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National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church of which the Tudor king had just made himself head in his Break with Rome. Valor Ecclesiasticus counted 8,000 parish churches, 650 monasteries, 22 cathedrals and numerous chapels, chantries, colleges, schools, hospitals and…

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New podcast explains what happens after inevitable ‘overshoot’ of 1.5°C global warming

A new podcast series will explore what will happen when global warming exceeds 1.5°C. The four-part documentary – called Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C – is released 10 years after the landmark Paris climate agreement set a goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. That goal is being lost, and the series examines the misconceptions about what will happen next, drawing on rich and surprising stories of the people and places on the frontline. Overshoot…

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Charity renews support for Devon and Cornwall families

A road safety group has received renewed funding to support children's bereavement charities in Devon and Cornwall and provide help for families affected by road crashes. National charity Brake funds two caseworkers for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to provide practical and emotional support. The service has been funded by the police and crime commissioner (PCC) since 2023, and the charity has supported more than 250 families in the area. Brake's CEO Ross Moorlock said he…

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Immanuel Feyi-Waboso: ‘World-class’ England winger can be Prem top scorer

Baxter's side finished second-from-bottom of the Premiership last season and only bottom side Newcastle scored fewer points than the 403 Exeter managed over their 18 games. But the Exeter boss feels there is a similar drive in his squad to get Feyi-Waboso to the top of the try-scoring charts as his team had in 2021 when Sam Simmonds broke the Premiership single-season try-scoring record.The England and British and Irish Lions number eight managed 21 tries in 22 games…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

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Spork! Dead Poets Slam 2025

Spork! Dead Poets Slam 2025

ON OUR RADAR Halloween spoken-word special featuring Jo Eades and Samuel L. Cohen with a £100 cash prize poetry slam. Leigh Curtis   Spork! presents a spoken-word Halloween special at Exeter Phoenix on Friday 31 October featuring Bristol poets Jo Eades and Samuel L. Cohen with a £100 cash prize poetry slam. Jo Eades is the winner of poetry slams at the Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Hip Yak Poetry Shack. Her debut poetry…

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Man, 45, suffers life-threatening injuries in Exeter crash

A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after a single-car crash, police have said.The crash involving a blue Ford Fusion happened on Stoke Road in Exeter at about 08:40 BST, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Officers said a 45-year-old man, from Tiverton, was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with serious injuries and the road was closed for nearly six hours for investigative work.The force appealed for for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to contact them. Source link

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Exeter hailed University of the Year for its outstanding support of social mobility

Exeter has been named ‘University of the Year’ at the prestigious national awards programme celebrating outstanding support for social mobility. The University triumphed at the Social Mobility Awards in London, last night (Thursday), in recognition of its work across multiple national and regional projects dedicated to championing equal opportunities and improving life outcomes for young people. These include the Success of All programme, which focuses on widening participation, closing gaps in student outcomes, and building a diverse and…

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Covid inquiry report highlights impact on children and young people’s mental health 

An Exeter professor presented her new report on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people’s mental health when she gave evidence to the Government’s Covid Inquiry yesterday.   Professor Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, Associate Professor in Child Public Mental Health at the University of Exeter, worked with Professor Cathy Creswell at Oxford University on the report. It was written to assist the Inquiry in understanding the impact of the pandemic on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing.…

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