Labour councillors insist protracted project still on course after repeated delays expose funding dependence on time-limited £2 million Sport England grant.

An Ofsted monitoring visit has identified significant improvements in Devon County Council children’s services after a 2025 inspection rated them inadequate in four areas and requiring improvement in ...

Chamber music festival returns for twenty-sixth year with poetry readings, workshops and performances across thirteen venues.

Clarendon House still being advertised to let as office space eight months after plans for demolition and replacement with 297-bed ten-storey block approved.

Catch up with a selection of Exeter Observer stories from the past twelve months while the team takes a short break from publishing to carry out essential maintenance and development work.

An historical re-enactment set during the 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion.

Department for Transport project cost cap defeats purpose of investment as Devon County Council consults on design which will build in routine traffic disruption for 60+ years on route intended to del...

Union threatens strike action if university does not abandon scheme to make 150 academic staff redundant while putting more than 500 staff at risk and jeopardising 85% of humanities, arts and social s...

Annual celebration includes art, gardening, zine-making, Colombian snacks and Ethiopian coffee ceremony.

Al fresco summer season with Shakespeare, spoken-word poetry, puppetry and physical comedy.

Pennon Group report shows Susan Davy received almost £6.8 million – including “personal security-related allowance” – during five years and five months as company CEO before December 2025 departure – ...

A series of talks covering companion planting, butterflies, Ukrainian cooking, seed saving and fungi with shared seasonal meals.

Annual event returns with four days of music, dance, theatre, crafts and more.

Hand-made ceramics, textiles, jewellery, artworks, toiletries and more by makers from across the South West.

Subsidiary of US-based Cannae Holdings buys Sandy Park stadium club from Exeter Rugby Group following vote in favour of proposed takeover by club members.

Sustainability all-dayer returns with comedy, music, workshops, film screenings, community stalls and more.

Just 85 invitation-only workshop attendees consulted during development of yet another city council strategy without a delivery plan.

Community event returns for second year with live music, workshops, talks, stalls and more.

Charity says women’s homelessness often hidden from view because of “fears around safety, harassment, and gender-based violence” in report following publication of city council snapshot count which re...

Financing for second phase yet to be found as adjacent Rennes House demolition costs rise to £1 million and Exeter City Living reports year-end loss in residual Guildhall flats management role.

Survey inviting feedback on city council word salad arrives two years late, following second UK City of Culture bid failure, with delivery plan outsourced to secretive, unelected sub-committee.

Six artist and community-led gatherings convened by Art Work Exeter to examine civic life and more.

An inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has found that Devon & Cornwall Police is underperforming in six of the eight areas it assessed, a declin...

Sentencing in second case awaited, scope of third legal action expanded and Devon County Council announces desire to pursue company through courts on same day Pennon Group reports £135 million underly...

Annual event returns with classical concerts, musical workshops and a tribute to Hilary Mantel.

Government white paper proposes England and Wales National Police Service and creation of as few as ten “super-forces” overseeing newly-defined local policing areas.

Heritage statement in support of covering crumbling concrete Exeter Corn Exchange windows with advertising hoardings included content from 2013 article about Bourne Corn Exchange 195 miles away in Lin...

Proposals for improved road layout and public realm including pavement-widening, tree-planting and seating areas follow nine-month collaboration with local stakeholders.

Refugee Support Devon celebrates annual event with a film screening, radio programme and live performance alongside month-long fundraising campaign.

The annual celebration of Exeter diversity returns with live music and performance, food stalls, community and campaign groups.

Exeter City of Literature event with author talks, food and drink and independent booksellers from across Devon.

Vintage items, handmade gifts and baked goods from local traders with wellbeing activities including yoga, crafts and hula-hooping.

Green Party call for “co-operative council” to “put people before politics” ignored despite opposition councillors holding balance of power.

Debut show from theatre company Thresh & Bray explores the convergence of personal experience, ancestral threads and nature.

Festival returns for third year with four days of comedy featuring Nish Kumar, Josh Widdecombe, Josie Long, Bridget Christie, Mike Wozniak and many more.

Market returns for 2026 season with stalls selling vintage items, jewellery, crafts, clothing, records, food and drink.

Defiant Phil Bialyk says Exeter election results are vote of confidence in party which will propose own portfolio holders, leader and deputy at May annual meeting.

The votes cast for each candidate with vote share and party vote share change in each ward, plus turnout and the distribution of seats.

The votes cast for each candidate with vote share and party vote share change in each ward, plus turnout and the distribution of seats.

City council elections take place on Thursday 7 May. Our comprehensive guide covers who’s standing where, wards to watch and the backdrop to this year’s ballot, which looks set to end fourteen years o...

Exeter Pride returns for a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity and visibility with a parade, music, cabaret, marketplace and more.

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

Send us campaign materials as this year’s contest enters its final week so we can fact-check candidates’ claims and hold them to their pledges after the votes have been counted.

Documentary exploring the right to roam campaign for access to the countryside.

Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.

A one-off workshop focussed on the work of Akwesasne seed keeper Rowen White.

With our pick of upcoming local community and culture highlights.

Exeter Opera Group performs Rossini’s variation on Cinderella with a twist.

Inaugural festival programme features performances, exhibitions and film screenings.