NEWS & ANALYSIS
Auditor broadens inquiry to include Exeter City Futures and ex-CEO secondment to liquidated company
More ‘significant weaknesses’ found in city council governance and financial and performance management arrangements while St Sidwell’s Point valued at £7 million less than build cost and £370,000 ex-CEO final year pay and benefits confirmed. Full story here.
Victoria Street ‘co-living’ complex revisions still propose five times recommended residential density
Brownfield claim for site in heart of St James implies any Exeter residential property with garden, garage and driveway ripe for build to rent redevelopment. Full story here.
SEND deficit deal demands £50m budget cuts, £13m asset sales and use of £20m financial reserves
Department for Education to contribute £95 million over nine years, but terms of deal require Devon County Council to break even on SEND within two years despite five years of multi-million pound overspends. Full story here.
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ON OUR RADAR
Italian Liberation Day festival // The Hall
Italian Cultural Association Exeter hosts a day of music, dance, poetry, singing and Italian food. Sunday 21 April. More details here.
Exeter Pride 2024 // Northernhay Gardens
Exeter Pride returns for a celebration of LGBTQIA+ diversity with a parade, marketplace, music, cabaret and more. Saturday 11 May. More details here.
Bloom Festival 2024 // Exeter Phoenix
Mental health and wellbeing event returns with a day of workshops, talks, poetry and performances. Sunday 12 May. More details here.
Pint of Science // Exeter city centre
Three day festival presents talks by Exeter research scientists in three city centre pubs. Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 May. More details here.
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