Exeter Digest #91: King Billy community balance – Grace Road Fields disposal – Summerland Street “co-living” postponement – Exeter College merger – Clarendon House PBSA

Post published:October 5, 2025
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SPECIAL REPORTCouncil denies data and contrives criteria to dismiss community balance concerns in third King Billy student block approvalExeter Observer analysis finds more students living in city centre than residents as council bid to include PBSA in housing delivery figures weakens local planning policy – but does not remove it from decision-making altogether. Read the report here.HEADLINESBotched consultation restarted on sale of 8.5 acres of Riverside Valley Park green spaceCouncil land disposal to include rights to lay underground…

Week in Pictures: Pro-Gaza protests in Europe to floods in Sudan

Post published:October 5, 2025
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A global roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link

‘Substantial savings’ will affect Devon library services

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"Difficult decisions" which will have a direct impact on services are required to make savings at Devon's libraries, a report said.Devon County Council funds 50 libraries through a £7m contract with the charity Libraries Unlimited which ends on 31 March 2026.A recruitment freeze in place is already "impacting on the ability to deliver published opening hours" according to the report prepared for a council cabinet meeting to be held on Wednesday.A 12-week public consultation, due to start in…

Lionel Messi assists Inter Miami back into win column against Revolution | Football News

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A trio of assists by star forward Lionel Messi helped Inter Miami crush New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.Published On 5 Oct 20255 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareJordi Alba and Tadeo Allende each scored two goals to lead host Inter Miami to a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Saturday night’s victory snapped a two-match winless streak for Inter Miami (17-7-8, 59 points), which moved into third place in the…

Border Patrol agents shoot woman amid Chicago immigration protests | Donald Trump News

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ICE agents clash with protesters, deploying rubber bullets and pepper spray amid Chicago immigration demonstrations.United States Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security said, as dozens of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city’s southwest side.A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Saturday that no law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident in which a group, including the shot woman, rammed cars into…

Botched consultation restarted on sale of 8.5 acres of Riverside Valley Park green space

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Exeter City Council has restarted its botched public consultation on the disposal of up to 8.5 acres of public green space in Riverside Valley Park to enable the construction of a “low-to-zero carbon” industrial heat plant for which it granted outline planning approval in August.The council initially agreed the sale of a 2.5 acre plot in Grace Road Fields, a fifteen acre ex-playing field in the valley park, to Exeter Energy, a Leeds-based company controlled by 1Energy Group…

Police fire water cannon at Georgia protesters near presidential palace | Elections News

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Opposition protests turned violent as riot police deployed tear gas and water cannon near the presidential palace.Published On 4 Oct 20254 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareGeorgian riot police have deployed water cannon, pepper spray and tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace in Tbilisi during municipal elections.The clashes took place on Saturday after opposition groups, who had boycotted the vote, called for a “peaceful revolution” against the governing Georgian Dream…

Woman and child rescued after tree falls on car in Plymouth

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Emergency services had to rescue a woman and a child who were trapped inside a car after a tree fell on it. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said crews attended Haye Road in Plymstock, Plymouth, on Saturday at about 11:15 BST.The fire service said police and the ambulance service also attended and removed the occupants, who were checked at the scene by paramedics. The incident was handed over to Devon and Cornwall Police. Source link

Torquay United beat Salisbury 1-0 for first away win of the season

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Torquay United got their first away victory of the season as they won 1-0 at Salisbury in National League South. Matt Worthington converted Jay Foulston's eighth-minute cross to score what proved to be the decisive goal. Jordan Yong could have doubled the lead but his 31st-minute penalty was saved while Worthington also had a chance to add to Torquay's tally soon after. Matt Briggs had a good chance to level the scores with 20 minutes left but was…

The Prem: Exeter 38-15 Newcastle Red Bulls – Chiefs continue fine start

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Exeter: John; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Hammersley, Brown-Bampoe; Skinner, Varney; Goodrick-Clarke, Dweba, Iosefa-Scott, Jenkins (capt), Zambonin, Roots, Fisilau, Vintcent.Replacements: Yeandle, Blose, Tchumbadze, Tuima, Pearson, James, Chapman, Lilley.Newcastle: Williams; Spencer, Doherty, Grayson, Hearle; Connon, Elliott; McCallum, McGuigan (capt), de Bruin, Hodgson, Clarke, Neild, Gordon, Mafi.Replacements: Fletcher, Brocklebank, Palframan, Usher, Lee-Warner, Dickens, Chamberlain, Obatoyinbo.Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys. Source link

River Westin: Saturnine – Album Review

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River Westin: Saturnine Self-Released Download/Stream Out Now No third album blues for this one time visual artist and graphic designer, currently based in Upstate New York and moving a little to the side of his previous sound, it’s a fresh take on something very British, writes MK Bennett. Queer pop has a rich and storied history in the culture, dating back to its earliest beginnings. Often closeted…

India vs Pakistan – ICC Women’s World Cup: Match time, handshake row, rain | Cricket News

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Who: India vs PakistanWhat: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025When: Sunday, October 5 at 09:30 GMTWhere: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri LankaHow to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will have live build-up from 06:30 GMT ahead of our text commentary stream.Cricket could take the backseat on yet another Sunday when India meet Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 in Colombo amid lingering political tension between the South Asian neighbours.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe eagerly…