Eye-catching pavement stencils have been spray painted on Exeter city centre streets to promote the Quayside while the area undergoes flood defence work. The City Council has carried out the work using biodegradeable chalk-based paint which eventually washes off, to give the traders a boost. The stencilled messages remind people to “Visit the Quay, a short walk away” or “Shop@the Quay”, “Eat@the Quay”, “Drink@the Quay”, “Climb@theQuay”, and so on. There are eight variations of the message, including “Cook@the Quay”, “Cycle@theQuay” and “Relax@the Quay” Work on the multi-million pound Flood...
Devon Guild Members Ruth Broadway, Stuart Low and Angie Parker are three distinctive makers working in print, glass and weave. In Colour Coded each maker draws on skill sharing sessions and group discussion to explore personal responses to the themes of colour and shape.
The number of people begging in Exeter city centre has dropped since the introduction of an initiative encouraging people to give instead to charities that support the homeless.
A recent street audit uncovered just five people begging for money on a busy Friday night.
That figure was seven before the multi-agency campaign begun, but recorded on a traditionally quieter Thursday night. There has also been a reduction of people begging during the day.
Cllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor for Housing and Customer Access, said: "We have had good feedback on the campaign...
