Exeter city centre

The TaxPayers’ Alliance comes to Exeter to support local campaigners appalled at the council’s proposed expenditure of £20m of taxpayers’ money on a city centre swimming pool that no one really wants. "It has all the elements of a classic white elephant," says the Taxpayers’ Alliance South West spokesman Tim Newark, looking down on the bus station site from a nearby multi-storey car park.

"We are a national grassroots organisation dedicated to fighting a War on Waste, our current campaign, and in an age of austerity when there are so many demands on public money, the thought of...

The opening of the Exeter City Centre Chaplaincy is drawing closer as training begins for a team of volunteer chaplains.

The volunteers are being trained by Lead Chaplains Rev. Tony Raven and Rev. Preb Norman Wallcock to help provide services to the shops in the City Centre.

The training is expected to be completed by January 2014 when the City Centre Chaplaincy will be officially launched.

At the launch, on Wednesday 22 January in St. Stephen’s Church, supporters of the Chaplaincy and other interested parties will be able to speak to the Lead Chaplains to find out...

UK retail is finally beginning to show the signs of economic recovery with a rise in the number of businesses renting premises in the South of England. In a survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS) showed that those surveyed are reporting a rising demand in retail spaces. Although they have welcomed the increased demand RICS have cautioned that overall demand is still historically low. Exeter City Centre Manager, John Harvey has welcomed the news: “This is another encouraging signal that we appear to be in a period of recovery. “Exeter is definitely ahead of the...

All eyes were turned to the skies in Exeter this lunchtime (Monday 21 October) when a four-engined Hercules Transporter aircraft made a low level fly past over Exeter to mark the start of the Freedom of the City ceremony for RAF Brize Norton. Despite the poor visibility, meaning that it was only visible for moments before disappearing into low cloud, and the constant drizzle of rain, the fly past was warmly cheered by a slightly damp but enthusiastic crowd.

Over 100 serving Airmen from RAF Brize Norton, accompanied by the Band of the RAF Regiment, marched through Exeter city centre...

Exeter city centre residents are needed for an ambitious art project that will result in a video installation at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) this summer and provide inspiration for performances around the city later in the year.

In a project called This City’s Centre, the Devon-based art collective Blind Ditch, will explore some of the many different points of view offered by the homes, streets and vistas of central Exeter. The result will be a contemporary portrait of an English rural city that explores the tensions between public, private and privatised public spaces...

South West Water will be able to carry out repairs to a collapsed sewer in Exeter ahead of schedule after Devon County Council helped bring forward the start of work.

Contractor May Gurney had been preparing to undertake work on the collapsed sewer in Holloway Street, but repairs were delayed as the site is immediately adjacent to an ancient masonry arch structure, which is a Scheduled Monument, laying deep under the highway.

The structure, which was originally built as a bridge dating from before the construction of Exeter Cathedral, has been inspected by Devon County...

The TED team will be in Exeter tomorrow offering shoppers the chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Our leaflets will also explain the background to the website and offer hints and tips for getting involved.

We have received a tremedous response from both local businesses and users since we launched on Monday with a number of people taking advantage of the opportunity they have to post directly on to the site.

Look out for the team wearing TED shirts and please say hello!