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  • Car park plans for old Exeter bus station site criticised - BBC News
    www.bbc.co.uk Car park plans for old Exeter bus station site criticised

    The Green Party says the plans are "ridiculous" and do not make sense financially.

    Car park plans for old Exeter bus station site criticised

    Plans for a new city centre car park in Exeter have been criticised.

    Proposals to turn the former bus station site into a car park are part of a public consultation which also involves increasing car park prices across the city.

    The Green Party said the plans for a new car park were "ridiculous" and did not "make any financial sense".

    The Labour leader of the council said he wants to increase the options available for the use of the site.

    The council is considering creating a new Paris Street car park, external on part of the old bus station site which was demolished earlier this year.

    Previous plans for offices and a multi-purpose performance venue on the site were scrapped in 2023.

    Diana Moore, Exeter Green Party leader, said: "A new car park, right next to St Sidwell’s Point, a place which is meant to be a showcase for sustainability and health, and close to a dangerous roundabout and the new bus station, beggars belief."

    Ms Moore said the plan showed a "breathtaking lack of imagination".

    She said: "This decision also puts cutting carbon emissions, reducing congestion and improving air quality firmly into reverse gear.

    "As existing city centre car parks are underutilised, this decision doesn't make any financial sense either."

    The council is also looking at raising prices at car parks across the city centre.

    The council's executive met on Tuesday to approve the plan for a six-week public consultation which should begin later in August.

    Liberal Democrat group leader Michael Mitchell also raised concerns at the meeting about how the plans fitted alongside Exeter City Council's plans to become net zero on carbon emmissions by 2030.

    Phil Bialyk, leader of the council, said he understood the concerns raised by opposition parties but said the council was trying to prepare for different scenarios.

    He said: "All this will do is give us the ability to charge for whatever part of the old bus station site we might choose to use as a car park site.

    "Having a parking order will increase our options on how we can use this space for the benefit of the people in Exeter."

    Mr Bialyk said the council was working on new plans for the area which were expected to be made public in the autumn.

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  • Call to Action: Right Wing Demo Torquay.

    cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/15839927

    > Hello comrades, Torquay will see a Stop The Boats protest tomorrow evening 7th of August. for those living there stay safe as right wingers will be bussed up and down from all over Britain. > > We: a coalition of trade unions and socialists as well as activists and other such leftist groups will counter protest Stop The Boats but we are only strong in numbers. I am asking if you disagree with these extremists and wish to struggle along side us please come and join. > > And with sufficient numbers are voice will be heard. > > for further information reach out through signal: squid_slime.37

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  • Devon 2024 General Elections Results - Exeter Observer
    exeterobserver.org Devon 2024 general elections results - Exeter Observer

    The ballots cast for each candidate with vote share in each constituency plus turnout and the distribution of seats.

    Devon 2024 general elections results - Exeter Observer

    The ballots cast for each candidate with vote share in each constituency plus turnout and the distribution of seats, as they are declared.

    The numeric and geographical distribution of Devon’s thirteen parliamentary seats following the 2024 general elections, with all the seats declared, is:

    Labour (LAB) 3

    Liberal Democrat (LIBDEM) 6

    Conservative (CON) 4

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  • Council sinks additional £1.25m into struggling Exeter Science Park as company unable to repay £7m debts
    exeterobserver.org Council sinks additional £1.25m into struggling Exeter Science Park as company unable to repay £7m debts - Exeter Observer

    Serial scrutiny failures continue as emergency meeting held to increase city council exposure to joint venture to more than £2 million on top of £450,000 project costs plus £950,000 guarantee but rescue plan risks repeating earlier strategic mistakes.

    Council sinks additional £1.25m into struggling Exeter Science Park as company unable to repay £7m debts - Exeter Observer

    > Exeter City Council is to sink an additional £1.25 million into Exeter Science Park after it emerged that the joint venture is unable to repay a total of £7 million in debts owed to or guaranteed by its shareholders, which also include Devon County Council, East Devon District Council and the University of Exeter. > > Exeter Science Park is the third city council company to run into trouble after the dissolution of Exeter City Futures, which received more than £1.5 million of public funding, and losses of £4.5 million incurred by Exeter City Living that the council has yet to recoup. > > The council’s external auditor recently criticised the council’s approach to governance and financial management of all three companies, identifying a range of issues including lack of performance monitoring, lack of objectives against which performance could be monitored and lack of oversight by councillors.

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  • When, where and how to vote in the 2024 Exeter and Exmouth & Exeter East general elections - Exeter Observer
    exeterobserver.org When, where and how to vote in the 2024 Exeter and Exmouth & Exeter East general elections - Exeter Observer

    Our guide to casting your ballot in person, by post and by proxy as well as voter ID requirements, new regulations for postal votes and constituency boundary changes.

    When, where and how to vote in the 2024 Exeter and Exmouth & Exeter East general elections - Exeter Observer

    A useful guide for anyone not familiar with voting.

    Please vote, even if you feel it's pointless. Democracies fail when people refuse to participate.

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  • Talks between Exeter University and protesters break down - BBC News
    www.bbc.co.uk Talks between Exeter University and protesters break down

    Students have camped out at the University of Exeter since 14 May in protest against the war in Gaza.

    Talks between Exeter University and protesters break down

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    Students who have camped out for four weeks in protest against the war in Gaza have reached a "stalemate" with their university.

    Between 30 and 40 students have been taking part in the encampment at the University of Exeter campus since 14 May.

    The university sent an email to all students on 5 June saying it wanted to close the encampment - claiming protesters had "intimidated" open day visitors.

    The protesters have denied any claims of intimidation and said the camp would remain in place.

