Summerland Street “co-living” block build – and £200,000 CIL payment – postponed as council approves phased development

Post published:October 4, 2025
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The construction of a 145-bed “co-living” block in Summerland Street has been postponed – along with a £200,000 Community Infrastructure Levy payment – after Exeter City Council approved an amendment to the block’s planning consent earlier this week.The council approved the plans for the six-storey block between Verney Street and Red Lion Lane, opposite a 734-bed student accommodation block in Cheeke Street, in January last year.The approval followed a council decision taken in private in May 2022 to…

Honey Smugglers: So Far – Album Review

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Honey Smugglers: So Far (UltraMarine Recordings/Bandcamp) Released 10 October 2025 CD | Vinyl | DL | Streaming 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0 From 35 years ago, the long-lost debut album by short-lived indie band Honey Smugglers finally gets to see the light of day. They had little in common with their rivals, but that leaves them less tied to the confines of their age. Robert Plummer brings the past to life. “Doctor, I reckon the Tardis is playing…

NHS urges people to get flu vaccination before winter

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A hospital trust is encouraging people to get their flu vaccinations and Covid-19 boosters before the winter months.The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said the best time to get vaccinations was "well before winter illnesses peak".Chief medical officer Vanessa Purday said the flu vaccine prevented between 96,000 and 120,200 hospitalisations in England last year. "For the Royal Devon, this meant we were able to keep more people out of hospital and well in the home," she…

Smear. Kill. Repeat. | Gaza

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The chilling playbook Israel has developed for journalists in Gaza.In this special episode, we examine the systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza during two years of Israeli genocide. With international media barred from freely reporting in the Strip, local journalists have risked their lives to document the unprecedented killing, destruction and displacement around them.Since October 7, 2023, more media workers have been killed in Gaza than in any modern conflict. Families have been torn apart, homes and…

Trump orders Israel to stop bombing Gaza, says Hamas ready for peace | Donald Trump

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NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump has ordered Israel to halt its bombing of Gaza, saying Hamas is ready to make peace. The order came after Hamas agreed to parts of Trump’s peace proposal, including the release of all Israeli captives. Trump thanked Arab states for their help in trying to end the war.Published On 4 Oct 20254 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Hollywood actors set to star in movie filmed on Dartmoor

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A major motion picture starring Hollywood star Willem Dafoe is set to be filmed on Dartmoor, Devon, this autumn.Werwulf, set in 13th Century England, will be directed by Robert Eggers - known for his movies Nosferatu and The Lighthouse. The movie will also star Lily-Rose Depp and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.The Dartmoor National Park Authority's development management committee gave permission for two temporary movie sets to be created near Widecombe in the Moor and Postbridge.The committee said it was told…

LIVE: Trump says Hamas ‘ready for peace’, tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, US leader tells Israel it ‘must immediately stop’ bombing Gaza, says he believes Hamas is ‘ready for a lasting peace’.Published On 4 Oct 20254 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link

Madagascar president refuses to step down as antigov’t protests continue | Protests News

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Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening ‘all necessary measures’.Published On 3 Oct 20253 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMadagascan President Andry Rajoelina has ignored calls for his resignation by a nationwide youth-led protest movement, condemning what he perceives to be a coup plot driven by rivals.Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Antananarivo, on Friday after a “strategic” pause in the near-daily demonstrations led by a movement known as “Gen…

Hack Job: Hexbridge Youth Crew

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Album Review Hack Job Hexbridge Youth Crew (Pea Brain / CBRG / DTR / Rip Roaring Shit Storm) 7″ | DL | Streaming Out 3 October 2025 A new offering from grindcore and power violence exponents Hack Job sees them step down a gear slightly to deliver up some prime gnarly metal-tinged punk. Horror fiction mingles with real world reality checks with humour never far away says Nathan Brown. Hack Job are mates of mine and always a…

Pressure mounts on Meloni’s gov’t as Gaza protests paralyse Italy | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Italy as part of a general strike in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla that was intercepted by Israel this week while trying to bring aid to Palestinians in Gaza.More than two million people attended Friday’s protests after the strike was called by a number of trade unions “in defence of the flotilla”, which was carrying a total of 40 Italians, and to “stop the genocide”, the…

Plymouth man who died in M5 crash was ‘truly wonderful’

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The family of a man who died in a crash on the M5 have paid tribute to him as a "truly wonderful gentleman".Mihai Florescu, 39, from Plymouth, died at the scene of a four-vehicle crash near Junction 27 at Tiverton at about 23:10 BST on 18 September.His wife Laura said: "There are few words to express the deep pain and sorrow of losing Mihai Florescu, a loving husband, son, brother and friend who has been taken from us…

Apollo, Manchester – Live Review

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Ethel CainApollo, Manchester2nd October 2025 The opening night of the Willoughby Tucker Forever European tour is an exercise in emotional ferocity To be in the room on the opening night of Ethel Cain’s biggest European tour to date is to observe an inescapable truth; the paradigms of pop stardom have shifted. Historically, music of the type that Cain makes does not inspire huge teen followings; the 27-year-old takes the standard blueprint for confessional singer-songwriter fare and cloaks it…