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Expansion of St Leonard’s Primary School
Devon County Council is seeking planning permission for a single-storey block to house eight classrooms for St Leonard’s C of E Primary School on what was once the site of St Nicholas RC School. The application can be viewed at either County Hall or the Civic Centre, or found online at the DCC website Andy Hannan,
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Graffiti in St Leonards
Graffiti is a persistent problem in various parts of Exeter, but the city council is doing its best to keep it under control. A number of residents of St Leonard’s reported such damage to Andy Hannan who contacted Cleaning Services. You can see from the before and after photos how much improvement can be made. However,
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Roadworks in Holloway Street
Residents were rather puzzled to see temporary traffic lights in this very busy spot, but no sign of any work happening. The reason for the road works was to tackle a collapsed sewer. However, it became apparent that there is an ancient Norman bridge under the road which has to be protected. The county council
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Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education Campus off Topsham Road
Although it appears that ASDA has expressed an interest in developing this site once the Royal Academy has moved to its new building at Ringswell Avenue, it has yet to make a planning application. Andy Hannan believes that a new supermarket may not be the best use of the land, ‘Local residents have told me that they
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Road Safety in St Leonard’s
Residents are very aware of the road safety issues in the ward and regrettably there is little hope of tackling them where funding is needed. Local Authority budgets have been hit severely by the coalition government, with the promise of more cuts on the horizon. Some of these local issues are: - The Mount Radford junction
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Olympic Torch
In May St. Leonard’s welcomed the Olympic torch on day 2 of its relay in Britain. Residents were lining Topsham Road and Holloway Street to see the flame passing by on its way to the Cathedral. Henry noted: “I was opposite St. Leonard’s Church and it was great to see so many residents enjoying themselves on this
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St Leonard’s Community Group Funding
Jill would like to remind all community groups in need of some extra funding that you can apply to her locality budget. Jill said, “I donated funds last year for a photography project at the Deaf Academy, which would not have gone ahead without this funding. More recently I have offered to help with the
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Parking Issues Tackled
Following representations by Priory and St Leonard’s Labour county councillor Jill Owen, it has now been confirmed that parking on verges and pavements in Exeter is a civil parking offence. Motorists who do this will now face a fixed-penalty notice. This will be welcomed by pedestrians, particularly disabled people and parents with prams or buggies,
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Improvements at Belle Isle Park
Local residents have long been aware of the need for better access to the park at the Salmon Pool Lane end, for people in wheelchairs or with pushchairs. The path was steep and had steps. It is a matter then of great celebration that the path has been completely changed by the city council and
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St Leonard’s Preschool
This very popular group is once again looking for a new home. It has been very pleased to be in the Deaf Academy building after struggling for many years in Roberts Road church hall. However, the Deaf Academy will be moving to a new site at Ringswell Avenue and the use of its present site
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Salmon Pool Lane Parking Proposals
Cllr Jill Owen recently attended a site meeting in Salmon Pool Lane to consider the possibility of introducing pay and display at the section next to the Valley Park. This would enable motorists to park there during the day in order to use the park’s facilities. Unfortunately however, due to technical reasons associated with the
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