LOCAL ELECTIONS SPECIAL
2025 Exeter & Devon local elections guide
Devon County Council elections take place on 1 May alongside two Exeter City Council by-elections. Our essential guide explores the background to this year’s ballot and assesses the contests in each of the city’s electoral divisions and wards. Read it here.
When, where and how to vote in the 2025 Exeter local elections
Our guide to casting your ballot in person, by post and by proxy as well as voter ID requirements and new regulations for postal votes. Read it here.
ON OUR RADAR
The Slightest Gesture // Exeter Phoenix
Sculptor and installation artist Tabatha Andrews presents a new immersive exhibition. More details.
Exeter Pride 2025 // Northernhay Gardens
Exeter Pride returns for a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity with a parade, marketplace, music, cabaret and more. More details.
Czech Classics // Exeter Cathedral
Isca Ensemble and chorus perform a programme by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. More details.
Fore Street Flea 2025 // Fore Street
Market with stalls selling vintage items, handmade craft, food and drink plus live music from local artists returns for 2025 season. More details.
Pint of Science 2025 // Exeter city centre
Three days of talks, demonstrations and live experiments by research scientists in city centre pubs. More details.
BELOW THE FOLD
Heavitree & Whipton Barton community groups miss out on £14,600 after Danny Barnes fails to sign funding agreements
Voluntary sector grants now lost following 12% councillor attendance record highlighting need for by-elections in absentee cases. Read more.
Criminal investigation into suspended Devon & Cornwall Police Chief Constable dropped
Will Kerr to remain suspended while IOPC resumes previously paused conduct investigation and interim chief constable James Vaughan continues to lead force. Read more.
South West Water bills rise by a third following worst performance in sector with 550,000 hours of sewage spills
Tariffs increase as Environment Agency publishes damning data after South West Water owner Pennon Group issues £24.5 million in dividends to shareholders. Read more.
