Economy & Enterprise

Economy & Enterprise

Belluno Italian restaurant in Newton St Cyres

Home Office fails in bid to shut down local restaurant

Hearing following December immigration raid revokes premises supervisor’s authority and briefly suspends but stops short of revoking premises licence.

Belluno Italian restaurant in Newton St Cyres

Home Office demands closure of local restaurant

The Home Office has asked Mid Devon District Council to revoke the premises licence at Belluno, an Italian restaurant in Newton St Cyres, effectively shutting down the business.

Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership area map

Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership to be wound up

The government has confirmed that the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership will be wound up in April next year.

Local authority economic activity levels change 2011-2021 census

Decline in Exeter economic activity levels among largest in country

Census figures also show population increasing at nearly six times rate of job creation over past decade while healthcare, wholesale/retail and teaching make up nearly half of all employment, reflecting low pay and productivity.

Exeter City Council government borrowing 2014-2022 bar chart

Council borrowing nearly triples in three years as property acquisition and development loans mount

Freedom of information request reveals five paragraph “outline business plan” for £55 million Guildhall shopping centre investment.

Exeter 2020 net internal migration by age group bar chart

Exeter beset by unaffordable housing, low graduate retention and economically inactive over 50’s

Exeter City Council executive ignores key challenges flagged in major council-commissioned employment and skills research report.

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