Dear Resident

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the people of St David’s whose support helped me to be elected as a City Councillor. It is a huge honour and responsibility to be trusted with such a post. I am very much looking forward to getting on with the job. I hope that all of St David’s residents will feel welcome to get in touch with their ideas, concerns and priorities for the area. Good communication and firm relationships are essential to develop successful communities. As a resident of the ward myself I will often be out and about and look forward to being able to thank residents in person.

Yours faithfully,

Cllr Sarah Laws


Community Visioning Workshop

Residents, community groups and businesses got together at St David’s School to discuss their vision for St David’s in 2020. The meeting was called by Kelvin Lacy, Chair of St David’s Neighbourhood Partnership (SDNP) and was attended by representatives from Devon County Council and Exeter City Council. PLANNING Areas of concern included...Read More »

Major Funding Injection for the RAMM

Exeter’s newly refurbished Royal Albert Museum is to receive a share of an additional £20 million per year Arts funding for the next 3 years. The award, which aims to drive excellence and innovation in museums, will be shared with Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery and fifteen other institutions. The...Read More »

Work continues at Exeter Community Centre

Work continues on The Exeter Community Centre which is due to open in May this year. Labour Candidate Sarah Laws said, “It is fantastic news for the residents of St Davids and across Exeter that the Centre is opening its doors again. The Community Centre will be a great resource to...Read More »

The RAMM is Open

The amazing Royal Albert Memorial Museum has opened to almost universal acclaim. Within the first week over 15,000 people have visited. Some of the must see Exhibitions are Into the Light: French and British paintings from Impressionism to the early 1920s (till 11 March 2012) and The Road to Rome: Artists...Read More »

Royal Albert Memorial Museum to Open

RAMM is due to open on December 15. As well as the redesigned museum space a new entrance will link the museum space to Rougemont Gardens and the City’s Roman wall.  Entrance to the museum will continue to be free and it will be open every day between 10am and...Read More »

St Davids Houses of Multiple Occupancy Concerns

Another area of concern for St David’s residents was that excessive provision of student accommodation, particularly houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO's)  which could unbalance the community as has happened in parts of St. James. Currently student accommodation is being built at St Anne’s Well Brewery and at The Red Cow...Read More »

Community Centre Restoration Project

An update on the project to restore the Community Centre revealed that the project is back on course after some serious setbacks. Disaster struck when it was discovered that part of the building did not have foundations. Work was halted and one wall collapsed. Then - over the bank holiday...Read More »

St Davids Traffic Concerns

Anxieties of local residents were heard at a meeting of the St. David's Neighbourhood Partnership on September 29th after concerns were voiced over the impact of traffic on St David’s Hill caused by the John Lewis Store development in the City Centre. The meeting was attended by Paul Osborne of the...Read More »