TOP STORIES
First Exeter ‘co-living’ rooms advertised to let from £1,045-£1,360 per month plus council tax
£40,800 minimum salary to rent 26.5 square metre room in six storey 133-unit block, promoted as two minutes’ walk from university St Luke’s campus, requiring tenants among top 20% of Exeter earners – or with wealthy guarantors. Full story here.
Exeland House ‘co-living’ proposals revised to address ‘extreme increase in flood risks’
Environment Agency says most new residential development in River Exe floodplain ‘will be required to be at first floor or higher’ to deal with ‘future flood risks exacerbated by climate change’. Full story here.
Devon County Council cuts £270,000 Wellbeing Exeter partnership funding
Decision made in parallel with homelessness prevention funding cut decisions following January announcement of £50 million of unspecified 2023-24 budget cuts. Full story here.
EXETER IN BRIEF
Nearly 60,000 patients on Devon NHS dental services waiting list
Report says number of adults able to access NHS dentist in Devon has fallen to less than 40% as practices hand back contracts and commissioners struggle to procure replacement providers. Read more here.
County council forecasts £9.3 million overspend on top of £36.6 million SEND services deficit
Additional £10 million service delivery cuts, mostly from adult social care and children’s services, to be allocated to government ‘safety valve’ deficit programme. Read more here.
ON OUR RADAR
CROW Show: Light // Maketank
Paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramic and textile works by members of the Creative Older Women art collective. Until Friday 15 September. More details here.
Salmon Run 2023 // River Exe
Three runs along the River Exe to highlight the significance of salmon and the species’ relationship with the waterway. Sunday 24 September. More details here.
Kidical Mass returns // Southernhay
Kidical Mass Exeter is holding its fifth family bike ride as part of an ongoing campaign for safe cycling routes for children, young people and families. Sunday 24 September. More details here.
ON THE AGENDA
St Petrock’s shortlisted for National Lottery project of the year award
Mobile rough sleeper service among seventeen finalists shortlisted from nearly 4,000 applicants to reach public vote stage of national award. More details here.
City council seeks feedback on council housing strategy
Exeter City Council is seeking feedback on a draft 2023-27 council housing strategy that will guide the way it manages its stock of 4,800 rented homes and 1,000 leasehold properties over the next five years. More details here.
Annual inspection period begins as unaudited 2022-23 city council accounts published
Special information access rights enabling local residents to examine records and ask council and external auditor related questions apply until 12 October. More details here.
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