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Underperforming county council children’s services to receive nearly half of proposed spending increases
Details of simultaneous £50 million 2023-24 spending reductions not yet published as finance director cites service delivery ‘re-prioritisation’.
New North Road student accommodation office conversion plans submitted
Proposals to convert a 3,000m2 five storey office block on New North Road known as Beaufort House to a 107-bed student accommodation facility have been submitted to the city council for approval.
Met Office confirms 2022 sixth warmest year since 1850
The Met Office has confirmed that 2022 was the world’s sixth warmest year since 1850, and the ninth in succession in which global average temperatures have equalled or exceeded 1.0°C above pre-industrial levels.
City councillors low attendance at training sessions
Exeter City Council figures show low levels of attendance at councillor training sessions – fewer than half attended a local plan briefing and only a quarter turned up for a communications session – but near 100% participation in junkets at parks and waterways.
Maximum-permitted rent increase imposed on council housing tenants
Exeter City Council has imposed a 7% rent and service charge increase on council housing tenants – the maximum permitted.
New ONS figures show low Exeter level four qualification attainment
The Office for National Statistics has published new local authority-level education statistics which show level four qualification attainment among Exeter residents at less than half the rate in the highest scoring area.
