TOP STORY
Resident doctors set for six-day strike after Easter following “insufficient” pay offer from health secretary Wes Streeting
93% of British Medical Association resident doctor members vote in favour of fifteenth round of industrial action as dispute with government enters fourth year. Read more here.
EXETER IN BRIEF
Government gives city council £20 million “Pride in Place” funding
Exeter City Council has been awarded £20 million of government “Pride in Place” funding to be spent over the next ten years in Heavitree and Whipton. More here.
Exeter UK City Of Culture bid fails again
An Exeter City Council bid to become 2029 UK City Of Culture has failed, as have rival bids by Plymouth and Bristol. More here.
More Mary Arches Street “co-living” block design revisions trigger third public consultation
Developer Eutopia Homes has submitted further design revisions to its application for full planning permission for a 297-bed seven storey “co-living” complex in Mary Arches Street. More here.
Exeter Co Wheels car club launches three years after Co-Cars collapse
Hire-by-the-hour car club Co Wheels, which operates in 63 towns and cities in England and Scotland, has launched a scheme in Exeter. More here.
£4.2 million Exeter to Cranbrook shared use path section approved
Devon County Council has approved the delivery of a 1.5 kilometre second phase section of the Exeter to Cranbrook shared use path. More here.
£7.53 million government funding to pay for 90 Devon zero emission buses
Devon County Council has been awarded a total of £7.53 million to deliver around 90 new zero emission buses across the county through the government’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. More here.
ON OUR RADAR
La Cenerentola // St Nicholas Priory
Exeter Opera Group performs Rossini’s variation on Cinderella with a twist. More details here.
Seedlings // Love Food hub
A one-off workshop focussed on the work of Akwesasne seed keeper Rowen White. More details here.
South West Shakespeare Festival // Exeter city centre
Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings. More details here.
