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News published 2021 June


Bloomin’ beautiful – Exeter explodes in riot of colour

Roadside verges, roundabouts and various patches of land in Exeter have broken out in a riot of colour as wildflowers have started to bloom.

Published: 15 June 2021


Liveable Exeter awarded further £475,000 homes funding

Exeter is to receive another £475,000 government funding to deliver homes as part of the Liveable Exeter project, the City Council has announced.

Published: 14 June 2021


Community Garden project flourishes thanks to City Council funding

Community Garden project flourishes thanks to City Council funding

A £469 ward grant from Exeter City Council has allowed St Thomas Community Garden to expand, buy fruit trees, plants and seeds, and to install a community noticeboard to tell everyone about what’s going on.

Published: 11 June 2021


Jazz on the Quay is back!

Jazz on the Quay is back

Exeter’s free weekly music event returns to the waterside on Sunday 27 June with the sounds of Roger Marks Armada Jazz Band. Music gets underway from 12.30pm to 3.30pm at the Transit Shed, just adjacent to the Custom House on Exeter’s historic Quayside.

Published: 11 June 2021


Weekly Planning Applications: 10 Jun 2021

Weekly Planning Applications

The following planning applications have been received for the week 10 Jun 2021

Published: 10 June 2021


Funding boost for Exeter homes projects

Funding boost for Exeter homes projects

Exeter is set to benefit from more than a million pounds of government funding for three major projects.

Published: 10 June 2021


An ‘incredible’ achievement: six months of Covid-19 vaccinations in Devon

More than one million Covid-19 vaccine doses

More than 1.3 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been given locally in the six months since 81-year-old Kathleen Viney became the first person to have the vaccination in Devon.

Published: 10 June 2021


Warning about swimming in estuary after pair rescued

Warning about swimming in estuary after pair rescued

People have been warned about the dangers of swimming in the Exe Estuary and its approaches after two young women were rescued at the weekend.

Published: 10 June 2021


Splashdown – paddling pools are now open!

Splash Park

The paddling pools at Heavitree Pleasure Grounds and the Splash Pad at St Thomas Pleasure Grounds reopened this morning (Wednesday 9 June) at 10am.

Published: 9 June 2021


New Book Market Celebrates Independent Booksellers from Across South Devon

New Book Market Celebrates Independent Booksellers

Book worms will have the chance to feast on a mountain of literature later this month when a Book Market – believed to be the first of its kind in the area – comes to Exeter.

Published: 8 June 2021