Exeter City Council

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Exeter Digest #100: Centre for Cities - Fire & rescue service - South West Water - Exeter Prison - E-bike scheme - University redundancies - King George V playing field - Matford offices - Cathedral & Quay car park - Dryden Road

With our pick of upcoming local community and culture highlights.

Centre for Cities Outlook 2026 chart comparing best and worst performers on economic growth and living standards since 2013

Centre for Cities finds Exeter economic growth and living standards performance among worst in country’s 63 largest places

Council leader Phil Bialyk celebrates rapid Exeter population rise but fails to mention think-tank findings on falling disposable incomes, declining living standards, low wages and unaffordable housing – or impact of student numbers on population figures.

Exeter Digest #99: Local elections U-turn - Neighbourhood CIL - King George V playing field - Midas debt - Bowling Green Marsh - 130 Fore Street - Clarendon House - SEND deficit

With our pick of upcoming local community and culture highlights.

Exeter Digest #98: Exeter in Brief redux

With our pick of upcoming local community and culture highlights and a recap of the top stories from our previous edition.

Phil Bialyk speaking at Exeter City Council 13 January 2026 Guildhall meeting

Exeter City Council leader Phil Bialyk hides behind flimsy CEO capacity claims to contrive local elections cancellation

Labour councillors plumb new depths to cling to power – and personal financial gain – as government-backed contempt for democracy enables seven of eight executive members to avoid ballots in their wards until council abolition in 2028.

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