Exeter News

Residents in Exeter are being encouraged to check if they are eligible for Government help with home energy-efficiency upgrades that could save hundreds of pounds on fuel bills.

Innovative work by Devon & Cornwall Police, supported by University of Exeter education experts, aims to decrease youth reoffending and prevent children entering the youth criminal justice system.

Play time in Exeter just got better after two popular city play parks became the latest to receive major upgrades - with new equipment and a cool new look.

Emergency services were called at around 5.45pm on Tuesday 26 September 2023 to the B3174 between Cranbrook and Clyst Honiton to a report of a two-vehicle road traffic collision.

The UK’s Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, has opened a new learning facility that will support skills growth in the workforce as well as thousands of students looking to develop their careers and professional expertise.

If any resident in Exeter has received a form or letter from the City Council’s electoral services in the past few months and has not yet returned it – now is the time to do so.

A popular skating facility in Exeter has had to be closed after arsonists dragged two bins onto some of the equipment and set fire to them causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Overnight resurfacing work will be carried out in Fore Street, Heavitree, for six nights at the start of next month (October).

A student who fled war-torn Ukraine before embarking on her studies at the University of Exeter Business School has been nominated for the AMBA Student of the Year Award 2024.

Soil run-off from the heavy rains over the weekend has forced the City Council to close the paddling pools at Heavitree Pleasure Ground for the current season.

Devon County Council will be relocating our library service in St Thomas, but we are committed to keeping it in the local community.

Rubbish bins in public places that are rarely used are being removed, to help free up crews to concentrate on cleaning city's streets.

Exeter has been named as runner-up in the prestigious University of the Year award for the second successive year in the influential The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024,

Latest figures have emerged showing the top 10 good causes benefitting from ticket sales of the Exeter Community Lottery.

The Council’s pioneering solar farm and battery storage facility at Marsh Barton has been shortlisted for another top award.

People are being given the opportunity to vote for their favourite design for a new piece of climate-inspired street art in Exeter. A public vote will decide the final design of the mural near Exeter Library in the city centre.

A 4,300-year-old clay beaker unearthed by archaeologists working on the site of a new school is being cared for at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery.

A free drop-in event in Exeter on 28th September will offer advice on helping residents to be fully prepared for the colder winter months ahead.

Exeter City of Literature are looking to commission an artist to create a large new, permanent art installation at Exeter St David’s to celebrate the city’s UNESCO designation.

People moving into new homes on a giant development on the outskirts of Exeter will have a head start when it comes to building their new communities.

The City Council is updating its Housing Strategy – and your views are needed to ensure that it reflects the needs of residents in the city. The Housing Strategy will set out the vision and plans for the Council Housing Service over the next five years.

The Lord Mayor of Exeter has praised the work of all members of the emergency services who put their lives on the line to keep us safe every day.

The motion, agreed last month, will mean food provided at the council’s internal meetings will be plant-based from May. Cafes and restaurants in council facilities must also have clearly advertised plant-based options.