The planters and bollards that were erected to prevent cars from utilising through roads have been removed.

Due to public resistance, the Exeter Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) plan was abandoned last month.
Leaders of the opponents to the plan hailed the bollards’ removal as a “victory”.
Proponents of the LTN expressed worry over the usage of the roads for “rat runs” and road safety.

The experimental programme was scheduled to begin in August 2023 and last for eighteen months.
The Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC) of Devon County Council, which is composed of county and city council members, initially implemented it.
“This needs to be the start of the healing process for the residents of Heavitree and Whipton with all sides coming together to shape the look of any planned future changes,” declared Ian Frankum, one of the protestors opposing the LTN.

“Everyone, including county and city councillors and officials need to be brave enough to review the past year and take onboard the learning points and see what could have been done better prior to the introduction of this scheme.”

Supporter of the plan Dr. Ben Greenwood stated that it had contributed to a safer residential area’s roads.
He stated: “We have to put up with increased danger from traffic with the scheme’s removal.”This would exacerbate the traffic issue by encouraging more people to drive in order to keep safe.”

Until the end of the school semester, the bollard on St. Mark’s Avenue and the planters at the top of Ladysmith Road will stay in place.
According to a statement from Devon County Council, the organisation will collaborate with members of the public “to identify ways of encouraging increased walking, cycling, and wheeling.”

At a handover ceremony in Exeter, a delegation from the Siksika Nation in Canada has acquired a headdress.
Since 1920, the Royal Albert Memorial institution & Art Gallery (RAMM) has hosted the ceremonial headgear, which was donated to the institution by Northwest Territories Lieutenant Governor Edgar Dewdney.
The headpiece, which was made with porcupine quills, holy bird feathers, buffalo horns, red cloth, and brass bells, was given to Siksika Nation representatives at the museum.
It takes place in 2022 when Chief Crowfoot’s regalia is returned home from the museum.

The headdress’s precise acquisition method was unknown, although the museum stated that it was most likely obtained by enforcing the colonial assimilation programme.
“The ceremonial Buffalo Woman’s Headdress holds immense sacred significance to the Blackfoot people,” stated Joset Melting Tallow of the Siksika Nation.Its return to the Siksika Nation is a profound testament to the spiritual and cultural practices of our ancestors and symbolises not only the preservation of our cultural heritage but also the acknowledgment of our history and traditions. “We are grateful to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum for their commitment to honouring and respecting the sacredness of this headdress by facilitating its repatriation,” the statement reads.

“The return of the ceremonial bird bundle represents a significant moment in the museum’s history and our relationship with the Siksika,” stated Julien Parsons, manager of collections and content at RAMM.We are happy that the headpiece will be utilised for its intended function again, more than a century after it was donated to RAMM.”

Days after his mother begged for him to be sectioned, he took his own life.

His family is inconsolable following the horrifying finding of their beloved 27-year-old guy dead in his hotel room. Nathan Bailey committed suicide at the Bendene Town House on Exeter’s charming Richmond Road, according to evidence presented at an inquest. This occurred just two days after his mother pleaded for him to be sectioned for protection.

Nathan, a roofer who was born and raised in Kent before moving to Marldon in Paignton in 2020, had his Mental Health Act evaluation on June 27, 2021, following his escort by police to a place of safety. He did not meet the conditions to be placed under arrest, though, and it was said that his sister had paid for him because there was nowhere for him to remain in case of an emergency.

She remembered that he had a nice early life. She did, however, claim that after he started using marijuana and other substances, which had an effect on his mental health, his life altered. After that, he started having seizures and was found to have a fatal cardiac ailment that also had an impact on his mental state.

He started having episodes in 2019 that his family thought were crazy. His life seemed to stabilise after relocating to Devon; he was able to find employment, but his drug use persisted, his mental health deteriorated, and he subsequently talked of taking his own life.

He attempted suicide in April 2021, but after being evaluated by mental health specialists once more, they found no signs of a severe mental disease that would have compromised his ability to function. But it was

Nathan was seen by the mental health team once more after his mother called the police on June 27 about his unpredictable attitude. He was not able to be detained in accordance with the Mental Health Act because there was allegedly no indication of psychosis, depression, or anxiety.

It was also mentioned that, just a few days prior to his passing, he was allegedly beaten unconscious with damage to his teeth after being robbed of his phone at Paignton Beach. Despite this, he declined to file a report.

Mental health specialists said that although they felt Nathan was still using illegal substances, which was changing his behaviour, they did not want to interact with him about accessing community support programmes. While he was staying at the hotel

After his mother reported Nathan’s erratic behaviour to the police on June 27, the mental health team saw him again. There was purportedly no evidence of psychosis, depression, or anxiety, thus he could not be kept under the Mental Health Act.

It was also mentioned that he had been beaten senseless and had teeth damage a few days before he passed away at Paignton Beach after his phone was stolen. Still, he refused to submit a report.

Mental health professionals indicated they did not want to talk to Nathan about using community support programmes, even though they felt he was still abusing illegal substances and that this was changing his conduct. During his tenure at

Alison Longhorn, the district coroner for Exeter and greater Devon, recorded a conclusion of suicide, noting that “Nathan had a history of mental ill health thought to be the result of illicit drug used and was found to have used mephedrone prior to his death.”

She continued: “I base my conclusion on the manner in which he died, the difficulties he had in the weeks and months before, voicing recent intentions to take his own life and the note he left to his sister when he died.”

“I cannot imagine how difficult it was for you to try and deal with living with Nathan when he was clearly really struggling with aspects of his life and the difficult decisions,” she said, expressing her condolences to his family.