THE EXETER DIGEST

Exeter Digest #55: 2024 general elections special

Our guides cover predictions in both Exeter constituencies plus Labour manifesto promises, limitations and likely local impacts as well as when, where and how to vote and constituency boundary changes.

GENERAL ELECTIONS SPECIAL

Exeter and Exmouth & Exeter East 2024 general elections guide

Steve Race is sure to be the new Exeter MP, but the outcome in newly-created Exmouth & Exeter East is much less certain. Our guide covers predictions in both constituencies and Labour manifesto promises, limitations and likely local impacts. Read it here.

When, where and how to vote in the 2024 Exeter and Exmouth & Exeter East general elections

Our guide to casting your ballot in person, by post and by proxy as well as voter ID requirements, new regulations for postal votes and constituency boundary changes. Read it here.

ON OUR RADAR

The Gift of Nearness // Exeter Phoenix

An exhibition of recent paintings by local artist Janet Sainsbury. More details here.

Brillsville Market // St Thomas

Regular community-run market that offers goods from local growers, makers and traders with a repair cafe and more. More details here.

Fore Street Flea // Fore Street

Market with stalls selling vintage items, handmade craft, food and drink plus live music from local artists. More details here.

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Exeter territorial emissions vs linear trajectory to zero by 2030

University study finds decarbonisation slowing as city council continues to pursue failing Net Zero Exeter 2030 plan

Exeter also set to miss national 2050 target on current trajectory while aviation, shipping and other excluded scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions mean annual city carbon footprint likely to be triple territorial total.

Royal Clarence Hotel in September 2024

Paternoster House developer takes on Royal Clarence Hotel rebuild after sale agreement reached with previous owners

Completion of restoration plans for five floors of luxury flats above ground floor and basement commercial units scheduled for April 2027, more than decade after historic Cathedral Yard building burnt down.

Interim Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable James Vaughan

James Vaughan appointed as interim Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable

Appointment follows suspension of acting Chief Constable Jim Colwell, recruited following suspension of Chief Constable Will Kerr, as force pays salaries of all three.

Clarendon House proposals versus Exeter building heights comparison graphic

Revised proposals for 310-bed Clarendon House student accommodation complex remove six storeys from tallest block

Second informal consultation follows council decision that development does not require Environmental Impact Assessment.

Exeter City Council consultation charter

Multiple-choice survey on £3.5m budget cuts follows auditor criticism of council public consultation methods

Move to replace resident views on key decisions and policies with opinion polls and selective questionnaires follows serial failure to uphold own consultation charter.

On Our Radar
Winterwood trees graphic

SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER 2024 TO SUNDAY 5 JANUARY 2025

Winterwood

A family-friendly, interactive production set in a festive forest by Theatre Alibi, Angel Exit Theatre and Above Bounds.

EMMANUEL HALL

Luxmuralis' Time in Salisbury Cathedral interior

TUESDAY 7 TO SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 2025

Time

An immersive sound and light show by Luxmuralis that spans the dawn of time to the present day.

EXETER CATHEDRAL

St Nicholas Priory

SATURDAY 18 JANUARY 2025

Dido and Aeneas

A performance of Henry Purcell’s only true opera in Exeter’s oldest building.

ST NICHOLAS PRIORY