Keep our reporting free for everyone to read Upgrade to paid
Martin Redfern
The refurbishment of Paternoster House at the corner of Fore Street and North Street is apparently about to begin, just one month before planning permission to convert the former department store into flats expires.
Property developer Grenadier, part of the Oxygen House group of companies which is also responsible for Exeter City Futures, does not expect the project to be complete until the end of 2024.
Exeter Observer's public interest publishing is paid for by a growing community of readers who contribute to its running costs.
They enable us to keep our journalism free for thousands of people who might otherwise never know about the things we report.
But it's not enough to break even. We need more paying subscribers to keep our readers informed about what's really going on in our city.
178 of the 300 paying subscribers we need have signed up to support the independent journalism our local democracy needs from less than £2/week.
Help keep our reporting free for everyone to read by joining them today. We can't do it without you.
THURSDAY 9 TO SATURDAY 11 JULY 2026
Hand-made ceramics, textiles, jewellery, artworks, toiletries and more by makers from across the South West.
CATHEDRAL GREEN
Pennon Group report shows Susan Davy received almost £6.8 million – including “personal security-related allowance” – during five years and five months as company CEO before December 2025 departure – then another £845,000.
Subsidiary of US-based Cannae Holdings buys Sandy Park stadium club from Exeter Rugby Group following vote in favour of proposed takeover by club members.
Just 85 invitation-only workshop attendees consulted during development of yet another city council strategy without a delivery plan.
Charity says women’s homelessness often hidden from view because of “fears around safety, harassment, and gender-based violence” in report following publication of city council snapshot count which recorded five-fold rise in rough sleeper numbers.
Financing for second phase yet to be found as adjacent Rennes House demolition costs rise to £1 million and Exeter City Living reports year-end loss in residual Guildhall flats management role.
Survey inviting feedback on city council word salad arrives two years late, following second UK City of Culture bid failure, with delivery plan outsourced to secretive, unelected sub-committee.
, updated
