Consultation: Cycle contraflow lane on South Street (Exeter city centre)
Devon County Council is planning to construct a cycle contraflow lane on South Street in Exeter City Centre. Background The proposals form part of a number of cycle infrastructure improvements linking Exeter Quay to the city centre. Exeter’s riverside cycle routes with the Quay as their centre point are heavily used (more than 2,000 […]
Consultation: Cycle contraflow lane on West Street (Exeter city centre)
Devon County Council are planning to construct a cycle contraflow lane on West Street in Exeter City Centre. Background The proposals form part of a number of cycle infrastructure improvements linking Exeter Quay to the City Centre. Exeter’s riverside cycle routes with the Quay as their centre point are heavily used (more than […]
Update from Exeter City Council – 14 May
Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund Following on from the Government announcement regarding the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund, we can confirm that we have now received the guidance from central government in relation to this scheme. There is now significant work that needs to be undertaken to establish the criteria and process for the scheme. […]
Investment in local community project to improve one of Exeter’s most used pathways
One of Exeter’s most used pathways has been improved thanks to a partnership project in the local community. The St Clements Lane pedestrian gateway to the city was made possible due to Exeter College’s successful £60,000 bid to Great Western Railway’s (GWR) Customer and Communities Improvement Fund, and £50,000 match funding from Devon County Council. […]
Libraries Unlimited Chief Executive receives Honorary Doctorate
Ciara Eastell, Chief Executive of Libraries Unlimited, has today received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from The University of Sheffield. Ciara, who heads up the Devon-based charity that is responsible for running Devon and Torbay Libraries, studied librarianship at the University’s Information School in 1994. Since graduating, she has worked as a librarian in Gateshead, […]
HotSW LEP’s Annual Conference & AGM
We would like to invite you to the HotSW LEP’s Annual Conference & AGM at Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter, on Monday 12th November. You will also be able to find out about a range of free support for your business, including the latest help around digital technology. Support will also be available throughout […]
Super Saturday – all eyes on Exeter!
Global attention will be focussed on Exeter this coming weekend with the high-flying Chiefs travelling to Twickenham for their first ever Premiership final on 'Super Saturday' combined with the electric atmosphere of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at nearby Powderham Castle. If the Exeter Chiefs win the final, arrangements are being made for a victory parade […]
The Shrouds of the Somme 19240 – Centenary Dinner at Sandy Park
A centenary Black-Tie Dinner in aid of The Shrouds of the Somme 19240, remembering the Allied servicemen who gave their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Saturday 16 April 2016 – 7pm until late at Sandy Park To include: A Beating Retreat and spectacular musical entertainment throughout the evening from the […]