Exeter is set for an unforgettable June as the city comes alive for a month-long celebration of vibrant events, arts, culture, and entertainment.  From live music and laugh-out-loud comedy, to inspiring heritage festivals and creative arts and literature events, June Boom has something for everyone — and people won’t want to miss a thing!  June...
Exeter’s popular museum – RAMM – is looking for people to help shape its creative programme. The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery in Queen Street, Exeter, needs people to join its Community Panel. In its call for new RAMM Community Panel members, the Museum asks: Are you passionate about Exeter and its community?...
Exeter’s historic Underground Passages have been 3D laser scanned, giving a fascinating insight into what lies beneath the surface of the city’s streets. A short animation – made by Benchmark Surveys – shows just where the passages are in relation to their above-ground locations. Benchmark recently carried out the survey using high-tech 3D...
Exeter’s Fore Street Flea returns on Sunday 18 May, bringing with it market stalls, live music, free family activities and food and drink. Now in its ninth year, the iconic market has become a firm favourite in Exeter’s cultural calendar, drawing crowds to the heart of the city’s West Quarter for a day of discovery,...
Exeter’s England scrum-half Flo Robinson has signed a new contract at the Sandy Park club. The 23-year-old made her debut for the Red Roses against Italy in this year’s Six Nations. She has played 80 times for the club in two spells – having returned last summer from a season at Harlequins. Next season will...
Street artists are being given the opportunity to make their mark in Exeter. InExeter – the city’s Business Improvement District, or BID – is looking for talented artists to help brighten up the streets of Exeter. They’re looking for artists with the vision and skills to create spectacular pieces that add to the vibrancy and...
Exeter’s newest park has sprung into life, with spring flowers blooming in the April sunshine. Walkers can take in the spring colours at Northbrook Park whilst dodging the April showers! Spring is definitely in full swing at the 4.5-hectare site just off the Topsham Road. The former golf course, which is owned by the City Council...
A new art exhibition Afloat or Ashore at Exeter Custom House will showcase beautiful and evocative paintings from the finalists of a competition. The exhibition opens on Saturday 12 April 2025 with the winning and best entries from last year’s art competition organised by the Society and National Historic Ships UK to celebrate historic vessels...
Exeter Community Lottery is offering players the chance to win a luxury city break or a £1,000 cash prize in its latest Super Draw. All entries made before 26 April will be eligible for this special prize. For just £1 a week, players are entered into weekly draws with the chance to win up to...
There’s still time to share your views on the final draft of Exeter’s new Corporate Plan 2025-2028. This important document sets out what the council wants to achieve in the years ahead and how it will deliver its vision for a happy, healthy and fully engaged city in the future. It will replace the existing...
Councillors have unanimously backed a submission which sets out the council’s case for a new unitary authority which includes the city of Exeter. The council will now submit its interim case for the creation of a new unitary authority incorporating the city of Exeter and adjacent areas after it gained cross-party support. The submission recognises...
Another 2,000 homes in Exeter are set to receive weekly food waste collections. The latest roll-out of kerbside collections will cover areas of Topsham, as plans to get the whole city involved continue to take shape. Currently around a third of Exeter – 22,000 properties – benefits from kerbside food waste collections and the service...
There’s still time to register to vote in this year’s elections being held in Exeter. People have until midnight on Friday 11 April to make sure they are on the electoral register. Anyone not on the register cannot vote. There will be elections for Devon County Council on Thursday 1 May. There will also be...
Residents and stakeholders in the city are being invited to share their views on the final draft of Exeter’s new Corporate Plan 2025-2028. The plan identifies the Council’s key strategic priorities for the future and sets out how they will be delivered, and how success will be measured. The Corporate Plan has been developed in...
At the budget-setting meeting on 28 February 2025, the Council had to identify £3.5 million savings to set a balanced budget for the next financial year. Part of the measures to achieve this included a reduction to the budget of the Leisure Service of £586,000. To achieve these savings, the Leisure service has had to...