Community & Society

Stories about Community & Society

Exeter Chiefs applies for concerts license

Exeter Chiefs rugby club has applied for permission to hold six large concerts with up to 15,500 attendees at weekends and an unlimited number of other events with up to 5,000 attendees between May and the third week of July every year.

Thursday 27 July 2023

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.

Saturday 22 July 2023

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.

Thursday 20 July 2023

SATURDAY 17 TO SATURDAY 24 JUNE 2023

Refugee Week 2023

Refugee Support Devon & Exeter Phoenix present a day of arts and crafts, live music and food plus two film screenings.

EXETER QUAY & EXETER PHOENIX

Monday 12 June 2023

SEND children’s services still “failing to deliver improved outcomes for children and young people”

Devon County Council says change is underway but parents say problems remain unresolved, not enough is being done and their views are being ignored.

Friday 9 June 2023

SATURDAY 10 TO SUNDAY 18 JUNE 2023

Great Big Green Week

A film screening with Q&A, plant swap, climate cafe, litterpick, open mic night, repair cafe, wildflower seed ball workshop and more.

CLIMATE ACTION HUB EXETER

Wednesday 31 May 2023