A £500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of vandals who wrecked a popular piece of childrens' play equipment.
Council Leader Pete Edwards described the vandalism at Lloyds Crescent Play Area as "mindless destruction".
Vandals smashed the bearings and arms of The Walz, a popular pole-mounted four-seat spinner. The cost of replacing the piece of equipment is in the region of £8,000.
Cllr Edwards: "If anyone out there knows anything about this attack, I would urge them to contact the police. The damage to the bearings was deliberate and...
Homeowners in Devon who need to make essential repairs, adapatations or improvements to their homes but cannot afford to make the repairs or access credit elsewhere may be able to assess help through their local council.
Exeter City Council, together with Mid Devon, East Devon, Teignbridge, Torridge, West Devon and South Hams councils has a subsidised finance scheme open to homeowners in need of assistance.
The scheme covers works such as damp remediation, boiler repair, replacement or installation, replacing rotten windows, electrical or plumbing works, roof or structural...
All art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to submit their entries for the 2013 Local Art Show.
Shortlisted entrants will be featured in the Express and Echo throughout August and readers will vote for their favourite one. The name of the successful group will be announced on 29 August and they will exhibit their members' work in the museum from 24 September to 16 October. All entries must be submitted before Friday 19 July.
Entering groups will need to complete the competition entry form and submit it along with a CD/DVD containing five...
Exeter City Council's Chief Executive, Philip Bostock, will be retiring this summer after 16 years at the helm. A new top team will be taking the city forward with two new senior posts in place of the current three.
The move follows changes to the Council's top management structure as it responds to customers’ changing needs, reducing government finance and focuses on the growth of the city’s economy as the most important thing for Exeter.
Philip Bostock will be maintaining an active involvement in the life of the city, taking on the role of Chair of the Board of Governors...
Cornerstone recently held an Open Day at its new offices on Western Way, Exeter, offering an opportunity for tenants to meet staff, tour the building, and to discuss tenant involvement and feedback with housing staff.
Representatives from Exeter City Council Housing Benefit Team and the Citizens Advice Bureau were also on hand to offer information on the recent housing benefit changes. Rick Williams, Chief Executive of Cornerstone said, “We’re continually looking at new ways of engaging with our tenants and wanted to offer an opportunity to see the new offices, meet all of our...
The search is on to find the best design in Exeter.
People are being asked to nominate their favourite building, structure, piece of art, landscaping project or public realm improvements that has been completed during the past year.
Exeter City Council has launched the Browne Jacobson Exeter Design Award, which will be held once a year, to find the best design that 'Makes a positive contribution to the visual appearance of Exeter'. The award is being sponsored by law firm, Browne Jacobson.
Anyone can make a nomination and only a minimum of details will be required...
Stagecoach South West announced that it has signed up to sponsor a unique piece of three-dimensional public art – a life-sized model gorilla. The gorilla is part of the Great Gorillas Project, which not only celebrates the 90th birthday of the region’s largest and best-known zoo, Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, but is also raising funds for gorilla conservation and providing a showcase for specially commissioned artists.
Stagecoach’s very own banana-covered gorilla was painted last week (week commencing 15 April) in the painting space made available in Exeter’s Guildhall Shopping...
RAMM’s chief patron, Michael Morpurgo, will be spending the evening of Friday 26 April with a packed audience at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
The award-winning author of War Horse , Private Peaceful and Adolphus Tips is a passionate supporter of museums and became RAMM’s chief patron in 2011. He has visited RAMM many times as a parent, grandparent and writer. In this family evening he will talk about his connection with and love of Devon, its people and landscape, and their place in his stories.
Entitled 'A Family Evening with Michael Morpurgo: From All Around the...
A £660,000 improvement scheme to transform Exeter's Central Station forecourt has been given the green light.
Work is expected to start in August after Devon County Council's Cabinet approved a lease agreement at a meeting yesterday.
The scheme, which was approved by Cabinet last September and aims to encourage walking and cycling to Exeter Central Station, will be funded by Devon County Council (£330,000), Exeter City Council (£185,000) and Network Rail (£145,000).
The DCC cabinet supported the proposal for Devon County Council to lease the forecourt area from the...
Over 300 households in Exeter switched energy suppliers as part of the recent Exeter Together initiative, making a collective saving of £35,325 across the city.
A total of 327 households took advantage of the scheme, making 621 switches (some taking advantage of better tariffs for both gas and electricity), with an average saving of £108.
The Exeter Together website and call centre registered 2,188 households considering the Exeter Together scheme. Not everyone, however, was able to make a big enough saving, with many 'smart savers' already enjoying good energy deals....
