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Business-minded students at the Deaf Academy in Exmouth have won a regional award for enterprise and praise from HRH The Princess Royal after publishing their own accessible comic book that includes British Sign Language (BSL).

The Royal Devon Healthcare Trust know carers play a vital role in supporting patients across acute and community settings. As they develop their Family, Friends and Carers strategy, they are inviting carers to get involved in one of two ways;

The Pothole Posse volunteers in Sidmouth have reached their 500th pothole repair. The honour of 500th repair went to the holes outside The Beacon Medical centre

A new talking compacting bin has been installed in a layby near Upottery, and will be monitored as a trial, with the aim of rolling out further bins in the future.

A new, more open approach to recruiting foster carers in Devon is beginning to make a difference, with more people coming forward to find out about how they could change a child’s life.

The Red Arrows will swoop over Torbay at the weekend flying just seven of their trademark scarlet Hawk aircraft instead of the traditional ‘Diamond Nine’. The Royal Air Force’s elite aerobatic team will fly with fewer aircraft for almost all of their 2026 displays in an effort to preserve their ageing machinery.

The grants offer up to £350 per project from a total citywide budget of £39,000. Each ward has £3,000 available to support local community initiatives until April 2027.

Footballers from across Exeter’s diverse range of communities will come together next month for an annual five-a-side tournament in support of ‘Kick Racism Out of Football’.

The UK Health Security Agency has raised its South West heat-health alert from yellow to amber, warning high temperatures pose a greater risk to vulnerable people and urging health and social care services to prepare as conditions continue to heat up.

The Teignbridge Local Plan 2020-2040 has been formally adopted by councillors at Teignbridge District Council’s annual meeting. The plan sets out planning policy and allocates land for development across Teignbridge, outside Dartmoor National Park.

Last week, Devon & Cornwall Police supported national ‘Sceptre’ knife awareness campaign, engaging with knife retailers to check knives are not being sold illegally and with the public around the risks of carrying knives.

Cllr Gemma Rolstone has become Exeter’s new Lord Mayor, with Cllr Lucy Haigh appointed Deputy Lord Mayor. During her year in office, Cllr Rolstone will raise funds for Baby Bank Network Exeter, supporting families facing financial and emotional hardship

The football season may have just ended, where The Grecians are getting for life in League Two for the 2026-7 season. However two pre season friendlies have been arranged for the end of July.

A difficult afternoon for Exeter Chiefs at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham saw them defeated by a resurgent Harlequins side in their Big Summer Kick-Off.

Exeter City Football Club has announced the appointment of Matt Taylor as permanent first team manager.

Members and shareholders of Exeter Rugby Club Group plc gathered at Sandy Park to vote on an expression of interest to buy the club.