Boundary
Core: Exeter city centre, St Thomas, St the editor's, Heavitree, Pinhoe, St Leonards, Countess Wear, Marsh Barton, Sowton, university campuses and Royal Devon-linked services.
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An Exeter-led morning briefing for city residents, university and NHS workers, East Devon commuters, families, town-centre operators and visitor-economy businesses before the workday starts.
Decision: Source registry prepared; hold behind larger city and commuter markets unless the editor wants a compact South West university/NHS city slot.
Static prep only: this page does not buy a domain, launch ads, post socially, contact sponsors, send subscriber email, collect payment or reserve inventory.
Coverage boundary
Core: Exeter city centre, St Thomas, St the editor's, Heavitree, Pinhoe, St Leonards, Countess Wear, Marsh Barton, Sowton, university campuses and Royal Devon-linked services.
East Devon belt: Cranbrook, Exmouth, Topsham, Honiton, Sidmouth, Ottery St Mary and airport/business-park routes only when transport, planning, schools, NHS, commuter or sponsor utility connects back to Exeter.
Avoid generic Devon tourism unless it changes a resident decision, travel route, public service, local business opening or dated event.
Source registry seed
Council news, consultations, committees, licensing, waste/service alerts, city-centre decisions and resident deadlines.
Open source ->highExeter BID routeBID levy boundary, official business-improvement context, renewal signals and advertiser-density proof.
Open source ->coreInExeterCity-centre business updates, campaigns, events, footfall/public-realm signals and sponsor-prospect context.
Open source ->highEast Devon planning applicationsPlanning, enforcement, appeals, weekly/monthly lists, Cranbrook growth, airport corridor and East Devon commuter-village impact.
Open source ->coreDevon County Council roads and transportRoadworks, highways notices, closures, travel planning, school transport and morning disruption.
Open source ->highUniversity of ExeterCampus operations, public events, jobs, research, student calendar, open days and town-gown impact.
Open source ->highRoyal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustHospital service updates, patient access, estate changes, jobs, public health and NHS-linked commuter utility.
Open source ->coreGWR - Exeter St Davids stationStation information, rail disruption, engineering works, replacement buses and city commuter impact.
Open source ->Sponsor lanes
University, graduate, professional-services, coworking, recruitment and B2B firms serving the Exeter employer base.
Property, lettings, removals, mortgage, estate agency, home-improvement and commuter-village services tied to Exeter and East Devon growth.
Hospitality, retail, culture, theatre, visitor-economy and independent business routes around InExeter and city-centre footfall.
Education, tutoring, childcare, family activities, school-run convenience and skills providers.
Health, dental, optical, fitness, private care and wellbeing providers with manual compliance review before copy.
Launch assets
Buttondown-first subscribe page with referral metadata fields.
Deep source registry with Exeter council, East Devon planning, InExeter, highways, university, NHS and GWR lanes.
Amazon affiliate products page for Exeter commuter, university, rainy-day, Devon local-interest and family utility searches.
Sponsor kit, proof ledger, booking intake and Stripe checkout-plan placeholders.
Facebook/social launch pack with no public posting until approved.
Approval gates
No domain purchase, public post, subscriber email, sponsor outreach, ad spend, Stripe link or live slot reservation.
Verify every source URL during scaffold build and keep Exeter-led boundaries explicit.
Do not claim audience size, open rate, sponsor performance, rail reliability, hospital status, university affiliation or BID affiliation without substantiation.
Escalate regulated categories, health claims, financial services copy, education claims and alcohol/hospitality wording before approval.