Martin Redfern

Martin Redfern is editor of Exeter Observer and a director of its publisher Exeter Observer Limited.

He writes many of our news stories and features, leads on investigations and maintains the Exeter Observer website.

Martin is an accredited UK press card holder, a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists and the Society of Editors and holds a masters degree in Journalism with distinction at Birkbeck, University of London.

Stories by Martin Redfern

Exwick Road speed limit increase postponed

Devon County Council has postponed its plans to increase the speed limit along the length of Exwick Road from Redhills to Station Road, and to extend the increase along St Andrew’s Road, after admitting that public consultation responses to its plans had gone missing.

Rough sleeper sheltering at Exeter Guildhall

County council determined to axe homelessness prevention funding despite zero support for cuts

Fate of £1.5 million contract sealed before consultation began with district councils and services providers kept in dark and huge prospective financial and human costs, dwarfing claimed savings, ignored.

Climate activists protest outside Exeter MP’s constituency office

Climate activists have staged the first of what they said would be weekly protests outside the Clifton Hill constituency office of Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw on 21 July.

Doctors stage 48-hour strike at Royal Devon NHS Trust

A 48 hour strike by consultants at the Royal Devon NHS Trust is being held from 7am on Thursday 20 July. Planned care work will be affected, with services reduced to “Christmas day” levels.

Mallison Bridge funding bid fails

A joint city and county council bid for government funding to replace Mallison Bridge, which was closed five years ago at Exeter Quay before being removed, has failed.

County council cycling and walking plan to be introduced

The county council has confirmed that it intends to introduce its Exeter Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan, now six years late, without committing to delivery timescales, allocating any funding or expanding the proposed network in response to opposition to its plans centred on their lack of ambition.

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