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Pinhoe Speed Check
During the November Pinhoe Street meet with local Councillors and Lou Western, the Neighbourhood Beat Manager for Pinhoe, a number of Pinhoe and Beacon Heath residents raised concerns about drivers speeding on Harrington Lane and Beacon Heath. Pinhoe Councillor Moira Macdonald and Police Officer Lou Western decided to tackle the matter and headed out with PCSO Ryan
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Possible Additional Parking for Pinhoe Station
Devon County Council are looking into the possibility of converting the yard off Station Road into extra parking for Pinhoe Station. Emma Morse said, “Exeter is getting more rail stations elsewhere in the city. I would welcome this extra parking to get more people off the roads and using public transport. I hope more residents
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Heavy Goods Vehicles Advised Not To Use Chancel Lane
As you will be aware development has started at the old Brickworks site on Harrington Lane, as a result there will be an increase of heavy goods vehicle traffic in and around Pinhoe. Concerns have been raised by local residents about these vehicles on Chancel Lane Bridge, the local Councillors have followed up these reports and asked for action to
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YouthZone Moved to Hall Church
From a small start with a few young people getting together in the rear games room of the Poltimore Arms, YouthZone has flourished. Now comes a move to Hall Church, Main Road and a chance to widen participation. As well as enjoying getting together, Pinhoe’s young people have a chance to challenge themselves through taking part in the
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Reporting Potholes and Broken Street Lights
Residents can report concerns about potholes and broken street lights themselves using the contact details below: Please phone 0845 155 1004 open weekdays 8.00-5.00 and Saturdays 9.00-1.00. If there is an emergency outside these hours ring 01392 383229. You can also do this online on the Devon County Council website: www.devon.gov.uk
Speeding Outside Schools: Bad news and Good news
One Wednesday morning in November I watched as traffic hurtled along Harrington Lane. It was prime school dropping-off time – between 8.15 a.m. and 8.45 a.m. I stood with our local police officer Lou Western, Pinhoe’s PCSO Ryan Williams and the Police’s flashing-sign speed equipment. So we knew exactly by how much each approaching driver
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Youthzone Start Up
An exciting new youth club, YouthZone, is now up and running at the games room at the Poltimore Arms, Pinhoe every Monday evening from 6pm to 9pm. The club came about as Cllr Simon Bowkett introduced an energetic local youth worker, Pat Aplin, to Wendy Knight, the community-minded landlady of the Poltimore. “Wendy offered the
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Proposed Development Consultation Meeting
A well-attended consultation event was held at Pinhoe School recently to highlight proposed developments in Pinhoe and in East Devon, and to gauge residents’ views on the design, scale and impact of the developments on our community. “People were understandably very concerned about the impact developments will have on local infrastructure, particularly roads,” said Cllr
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Pinhoe Street Briefings
Emma Morse, Labour’s candidate for next year’s County Council elections, will be attending “street briefings” with your Labour City Councillors Simon Bowkett & Moira MacDonald, together with your local Neighbourhood Policing Team to hear your concerns and priorities. The next Street Briefings are on Friday 9th November at 4pm at the junction of Church Hill
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Summerway Community Building Project
The benefits of local development could soon be felt in the Summerway area if local residents can be found to join forces with councillors. “For years the Summerway estate has lacked any decent community facilities,” explains Cllr Moira MacDonald, “Even our elections have to take place in a portacabin! Now we are seeing an opportunity
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Station Road – Pinn Lane Temporary Closure
From Saturday 27 October 2012 a section of Station Road – Pinn Lane at the level-Crossing will be closed to traffic. The anticipated finish for the work is by Monday 10 December 2012. However in practice Devon County Council says that the closure only applies from 22:00 on 27/10/12 to 08:00 on 28/10/12, and from 23:59 on 24/11/12 to 05:30 on 10/12/12 An alternative,
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Have Your Say: Pinhoe Development
An important consultation event is being held to give residents a say in future developments in and around Pinhoe, and will give local people a chance to speak to local councillors, but also to Planning and Transport officers from Exeter City Council, Devon County Council and East Devon District Council. The event is to be held
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Community in Pinhoe
We don’t need government ministers telling us how to “do our bit” in Exeter – it happens anyway. Here’s what happened when local Labour councillors, the Community Association, an energetic young leader, the Neighbourhood Police Team, youth workers and a local business came together to help their community. At the recent Pinhoe Community Association Funday,
