Efforts to keep the city’s festivals alive have been revealed by Exeter City Council - with warnings of a huge cut in funding for this year’s Autumn Festival. (more…)
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Festival funding cut mooted as cash-strapped Council battles to keep festivals afloat
Thursday 12 March 2009 by AroundExeter Staff
Another gap in Princesshay’s smile as Principles set to close
Saturday 7 March 2009 by AroundExeter Staff
Yet another Princesshay store looks set to close within the coming weeks as women’s clothing brand Principles struggles to survive.
McGahey’s tobacconist competition row: storm in a coffee cup?
Friday 27 February 2009 by AroundExeter Staff
In customarily excitable fashion the Express & Echo reports that High Street tobacconist Martin McGahey is ‘up in arms’ after the city council granted a license for a mobile coffee kiosk to set up nearby. But there may be more to the story than meets the eye. (more…)
Over £500k for Exeter as Government boosts council funds
Monday 23 February 2009 by AroundExeter Staff
Local Government minister John Healey has today confirmed that councils in the South West will receive their share of £100 million within the next few days, to be used as they see fit to help meet local needs and priorities, with Exeter recieving over £577,000.