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News published 2020 July


Exeter Community Wellbeing – Active Communities

ECW Blog 13

Exeter Community Wellbeing was created in response to the coronavirus crisis and the need for a co-ordinating service for Exeter’s residents, community groups and volunteer networks.

Published: 24 July 2020


Virtual Strategic Scrutiny Committee 23 July 2020

Committee Meetings

The Virtual Strategic Scrutiny Committee 23 July 2020 can now be viewed on our website.

Published: 23 July 2020


Weekly Planning Applications - 23 July 2020

Weekly Planning Applications

The following planning applications have been received for the week commencing 23 July 2020

Published: 23 July 2020


Exeter closes the loop on throwaway plastic bags

Plastic Bags

Exeter has become the first council in the UK to turn plastic bags collected from the kerbside into litter bin sacks, it has been revealed.

Published: 23 July 2020


Council adopts Exeter’s roadmap to a carbon neutral future

Cllr Rachell Sutton

Exeter’s Roadmap to a carbon neutral future has been formally adopted by the City Council. The Council declared a Climate Emergency last year and pledged to work towards creating a Carbon Neutral City by 2030.

Published: 23 July 2020


Virtual Audit and Governance Committee 22 July 2020

Committee Meetings

The Virtual Audit and Governance Committee 22 July 2020 can now be viewed on our website.

Published: 22 July 2020


Virtual Council 21 July 2020

Committee Meetings

The Virtual Council of 21 July 2020 can now be viewed on our website.

Published: 21 July 2020


Phased reopening of Exeter’s leisure facilities announced

Phased reopening of Exeter’s leisure facilities announced

The Council’s leisure facilities will begin a phased reopening from September, it has been revealed. The Government recently announced that the earliest leisure centres and indoor pools can open is July 25.

Published: 21 July 2020


Play areas opening up in Exeter

Play areas opening in Exeter

Play areas in Exeter are starting to reopen, many of them with improved equipment.

Published: 21 July 2020


King George V Playing Fields play park gets much-needed makeover

Alex Barton and family

King George V Playing Fields play park – once voted the 6th most accessible and inclusive playground in the World – has been given a £14,000 refurbishment.

Published: 20 July 2020