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Help Get Superfast Broadband into Pinhoe
Superfast broadband is coming to Devon! Devon and Somerset County Councils in partnership with other councils and BDUK are bringing in faster broadband. They have got government money to do it. But there’s a big hitch. At the moment BT have no plans to upgrade Pinhoe’s broadband exchange. As it stands, no resident or business connected to the Pinhoe exchange can
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Monkerton & Hill Barton Development Consultation
In the City Council’s Core Strategy – which sets out policies to guide future development in Exeter up to 2026 – the Monkerton and Hill Barton area is allocated for up to 2,500 new homes. Two well-attended consultation events were held at St Lawrence Church, Lower Hill Barton Road, on Monday 2nd July and Thursday
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Link Road Consultation
Simon Bowkett together with Saxon Spence and Moira MacDonald attended the recent consultation events about the proposed new Link Road for Exhibition Way that were held by Devon County Council at Pinhoe and St James Schools. Now that planning approval has been given for the development of the Ibstock brickworks to provide 230 much-needed homes
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Friends of Pinhoe Library
Saxon Spence, Simon Bowkett and former Labour councillor Val Dixon attended the recent AGM of the Friends of Pinhoe Library. Despite deep cuts to the Libraries Service that resulted in the job losses of many library staff, Pinhoe has managed to stay open with just one librarian, and with the support of the Friends. Despite
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Stunning Youth Shelter Officially Opened
Your local Labour team of Saxon Spence, Moira MacDonald and Simon Bowkett attended the recent opening of the stunning new youth shelter in Arena Park. It has been created by a partnership between James Bond of the social enterprise Carving Community and volunteers from the local area. However to simply call it a “youth shelter” does
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Transport in Pinhoe
The Pinhoe Labour team is taking a close look at local transport, particularly transport that can help to take more cars off our roads. Labour will be working with the County Council and with transport operators to ensure that Pinhoe gets a better service, more affordable service. Simon Bowkett, said, “Like many city centre workers
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Potential Pinhoe Link Road Consultation
There will be two Public Consultation events held to show the various alternative plans being considered regarding options for a link road between Exhibition Way and Harrington Lane, including a route via Chancel Lane. The consultation will also include the upgrading the existing Exhibition Way bridge, and improving safety on Chancel Lane. The first of
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Arena Park Play Area Investment
Arena Park is benefiting from over £80,000 of investment. The “dugout” is now finished but it is to be joined by a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and sports coaching for local children. Work on the MUGA should start as soon as possible with the sports coaching to follow after completion. Pinhoe Labour Candidate, Simon
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Pinhoe School to get an Extension
School places are always a concern for parents so it is good news that Pinhoe School is to be extended. Pinhoe Labour Candidate, Simon Bowkett, said, “This is great news for local parents and children. We need more investment like this in our communities”
Knight and Vibes Clubs Moving Forward
Both the Knight Club and the Vibes Club are looking forward after a tough time last year. The Vibes Club is attracting more young people to its sessions at the Pinhoe Church Hall. While the Knight Club has returned to its usual programme after a period of closure due to flooding, though it is still
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Eastern Fields: Your local Labour Councillors are listening to all your Views and Concerns
As in other parts of Exeter, there are competing demands for land in Pinhoe. The Tory-led government has thrown the country into the biggest crisis in house-building in the last 50 years. Here in Exeter there is an enormous unmet demand for housing. There is a lot of public interest in how to divert the traffic
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Chancel Lane Concerns
In the last newsletter Moira and Saxon promised to follow-up on the ongoing problems of speeding traffic and the hazards for pedestrians and cyclists crossing Chancel Lane bridge. There should soon be some good news. City Council officers have been working with Taylor Wimpey, the builders of Chancel Park, to release £70,000 to Devon County
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£20,000 Investment for Play at Arena Park
Councillor Saxon Spence has allocated £20,000 from her delegated capital budget from the sale of Exeter Airport by the county council for Arena Park. This will fund James Bond of Carving Communities to work with local young people to create a “dug out” and a playground for local children at Arena Park. There has been
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Meet your Councillors: 5 November 2011
An opportunity to meet your Labour Councillors from Mincinglake, Pinhoe and Whipton. Come along and tell us about the big issues affecting you in your neighbourhood.
