£475,000 King George V playing field funding decision disappears from council meeting agenda
An Exeter City Council executive committee decision “relating to financial ask of c.£475,000” for an Exeter City Community Trust scheme at King George V playing field, which was expected at its 17 March meeting, has not appeared on the meeting agenda.
£2.5 million Cathedral & Quay car park plans withdrawn by city council
Exeter City Council has withdrawn its £2.5 million plans to refurbish the upper decks of the Cathedral & Quay multi-storey car park and outsource its daily management.
Neighbourhood CIL consultation held after auditor criticism of city council levy governance
Exeter City Council is holding a public consultation on the way it spends Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy – a charge paid by the developers of most new development which is intended to mitigate its impact – which the council has been controversially spending on community grants and Wellbeing Exeter since 2019.
King George V playing field redevelopment begins
The redevelopment of King George V playing field by Exeter City Community Trust has begun after a scheme to install a full-size artificial football pitch with floodlighting, refurbish and extend a sports pavilion and expand its car park was approved by Exeter City Council last August.
Storm damage prompts Bowling Green Marsh emergency works
Significant storm damage has prompted emergency works to shore up the bank separating the Exe estuary from the Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve at Topsham.
Exeter local elections to go ahead in May after government cancellation U-turn
Secretary of State Steve Reed withdraws decision following legal advice in face of Reform UK High Court challenge, leaving city council leader Phil Bialyk facing electoral oblivion.
