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If you’re aged 50 to 74, you should receive an NHS bowel screening (FIT) kit through the post every two years. The NHS sends this automatically to everyone in that age group.

A keenly-anticipated meeting of a council committee which has overseen a controversial Exeter road closure has been cancelled.

Drivers will be breathing a sigh of relief as a lane closure on a major Devon road is set to soon come to an end.

An Exeter curry house could lose its licence this week (Weds April 22) after two members of staff were discovered working illegally by immigration officers.

More than 50 polling stations will open around Exeter when the city goes to the polls next month.

Exmouth Town Council has announced the launch of a new Sports Club Improvement Fund (SCIF) to support local sports clubs in progressing plans for improved and expanded facilities.

Developers planning to turn a tumbledown vicarage in Dawlish into a group of new homes have been given the thumbs-up by local residents. Every comment on the plan on the Teignbridge Council website is in support of the proposal.

Five new electronics and tech donation points are launching in libraries across Devon. People will be able to bring tech items they no longer use to be refurbished. Once refurbished, items are donated to those experiencing digital poverty.  

Nine in every ten pupils due to start primary schools in Devon this September will hear today (Thursday 16 April) that they've been allocated places in their preferred mainstream schools.

Jack Bycroft's late heroics earned City a valuable point against high-flying Stockport County at SJP in a dramatic 3-3 draw.

Two prominent Exmouth shops have been permanently closed for selling counterfeit cigarettes and illegal vapes. Classic Mini Market on Rolle Street and Phone Zone in The Parade were shut following closure orders over multiple offences.

Fifteen Year 9 and 10 students took part in a session introducing digital enterprise and innovation. The workshop explored how digital skills can develop ideas, solve problems, and create opportunities in a rapidly changing world.

Do you recognise this man? Police investigating a burglary at a Sidmouth home are appealing for help to identify him. An offender forced rear doors on Woolbrook Road on 14 February, searched inside, and moved jewellery, but nothing is believed stolen.

With just weeks until the City Council elections, Exeter residents are urged to ensure they’re ready to vote. Polling takes place on Thursday 7 May across all 13 wards. Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm.

Newton Abbot Town Council has welcomed a new health app designed by a local GP and urged backers to help get the device to a wider audience.

A Devon council is to create a fund to help local families facing financial ‘shocks’.

More cliff falls are expected at Shaldon, where a dramatic landslip last month sent tonnes of debris crashing into the sea.

The government’s controversial Family Farm Tax will push local farming families to the brink unless urgent steps are taken, a Devon MP has claimed.

A pioneering project led by educational experts to tackle the South West’s “NEET” crisis will allow young people not in school to sit GCSE exams. 

Devon Communities Together has secured £250,000 over three years from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to launch its Vibrant Villages initiative, empowering rural communities and strengthening village halls as vital local hubs.

A new campaign and digital platform, Explore UNESCO South West Trails, has launched, offering visitors an inspiring and sustainable way to discover the rich cultural and natural heritage of South West England.

Devon’s new High Sheriff, entrepreneur Mark Ansell, has pledged to put Restorative Justice centre stage during his year in office, championing a system proven to support victims of crime and rehabilitate offenders.