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A new community safety project in Exeter will help tackle the city’s anti-social behaviour problems and make it a safer place for residents and visitors.

Detectives are looking for witnesses following reports of a stabbing last night [Monday 23 March] in Exeter.

Wales & West Utilities has finished its work to upgrade the gas pipes in the Buddle Lane area of Exeter, ahead of schedule.

A £4million project to transform one of Exeter’s best-loved green spaces is to be partly funded by developers building homes around the city.

A bid to allow motorbikes to use a lane reserved for walkers, cyclists and horseriders has been blocked after decisionmakers declared it would be against policies aimed at encouraging health and wellbeing.

Plans have been submitted by an Exeter-based firm for 14 small-scale industrial units at a major Devon hub.

Officers in Exeter seized six e-bikes and made four arrests as part of efforts to tackle antisocial behaviour and organised crime. On 12 March, neighbourhood police conducted an operation targeting illegally modified e-bikes in the city.

East Devon District Council and Devon County Council are challenging the government’s decision not to select Marlcombe for the next phase of the national New Towns programme, as consultations are launched by the housing ministry today.

An angry Devon MP has urged the King to call off a planned trip to America amid concerns over President Donald Trump’s ‘illegal war’.

A Devon Traveller hotspot has been fortified in a bid to prevent future encampments.

A Devon MP has called for clarity over how the government’s nature watchdog responded to a planning controversy in his constituency.

Teignmouth Lido WILL open for the summer of 2026 after what campaigners are calling a victory for people power.

A Torbay taxi driver who maintained he was ‘the unluckiest person’ and had been unfairly singled out has had his licence revoked after councillors decided he posed a risk to public safety.

Devon MPs have welcomed news that the bosses of the county’s Integrated Care Board (ICB) have dropped plans to change the way urgent heart patients are treated in Torbay.

Torbay has finally decided to haul down the coveted Blue Flags it won as part of a long-running international project and go it alone.

A 23 year old South Devon man has been sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars after admitting various offences including dangerous driving and possessing weapons.

Railway stations across the South West could unlock 238,000 jobs and £14.25 billion by 2035, according to new research. A report by Development Economics highlights the “Rail Catalyst Effect”, showing stations drive investment, opportunity and growth.

From April, the SEND Operations service is changing. A new locality model will be introduced to give families clearer, quicker and more joined-up support at key stages of the Education, Health and Care Plan process.

Reports of meningitis cases in Kent may be concerning, but Devon’s local risk remains unchanged with no evidence of wider spread. Still, be aware of symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, and stay vigilant as they can develop rapidly.

Devon County Council and Devon & Cornwall Police are urging dog owners to act responsibly around farm animals as new legislation to tackle livestock worrying comes into force today Wednesday (18 March).

Devon is to receive an additional £1.3 million from government to help eligible low-income households who rely on heating oil cope with rising fuel costs driven by global events.

A new four-year strategy to improve support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse living in safe accommodation has been approved by Devon County Council’s Cabinet.

South West Water has opened applications for a fun run at Roadford Reservoir to raise money for Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

An urgent plea for help has been made on behalf of Devon’s rural residents and farmers who have been battered by the spike in fuel prices and are set to face “extremely difficult choices”.