Stories about Exeter City Centre
Sidwell Street Post Office to close as WHSmith shops sale raises risk of Exeter city centre counter service disappearance
Closure follows loss of Exeter’s last Crown Post Office in Bedford Street, since when all city branches operated by franchisees or independent businesses.
SUNDAY 27 APRIL 2025
Festa Di Liberazione
Italian Cultural Association Exeter hosts a day of music, dance, poetry and Italian culture.
KALEIDER
Annual city council rough sleeper count “consistently underestimates” extent of Exeter rough sleeping
Homelessness charity St Petrock’s calls on council to change count methodology which identifies fewer rough sleepers than those known by outreach workers and reflected in government figures.
Devon County Council plans more bus priority schemes aimed at improving journey times in Exeter arterial roads
Schemes in Alphington Road, Barrack Road, Cowley Bridge Road, Honiton Road, Topsham Road and at Exe Bridges gyratory to follow Cowick Street, Heavitree Road, Pinhoe Road and New North Road changes.
SATURDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2025
Exeter History Book Festival
One-day event with talks from four Devon historians and stalls from local heritage organisations.
MINT METHODIST CHURCH CENTRE
Paternoster House developer takes on Royal Clarence Hotel rebuild after sale agreement reached with previous owners
Completion of restoration plans for five floors of luxury flats above ground floor and basement commercial units scheduled for April 2027, more than decade after historic Cathedral Yard building burnt down.