    The group has set out four main demands for the university - to cut any ties with Israeli companies, boycott Israeli universities, set up partnerships with Palestinian universities and safeguard freedom of speech for pro-Palestine supporters.

    The university said in its email, which was seen by the BBC, there were no formal partnerships with Israeli universities and it did not invest in any firms that directly funded defence.

    The university said it would help to reconstruct Palestinian higher education and it "safeguarded freedom of speech and expression" for everyone at the university.

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    Leia Baig, a third-year student who was born in Lebanon, said demonstrators had set up camp after "numerous attempts at engaging with the university administration and being met with inaction".

    She refuted the claims of "intimidation" made by the university.

    Ms Baig said: "It's absolutely not the case, you can see this worldwide, this misrepresentation of protesters, misrepresentation of students.

    "We remain confident in our completely peaceful protest."

    She said the university and protesters had now reached a "stalemate" in negotiations.

    Protester Alex Almond-Colomer said the encampment would continue through the summer holidays.

    Chris Kunzler, who is studying for an MA in Middle Eastern studies, said: "We would like the university to match how it claims it acts and markets itself as an institution which is helping build a better world.

    "That's really what we want, the university to walk the walk of actually being an institution that respects human rights."

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    In the email to students the university said: "We experienced disruption and intimidation of guests during the Saturday Open Day that went beyond acceptable conduct for peaceful protest."

    The email said senior leaders had met protesters "to address their escalating protest activities".

    It said: "It was also made clear we cannot engage or enter into ‘negotiations’ with any group that undermines our community values and threatens to disrupt university activities.

    "Assurances have been sought from the encampment that there will be no repeat of these behaviours, and they have been asked to leave their unauthorised encampment as soon as possible."

    The email went on to say if the protesters "adhere to our university values and cease disruptive behaviour, then members of the senior team will continue to meet with them for discussions".

    'Respect right to protest'

    In a statement the university said: "We are unambiguous in our support for all colleagues and students at this time, including our commitment to protecting the right to debate openly and freely."

    It said it was committed to "academic freedom, alongside our duty of care to our community".

    The statement added: "We respect the right to protest, providing such protests are carried out safely, respectfully and within the law."

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  • Revised Water Lane redevelopment plans submitted for outline approval - Exeter Observer
    exeterobserver.org Revised Water Lane redevelopment plans submitted for outline approval - Exeter Observer

    Application for up to 980 dwellings and up to 320 student bedspaces with 40,000m2 of other uses on ex-industrial site between railway embankment and Exeter Ship Canal obfuscates numerous key issues.

    Revised Water Lane redevelopment plans submitted for outline approval - Exeter Observer
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  • mobilizing Exeters left

    i am working to form a political branch in Exeter of The Socialist Party Formally Militant.

    as the name suggests we are a socialist party with branches across the uk fighting for rent caps, the end of defunding our councils and publicly owned industries as well as nationalizing gas and water and electricity.

    if this sounds compelling then please reach out.

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  • Exeter St Thomas Improvement Bid Rejected as Devon Denied Step-Free Access Funding For Five Years - Exeter Observer
    exeterobserver.org Exeter St Thomas improvement bid rejected as Devon denied step-free access funding for five years - Exeter Observer

    Two-thirds of Access for All money to go to Conservative seats as low-key Department for Transport announcement finds its way into constituency-level news stories and political PR across the country.

    Exeter St Thomas improvement bid rejected as Devon denied step-free access funding for five years - Exeter Observer

    Two-thirds of Access for All money to go to Conservative seats as low-key Department for Transport announcement finds its way into constituency-level news stories and political PR across the country.

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  • Low traffic neighbourhood scheme in Exeter may be scrapped - BBC News
    www.bbc.co.uk Low traffic neighbourhood scheme in Exeter may be scrapped

    A report recommending suspending the scheme appeared on the council website but was withdrawn.

    Low traffic neighbourhood scheme in Exeter may be scrapped

    A controversial traffic reduction scheme could be scrapped. according to a council report which was later withdrawn.

    The low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) scheme in Exeter closes off some through roads to car drivers.

    A report from Devon County Council recommended the suspension of the scheme at a meeting on Monday.

    But the report was swiftly removed from the website and the meeting postponed until June.

    Devon County Council said the report was "incomplete" and it needed more time to gather all of the information from a public consultation into the scheme.

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  • Developers claim council planning committee refusal was 'if not malevolent, certainly misguided'
    exeterobserver.org Developers claim council planning committee refusal was 'if not malevolent, certainly misguided' - Exeter Observer

    Appeal against decision to deny fifth additional storey in build-to-rent scheme above Crankhouse Coffee accuses councillors of seeking to 'appease the weight of objectors' orchestrated opinion' against amendments to eleven year-old consent.

    Developers claim council planning committee refusal was 'if not malevolent, certainly misguided' - Exeter Observer

    TL;DR: Original developer got planning permission in 2013 but never started construction and died during the pandemic. Another developer picked up the planning permission and made some major changes that the council refused permission for. Developer claims a coffee shop on the street "orchestrated" 130+ compaints to get it denied.

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  • 1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral
    www.livescience.com 1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral

    Ongoing excavations have revealed Roman ruins that were once part of a legionary fortress.

    1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral

    Cross-posted from archaeology@mander.xyz

    Archaeologists in England have discovered several Roman ruins buried next to a cathedral in Exeter.

    The structures, which were built between A.D. 50 and 75, include a street and wooden buildings that were once part of a Roman legionary fortress, according to a statement.

    The construction itself was likely part of a "long barrack building," John Allan, a cathedral archaeologist with the University of Exeter, said in the statement.

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