Sonny Baker known as the Torbay Tornado is causing a stir in the cricket world
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Exeter Digest #89: Grace Road Fields special report – 2025 summer recess stories
Exeter Digest #89: Grace Road Fields special report - 2025 summer recess stories - Exeter ObserverEverything else is public relations Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters THE EXETER DIGESTWith our pick of upcoming local community and culture highlights and a recap of the top stories from our previous edition.Sunday 17 August 2025SPECIAL REPORTExeter City Council disregards national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve Riverside Valley Park flood zone heat plant plansFive gas boilers…
25 stories for the 2025 summer recess
25 stories for the 2025 summer recessThe Exeter Observer team is taking a short break from publishing during the summer recess to carry out essential maintenance and development work. We’ve picked 25 stories from the past twelve months to keep you ticking over until our return in September.CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENTUniversity study finds decarbonisation slowing as city council continues to pursue failing Net Zero Exeter 2030 planExeter also set to miss national 2050 target on current trajectory while aviation,…
Exeter City Council disregards national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve Riverside Valley Park flood zone heat plant plans
Exeter City Council has disregarded national planning policy and Environment Agency criticism to approve plans for an industrial heat plant in Grace Road Fields, a fifteen acre ex-playing field beside Exeter Ship Canal which forms part of Riverside Valley Park.Grace Road Fields is in flood zone three with a high probability of fluvial flooding from the River Exe, according to Environment Agency modelling.Exeter Energy, a Leeds-based company controlled by 1Energy Group and Asper Investment Management, is to receive…
Exeter Digest #88: West Park development demolitions – Devon & Cornwall Police performance improvements
HEADLINESWest Park redevelopment demolitions to proceed to enable intrusive unexploded ordnance surveys before works can beginFive year-old University of Exeter plans to provide 2,000 new student bedspaces in blocks up to nine storeys tall by demolishing up to 30 buildings on fifteen acre Streatham campus site about to take seismic step towards delivery. Read more.HMICFRS identifies sufficient Devon & Cornwall Police improvements to return force to routine monitoringInspectorate decision follows nearly three years of enhanced monitoring after force…
West Park redevelopment demolitions to proceed to enable intrusive unexploded ordnance surveys before works can begin
The demolition of dozens of buildings on the University of Exeter’s Streatham campus is to proceed to enable intrusive unexploded ordnance surveys after a risk assessment concluded that World War II munitions might remain hidden on its West Park redevelopment site.The university plans to provide more than 2,000 new student bedspaces in blocks up to nine storeys tall by replacing the existing Clydesdale, Nash and Birks Grange Village accommodation facilities in the north west corner of the campus…
Exeter Contemporary Open 2025 – Exeter Observer
Exeter Contemporary Open 2025 - Exeter ObserverDemocracy doesn't work when people don't know Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADARAnnual exhibition featuring fifteen contemporary visual artists from across the UK.Leigh CurtisExeter Contemporary Open returns to the Phoenix Gallery from 12 September to 1 November to present the work of fifteen contemporary visual artists selected from hundreds of entries from across the UK.This year’s exhibitors are Helen Acklam, Stacey Allan, Chris Alton, Yiduo Cheng,…
HMICFRS identifies sufficient Devon & Cornwall Police improvements to return force to routine monitoring
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has identified sufficient Devon & Cornwall Police performance improvements to return the force to routine inspectorate monitoring.The force has been subject to enhanced monitoring for nearly three years after it was found to be inadequate in three of nine areas and requiring improvement in two more.During a September 2022 inspection HMICFRS identified causes of concern, which it defines as serious, critical or systemic shortcomings in practice, policy or…
Exeter Street Arts Festival 2025
Exeter Street Arts Festival 2025 - Exeter ObserverMedia made in Exeter Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADARThe annual festival returns with street art, drumming, dance, workshops, walkabouts and live music.Leigh CurtisExeter Street Arts Festival returns on Saturday 30 August with street art, drumming, dance, workshops, walkabouts and live music performances taking place across the city centre.This year’s line-up features more than 100 artists in eight indoor and outdoor locations including St Sidwell’s…
Heritage Open Days 2025 – Exeter Observer
Heritage Open Days 2025 - Exeter ObserverMedia made in Exeter Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADARAnnual festival returns with free talks, tours and exhibitions at heritage sites in and around Exeter.Leigh CurtisHeritage Open Days, an annual festival of free events including talks, tours and exhibitions, returns to heritage sites in and around Exeter from Friday 12 to Sunday 21 September.Highlights include a guided walk along key sections of Exeter’s city walls led…
Quayside Farmers’ Market – Exeter Observer
Quayside Farmers’ Market - Exeter ObserverMedia made in Exeter Upgrade to paidEO Exeter Observer Local news that matters ON OUR RADARMonthly market offering local produce, hand-made goods, plants, cakes and more.Leigh CurtisExeter Quayside Farmers’ Market returns to Piazza Terracina on Saturday 16 August with local produce, hand-made goods, plants, cakes and more.Launched by Food Exeter in June, and attracting around 1,000 visitors on its first day, the monthly market aims to increase access to nutritious, healthy food for…