Martin Redfern
The Met Office has confirmed that 2022 was the UK’s hottest year on record and that climate change made its 10°C-plus average temperature around 160 times more likely.
An accompanying study concluded that what would have been a 1-in-500 year temperature in a natural climate is now likely every three to four years.
Democracy doesn't work when people don't know who is deciding what on whose behalf and what the costs and consequences of those decisions will be.
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2025 Devon County Council elections leave balance of power in Green Party hands as local government reorganisation takes centre stage on regional political agenda.
County-wide seat wins and vote share changes plus the votes cast with vote share, party vote share change and turnout in each Exeter division.
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Labour holds Topsham by just 28 votes as party polls only 0.25% above Reform across both wards.
The votes cast for each candidate with vote share, party vote share change and turnout in Mincinglake & Whipton and Topsham.
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SATURDAY 26 APRIL TO SATURDAY 21 JUNE 2025
Sculptor and installation artist Tabatha Andrews presents a new immersive exhibition.
EXETER PHOENIX
SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025
Exeter Pride returns for a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity with a parade, marketplace, music, cabaret and more.
NORTHERNHAY GARDENS
SATURDAY 10 MAY 2025
Isca Ensemble and chorus perform a programme by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
EXETER CATHEDRAL
SUNDAY 18 MAY 2025
Market with stalls selling vintage items, handmade craft, food and drink plus live music from local artists returns for 2025 season.
FORE STREET
