HEADLINES Exeter Energy plant replaces rationale for Grace Road Fields location near River Exe with reliance on air source heat pumps Developer nevertheless seeks planning permission to build in Riverside Valley Park, claiming public open space “not bound” by local plan policy, as scheme ambition and city council environmental leadership claims begin to drain away....
Devon County Council has admitted that the Heavitree & Whipton Active Streets trial it launched in August 2023 led to a “lack of trust in the decision-making process” at County Hall and a perception of a “downward spiral” in Exeter highways management. It also said that focus groups held in November, after the trial scheme...
Theatre company Half a String is bringing a family-friendly tale of trees and nature told with puppetry, music and live camera work to Emmanuel Hall in St Thomas on Friday 21 February. Breathe is set on a hectic forest floor, with larger than life fungi and creaking tree roots. It recounts an extraordinary journey from...
Devon County Council’s plan to postpone the May 2025 local elections has failed alongside its application to join the government’s fast-track devolution priority programme. Secretary of State Angela Rayner announced the decision in a House of Commons statement today. County council leader James McInnes wrote to the government to apply to join the fast-track devolution...