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Tyre Extinguishers destroy Matford Jaguar dealership SUV tyres
Climate activists drilled holes in all four of the tyres of more than 60 SUVs parked at a Jaguar dealership in Matford during the early hours of Monday 7 August.
Council approves university solar farm in Duryard Valley greenfield
Officers say harm resulting from development of publicly-accessible urban green space outweighed by benefits of renewable energy generation.
Climate Action Hub Exeter threatened with closure by Crown Estate and Princesshay partners
Agents will not renew lease beyond 15 August or consider other accommodation, claiming all similarly-sized units in half-empty shopping centre are under offer.
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University solar farm expected on Duryard Valley Park greenspace
The city council is expected to grant the University of Exeter planning permission for a six acre 1.07MWp solar farm and substation on publicly-accessible greenspace in Duryard Valley Park despite its visual and landscape harm at the 31 July meeting of its planning committee.
Climate strategy consultation receives just 200 responses
A two-month public consultation on the draft Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly climate adaptation strategy which will attempt to minimise the impact of climate change on the South West peninsula only received just over 200 responses from the 1.75 million people who live in the region.
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.
