Stories by Leigh Curtis
SATURDAY 22 JUNE 2024
Shillingford solstice celebration
A seasonal celebration with farm tour, seasonal food, crafts, cakes and drinks.
SHILLINGFORD ORGANICS
SATURDAY 8 & SUNDAY 9 JUNE 2024
Heritage Harbour Festival 2024
The maritime-themed festival returns for a second year with tours, boat trips, films, workshops, music and more.
EXETER QUAY
Plan to convert language school to nursery tests credibility of city council active travel policy
Exeter Academy sits near top of steep hill 250 feet above city, far from accessible bus and rail routes, but developer claims local plan compliance in ‘demonstrably sustainable location’ which is ‘conducive to sustainable modes of travel’.
Developers claim council planning committee refusal was “if not malevolent, certainly misguided”
Appeal against decision to deny fifth additional storey in build-to-rent scheme above Crankhouse Coffee accuses councillors of seeking to “appease the weight of objectors’ orchestrated opinion” against amendments to eleven year-old consent.
