses, often working under the radar in offices, homes, lofts and old warehouses....
Exeter School hosted its first Education Festival on Monday 20 February 2023. Head, Louise Simpson was delighted to welcome educators from across the region to “EdFest23: Educating for Character”.
EdFest is an annual conference that convenes educators from across the region to connect with colleagues; this year the theme was Educating for Character, and delegates had the opportunity to engage in important conversations around the development of character in our pupils, the importance of our schools in supporting character education, and how supporting character education is a way...
More than 9,000 trees are being planted at County Farms owned by Devon County Council this winter as part of the ongoing Emergency Tree Fund planting.
One of the biggest planting sites is at Bulleigh Elms Farm, near Newton Abbot, where volunteers are currently helping to plant 3,250 trees, co-ordinated by local not-for-profit social enterprise ParkLife South West .
They are among a total of 16,500 native broadleaved trees being planted in Devon this winter through the Emergency Tree Fund granted by The Woodland Trust . The initiative is enabling private landowners and...
A national trade body is celebrating a supplier in Exeter, who goes the extra mile to support the building materials industry.
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF), together with Builders’ Merchants News (BMN), have joined forces to identify the Top 100 Supplier Influencers across the sector and shine a light on their success.
Benjamin Farrington is Divisional Sales Director - Construction at Bostik UK, based in Exeter and was nominated after meeting key criteria including involvement, presence, charity and community work as well as commitment to the industry....
McLaren (Exeter) Limited are advancing exciting new proposals for a city centre co-living development; providing young professionals and key workers with much needed opportunities to live and work in the heart of the city.
McLaren’s proposal is to redevelop the brownfield, post-war buildings located on Summerland Street, EX1 2AT, between Verney Street and Red Lion Lane, and currently comprises the Yonk Asian foods and Sai Kung supermarket.
The central unit was previously used as a windscreen repair business which closed in the summer of 2022 and is now vacant.
The £4.5m road enhancement scheme has been under construction for the past two years and was completed on 23rd February 2023.
The new access will help to boost East Devon’s economy, through provision of new jobs and opportunities for clean and inclusive growth. The enhancements to Long Lane unlock development of the new 19 acre Power Park site part of the Exeter and East Devon Enterprise Zone and is expected to create around 1,000 jobs.
The scheme facilitates a new bus loop and improved provision for pedestrian and cyclists, substantially improving access to Exeter...
Cases of norovirus are rising across the country and local people are urged to take steps to prevent the spread.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is urging the public to help stop the spread of norovirus by not visiting if they have symptoms of the virus and washing their hands regularly if visiting a healthcare setting.
Tracey Reeves, Director of Nursing – Eastern services at the Royal Devon said: “We are seeing a significant increase in the number of norovirus cases across the Royal Devon.
McDonald’s franchisee, David Shawyer, who runs and operates four restaurants in the Exeter and Exmouth area, has donated £600 worth of litter collection equipment to the Budleigh Salterton Lions.
The donation supports McDonald’s commitment to tackling litter in local communities and will help to make a difference in keeping the Exmouth and Exeter area clean.
David and his team will also be using the donated litter collection equipment, along with a Keep Britain Tidy ‘Big School Clean Kit’ to complete an upcoming local litter picking event with local primary schools in...
Councillors throw out student and co-living plans for old police station site
Major plans for student and co-living blocks at Exeter’s former Heavitree Road police station have been rejected.
The city council’s planning committee threw out the application on Monday [20 February] after criticism of what one councillor described as two “monolithic blocks” that would have been built opposite St Luke’s Campus.
The plans had been altered after members said they were ‘minded to refuse’ a previous version in October, with the total number of rooms cut by 80 to 955. Both...
