CityWards - Exeter Labour Party

A new Exeter Active Travel Consultation – Newtown

Live and Move are working with Exeter City Council and Devon County Council to find out if there are any improvements Newtown residents would like to see in their area. They want to hear your view, so they can design improvements that will increase the ways you can connect with…

Labour delivering city centre investment, key part of Exeter’s recovery plan

The Labour led City Council has made major investment in creating a new leisure centre and bus station in the city centre which has become a key part of the city’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Phil Bialyk, Labour City Council Leader said: “funding St Sidwell’s Point and the…

Some pie charts have surprising slices.

When you hear someone say that their council tax pays to keep the parks and pitchs up, maintain the children’s play parks, empty the bins, sweep the streets, keep the the RAMM, the Corn exchange and the sports centres open, build new homes and so much more ….. they are…

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.

Exeter’s first solar farm and power storage project

Labour led Exeter City Council are delivering on the Party’s commitment to drive forward clean sustainable energy. The Council’s plans to build its first City solar farm and battery storage project are well underway.

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,…