Keith Owen: Your candidate on 3 May 2012
Local resident Keith Owen will be standing as the Labour Party Candidate for St James in the city council elections in May 2012. Keith has lived in the ward for the last 14 years and continues to play an active role in the community.
Keith says, “Over the last twelve months I have enjoyed meeting many St James residents and discussing their concerns with them. I look forward to continuing this over the coming months. I came a close second in the city council election last May and I am hopeful that this year I can go one better. I very much want to represent the people of St James.”
Keith is currently involved in the Exeter St James Forum, which aims to prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for the area. He says, “This is an exciting time for our ward with the recent establishment of the Exeter St James Forum and I would urge residents to get involved. Please get in touch if you would like to know more.”
More Residents Have Their Say
There was an excellent turnout of local residents at the latest St James ‘Have your say’ meeting at St Sidwell’s School on 14 March. They were given an opportunity to raise areas of concern with representatives from the police, Exeter University, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council. Rory Cunningham...Read More »York Road and Other Works
Work in York Road began in early April and the County Council estimates that this will take between 6 to 8 weeks. The work includes widening the pavement on the east side of York Road, relocating the pedestrian crossing, resurfacing the road and removing the double height kerb at the...Read More »Exeter St James Forum
The Forum’s meeting on 17th April was arranged to enable residents to hear about the work that been done by the various task groups on the initial stages of the neighbourhood plan. One of the aims of the plan is to create a more balanced community in St James. The next...Read More »Parking Issues Tackled
Following representations by 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 buggies, who...Read More »Speeding in St James
One issue raised at last December’s St James ‘Have your say’ meeting was speeding motorists in Longbrook Street. As a response to this, the local police were (at the time of writing) preparing to carry out a speed check in Longbrook Street.
When Keith Owen called on residents of Howell Road...Read More »Exeter St James Forum Update
Good progress is being made on the formulation of a neighbourhood plan for St James. It is hoped that by November the Forum will have involved residents in discussing and agreeing a draft plan, secured the go-ahead from an independent inspector, and publicised the draft plan to residents and asked...Read More »A Message from PCSO Helen Harvey
Hello St James!
I have recently joined the St James neighbourhood policing team. I will be working alongside Neighbourhood beat officer PC Alex Kennedy. Prior to becoming the Police Community Support Officer for St James I worked in the control room for 3½ years. I hope to use that experience in...Read More »Traffic Count in St James
On 7 February Devon County Council was carrying out a traffic count in Blackall Road and Longbrook Street, in advance of the 'London Inn Square' traffic changes being implemented later this year. Keith Owen, Labour's candidate for St James, says: 'It is very important that the effects of the traffic...Read More »Bishop Blackall Update
Residents of Thornton Hill and nearby streets must be getting tired of yet further applications being submitted for the development of this site, about which we reported in the autumn 2011 issue of St James Ward News. At the time of going to print, we understand that the latest application...Read More »London Inn Square - Proposed traffic Changes
The proposed changes to traffic movements in St James, as a result of the London Inn Square (John Lewis) improvements, were approved by the Cabinet of Devon County Council at their meeting on 14 December 2011. The work, which will include improvements to the York Road area, will be jointly...Read More »