CityWards - Exeter Labour Party

A lifeline for the Cowick Street Community building as Age UK moves out

Your Local Labour Councillor’s hope to be able to keep the Age UK Exeter’s building in Cowick Street (the Old Council Offices) open for community and local business use after Age UK has decided it must move out.

David Harvey stops the mud spoiling play

On one of his recent walks around the Ward, Pinhoe Cllr David Harvey spotted that a sea of mud had developed underneath one of the biggest items of equipment in Station Road Playing Fields Play park with mud getting smeared onto the slide. We can all remember that mud can…

Larkbeare sewer – open letter to South West Water

Exeter City Councillors for Newtown and St Leonard’s Ward, Richard Branston and Matthew Vizard, Cllr Carol Whitton (Devon County Councillor St David’s and Haven Banks) and Ben Bradshaw MP have written an open letter to the Chief Executive of South West Water to raise public concerns about the lack of…

Local Park Improvements

Richard and Matt have helped get new play equipment into Bull Meadow Park. Your Labour councillors secured the vital funding for Newton Community Association to build the fabulous new community building in Belmont Park, newtowncommunity.org.uk, and to provide new play equipment, renewed paths and to cut back the overgrown areas…

Exeter City Council refuses the application

Exeter City Council refuses housing development on Mount Radford Lawn Matt has worked with the local community to strongly oppose any development. He said: “Following passionate representations made by residents, St Leonard’s Neighbourhood Association and me, the Planning Committee unanimously rejected this application. The community does not want to lose…

Clifton Hill green space

Cllr Richard Branston says: “Cllrs Matt Vizard, Su Aves and I have continued to push the Council’s leadership on this issue. I am so pleased that the Council has listened and will keep the green spaces and allow the ski club and driving range to continue with their existing leases,…

Development in Alphington

Redrow plans to build new houses on Devon County Council-owned land on the east side at Aldens Farm. The planning application has been submitted and will be determined shortly by Exeter City Council. Steve Warwick will be fighting to ensure that we get the best development possible within Tory Planning…

Alphington Speedwatch

Labour councillors are leading the fight against speeding through Chudleigh, Dawlish and Shillingford Roads. Join Steve and other Labour Councillors in the Alphington Speedwatch. All volunteers welcome.