Exeter City Council

Stories about Exeter City Council

Exeter City Council recycling rate among lowest in country

Exeter City Council’s recycling rate was ranked among the bottom tenth of councils in England which collect household waste last year.

Exeter Port And Harbour business plan published without future budgets

Exeter City Council has finally published an Exeter Port And Harbour business plan after repeated requests from river and estuary users to see the document, which was apparently prepared three years ago.

Government gives city council £20 million “Pride in Place” funding

Exeter City Council has been awarded £20 million of government “Pride in Place” funding to be spent over the next ten years in Heavitree and Whipton.

Exeter UK City Of Culture bid fails again

An Exeter City Council bid to become 2029 UK City Of Culture has failed, as have rival bids by Plymouth and Bristol.

More Mary Arches Street “co-living” block design revisions trigger third public consultation

Developer Eutopia Homes has submitted further design revisions to its application for full planning permission for a 297-bed seven storey “co-living” complex in Mary Arches Street.

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.

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