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Royal Devon NHS Trust nurses strike alongside ambulance workers

Royal College of Nursing staff at the Royal Devon NHS Trust resumed strike action today alongside South Western Ambulance Service workers as healthcare professionals across the country stage the biggest strike in NHS history.

Exeter empty and second homes by council tax band October 2022 bar chart

Exeter has more empty and second homes than built in city in past two years

Council tax premium proposals that aim to raise additional revenue from underused housing stock might also encourage return to residential occupancy.

University of Exeter staff resume strike action alongside school teaching staff

University of Exeter staff resumed strike action over pay, pensions and working conditions today alongside Exeter school teaching staff with dozens more strike days planned during February and March.

Exeter Science Park housing and office space approved

East Devon District Council has approved an application to construct 44 new dwellings and 6,000m2 of new office space beside Exeter Science Park.

Figures show Exeter Central station busier than Exeter St David’s

New figures show that 2.2 million people used Exeter Central railway station in the year to March 2022, making it the 155th busiest of 2,569 UK railway stations and (slightly) busier than Exeter St David’s.

Marsh Barton railway station opening delayed yet again

The opening of Marsh Barton railway station has been delayed yet again, to “this spring”, putting project completion more than six years behind schedule.

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