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 is celebrating after being awarded £20 million Pride in Place funding to strengthen neighbourhoods within the city.
The money will be spent over the course of ten years in Whipton and Heavitree.
The Pride in Place Programme is designed to put communities at the centre of decision-making, ensuring that investment represents the needs, ideas and ambitions of local people.
The council will work with the local MP to set up a new Neighbourhood Board to work out the best way to spend the money. The Board will bring together residents, councillors, local...
Improvement work to enhance bus services on Heavitree Road in Exeter will get underway next month (February).
The scheme, which will start on Monday 2 February, involves the construction of a new traffic island and installation of a new set of traffic signals at the end of the outbound (eastbound) bus lane between Grendon Road and Polsloe Road/Barrack Road.
These new signals will give buses priority at the Polsloe Road / Barrack Road junction, making it easier for buses to progress towards Heavitree Fore Street or move from the bus lane into the right turn lane for...
The last of the traffic barriers from Exeter’s controversial Active Streets trial will be removed within days.
The‘filters’ in Heavitree and Whipton are being dismantled in Ladysmith Road, Park Road and St Marks Avenue on Wednesday and Thursday.
Devon County Council’sannouncement came as its highways and traffic orders committee (HATOC) heard calls for unity as the city tries to solve its traffic problems.
In June the committee suspended the trial early in the face of fierce opposition from the local community. It had been due to run until early 2025.
Exeter’s controversial ‘Active Streets’ experiment which has prompted angry protests and petitions from thousands of objectors could be called off.
A report to the committee that set up the scheme says negative impacts could outweigh benefits.
Exeter’s highways and traffic orders committee will meet next week to assess the experiment and discuss the public’s resistance to it.
And a report from the council’s director of climate change, environment and transport says that if the situation does not improve by the end of next month, the council should consider...
A popular vet practice in Heavitree in Exeter has achieved a coveted wildlife award in its drive to create a friendly space for humans and animals.
Devon Wildlife Trust has recognised Linnaeus-owned City Vets’ wildlife garden due to its welcoming environment for animals.
The garden project was started a year ago by registered veterinary nurse Marianne Segev and veterinary surgeon Fay Dimaline, with donations and support from colleagues.
Fay helped Marianne build the garden on her day off and collected a lot of plants along with donations from other staff members...
Christmas has officially arrived at Devon Air Ambulances’ (DAA) Heavitree shop today with the team working hard to showcase their stock of over 300 preloved Christmas jumpers and other festive bric-a-brac.
On the shops' Facebook page , the team, managed by Paul, have been building the excitement for the launch of Christmas stock by posting a series of videos counting down to Monday 16th October. The shop has an unbeatable range of Christmas stock including jumpers, dresses, and T-shirts, in both adult and kids' sizes.
Heavitree Shop Manager, Paul Sewter said: “In recent...
Noisy protesters outside Exeter’s historic Guildhall left city councillors in no doubt that feelings are still running high over roadblocks stopping traffic getting through Heavitree.
The roads have been blocked since August in a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) trial designed to cut down on pollution and make the streets safer for pedestrians.
Supporters say it makes for cleaner residential streets, but protesters say it is just sending the traffic elsewhere, causing congestion and pollution and making journeys around the city longer.
Overnight resurfacing work will be carried out in Fore Street, Heavitree, for six nights at the start of next month.
The road will be closed from 9pm until 7am each night from Monday 2 October until Friday 6 October and then again on the evening of Monday 9 October.
The scheme, on the section of Fore Street between the junctions with Whipton Lane and North Street, has been scheduled to take place at night in order to reduce disruption to road users. Fore Street will be fully open during daytime hours.
During the overnight closures the diversion route will be...
