Exeter City Councillors have agreed to support an initiative by Devon Climate Emergency Response Group (DCERG) to reduce local carbon emissions. The DCERG aims to bring members of the public and organisations in the community together to create a county-wide ‘roadmap’ plan designed to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the city and county. As stated […]
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New City Council digital service gives those at risk of homelessness immediate help
The new service will allow 24-hour access to important information and documents Exeter City Council have launched a digital service enabling local people at risk of homelessness to access key housing services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Advice, information and access to the council’s housing team can now be obtained through the […]
Eco-friendly Exeter housing up for awards
Exeter City Council has recently completed an environmentally friendly housing complex which has been shortlisted for numerous awards, including: the South West Built Environment Awards, Project of the Year category; Residential Property of the Year in the Michelmores Property Awards; and two Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards – Design Through Innovation and Residential. […]
Exeter to become a carbon neutral city
Exeter will strive to become carbon neutral by 2030, the City Council announced on Friday, March 15. This commitment follows a motion recognising the urgency of climate change and Exeter’s duty to act “quickly, collectively and concertedly”. Meeting with protestors outside Exeter Civic Centre, Cllr Rachel Sutton confirmed the goal and explained environmental work already […]
Gas leak closes Pinhoe Road
On the evening of Monday 8 October, Wales & West Utilities investigated a reported gas leak in the Pinhoe Road area. Residents reported a strong odour of gas in the area surrounding Polsole Bridge. Upon examination, the engineers discovered a leak in the gas pipes beneath the road. As a result, rapid repairs took place between […]
Traffic orders issued amidst bus station disputes
New traffic orders with an estimated cost of £80,000 will be implemented in order to temporarily transfer bus services from Exeter Bus Station to on-street locations while construction of a brand new facility is underway. The new bus station is due to open to the public in winter 2020, and will be built alongside a new […]
East Park development to go ahead
Exeter City Council approved the building of new student accommodation on Streatham Campus, which should provide housing for 1,200 students, on 24th April. The East Park development is to be built on an arable field on the Eastern side of campus, accessible from Pennsylvania Road and Rennes Drive, and it has even be said it’ll […]
New accommodation plans approved
Exeter City Council Planning Committee voted in favour of the University’s new accommodation plans for East Park after a meeting on Monday 24th April. In revision of the previous plans the University has reduced the site by 18% as well reducing the size of the blocks, allowing planners to finally approve the development. Appropriately named […]
Local bin collection policy labelled “rubbish”
Students have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Council’s rubbish collection policy after “masses of bags” were left to “rot on the street”. Popular student housing areas, such as Monks Road, have been subject to a large build-up of odorous bin bags in recent weeks, as local refuse crews have refused to collect waste from “overfilled bins”. One […]