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Exeter Claimant Count Up 6.8% in a Year: Over-50s at a High
Exeter had 2,120 claimants in September, up 6.8% on a year earlier against 2.6% across England. Claimants aged 50 and over reached 460, the most in two years.
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Jobs
Exeter Youth Hub Opens at St James Park, Three Days a Week
A Youth Hub for 16 to 24 year olds is now open at St James Park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with jobcentre, housing and mental health help in one place.
South West Water
Exeter Business Water Ban: Car Washing and 6 Uses Listed
South West Water has asked Defra for a drought order banning non-essential business water use in Exeter. Wimbleball, which tops up the Exe, was 18% full on 4 Oct.
Jobs
Exeter Claimant Count: Under-25s Up 23% in a Year
Exeter's under-25 claimant count rose 23% in a year to 535, against 9.4% across England. The city's total reached 2,150 in August, 2.2% of working-age people.
Business
Beefy Boys Exeter Opens in Old BrewDog: Hours and Booking
Beefy Boys Exeter is open seven days: 12pm to 9.30pm weekdays, 11.30am on Saturdays, 12pm to 8pm Sundays. Booking rules, phone and the opening dates.
Education
St Wilfrid's School Exeter Owed Its Staff £249,380
Staff are owed £249,380 of the £316,335 St Wilfrid's School owed when it wound up. The statement of affairs leaves it £175,373 short of its creditors.
Pinhoe
Home Farm Pinhoe: Land Given Up, 91 Households Told
Liquidators gave up freehold land on the Home Farm estate in Pinhoe and served notice on 91 homes. Creditors owed £266,294 must claim by 25 September.
Queen Street
Flight Club Exeter: Darts Bar Planned at Revolution Site
Two applications say 79 to 82 Queen Street will become a Flight Club venue. Comments close 27 September, with a council decision due by 21 October.