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ON OUR RADAR // Fore Street Flea 2025 🛍️🥪🎶 Market with stalls selling vintage items, handmade craft, food and drink plus live music from local artists returns for 2025 season. 🗓️ Sat 17 May 🕛 12-4pm 📍 Fore Street exeterobserver.org/2025/04/24/for…

ON OUR RADAR // Pint of Science 2025 🍺⚛️ Three days of talks, demonstrations and live experiments by research scientists in city centre pubs. 🗓️ Mon 19 to Weds 21 May 📍 The White Hart, The Bootlegger and City Gate exeterobserver.org/2025/04/29/pin…

ICYMI // Twelve months temporary church use extension sought for Haven Banks Liveable Exeter development site units Second year of “worship and ancillary uses” for retail park units to follow planning approval for ultra-high density build-to-rent scheme exeterobserver.org/2025/05/06/twe…

NEWS // Ofsted finds Devon County Council children’s services remain “inadequate” with rating unchanged since 2020 Inspection report highlights “serious weaknesses” that are “leaving children at risk of harm” as failings echo poor SEND provision. exeterobserver.org/2025/05/16/ofs…

ICYMI // Mid Devon District Council mischarged 2,865 social housing tenants £15.5m in rent over 20 years Housing regulator identifies “serious failings” as council discovers dozens of evictions in which “rent arrears were sole, or contributory factor” exeterobserver.org/2025/05/13/mid…

ON OUR RADAR // The Mushroom Show 🍄 Scratchworks Theatre Company combines interactive games, comedy and music to explore the fascinating world of fungi. 🗓️ Mon 26 May 🕚 11am + 2pm 📍 Emmanual Hall, Theatre Alibi exeterobserver.org/2025/04/15/the…

NEWS // Supreme Court rejects Dartmoor landowners’ attempt to prevent wild camping on their land Judges unanimously dismiss appeal against 2023 ruling upholding Dartmoor Commons Act as campaigners call for enhanced public rights to access nature exeterobserver.org/2025/05/21/sup…

ICYMI // Ofsted finds Devon County Council children’s services remain “inadequate” with rating unchanged since 2020 Inspection report highlights “serious weaknesses” that are “leaving children at risk of harm” as failings echo poor SEND provision. exeterobserver.org/2025/05/16/ofs…

SPECIAL REPORTS // Campaigners compel Exeter City Council to reconsider Northbrook pool closure with 2,250-strong resident petition Pressure intensifies after FOI request responses confirm £3.5m budget cuts included potentially unlawful decision. exeterobserver.org/2025/05/25/nor…

📥The latest edition of The Exeter Digest is out now!📰 👉 Northbrook pool latest 👉 Dartmoor wild camping verdict 👉 Devon Ofsted report 📩Not already subscribed? Sign-up for our free newsletter here⬇️ exeterobserver.org/subscribe/ Read Edition #82 here👇 exeterobserver.org/2025/05/25/the…

IYCMI // Supreme Court rejects Dartmoor landowners’ attempt to prevent wild camping on their land Judges unanimously dismiss appeal against 2023 ruling upholding Dartmoor Commons Act as campaigners call for enhanced public rights to access nature. exeterobserver.org/2025/05/21/sup…

ON OUR RADAR // Exeter Respect Festival 2025 🦋 The annual celebration of Exeter diversity returns for its 28th year with live music and performance, food stalls, community and campaign groups 🗓️ 11.30am on Sat 7 + 11am on Sun 8 June 📍 Belmont Park exeterobserver.org/2025/05/09/exe…

ON OUR RADAR // Heritage Harbour Festival 2025 ⛵️ The maritime-themed event returns for a third year with steam boats, exhibitions, talks, live music, film screenings and more. 🗓️ Sun 8 June 🕚 11am to 4pm 📍 Exeter Quay exeterobserver.org/2025/05/14/her…