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The county council has confirmed that it intends to introduce its Exeter Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan, now six years late, without committing to delivery timescales, allocating any funding or expanding the proposed network in response to opposition to its plans centred on their lack of ambition.
It also rejected calls to extend a 20mph speed limit across Exeter to increase cyclist and pedestrian safety.
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WEDNESDAY 3 TO SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2026
Festival returns for third year with four days of comedy featuring Nish Kumar, Josh Widdecombe, Josie Long, Bridget Christie, Mike Wozniak and many more.
EXETER CITY CENTRE
Green Party call for “co-operative council” to “put people before politics” ignored despite opposition councillors holding balance of power.
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Defiant Phil Bialyk says Exeter election results are vote of confidence in party which will propose own portfolio holders, leader and deputy at May annual meeting.
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The votes cast for each candidate with vote share and party vote share change in each ward plus turnout, postal votes and the distribution of seats.
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City council elections take place on Thursday 7 May. Our comprehensive guide covers who’s standing where, wards to watch and the backdrop to this year’s ballot, which looks set to end fourteen years of Labour majority control over the city.
Charges for waterways access are set to be imposed from the quay and canal basin to the coast under proposed Harbour Revision Order powers after six years of rising costs propelled by pursuit of Port Marine Safety Code compliance. They risk driving away craft of all sizes, from kayaks to yachts, while redevelopment threatens canalside land – but it’s not too late to change course.
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