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Councillors have unanimously backed a submission which sets out the council’s case for a new unitary authority which includes the city of Exeter.

Work has started on the installation of charging infrastructure at Exeter bus depot in readiness for the arrival of the new electric fleet later this summer.

Construction of the new community building and GP surgery proposed for South West Exeter is due to start in April.

Emergency ‘ash dieback’ tree works require night-time road closures on A3052 at Trow Hill near Sidford from Monday 31 March to Friday 4 April 2025 (inclusive) between 7pm and 6.30am.

The East Devon District Council (EDDC) Countryside Team has taken an exciting step towards attracting breeding osprey by installing an artificial nesting pole at Seaton Wetlands.

The Sidmouth Neighbourhood Police Team are delighted that a life-saving defibrillator has been donated and is now installed outside Sidmouth Police Station.

Volunteer crew from Exmouth RNLI lifeboat station departed early on Friday 14 March for the RNLI all-weather lifeboat centre in Poole. Their journey to collect Exmouth;s RNLI’s Shannon class lifeboat, R & J Welburn, and return the David & Ruth Arthur lifeboat.

An Exmouth-based charity has seen an increase in visitors and referrals as East Devon District Council helped to expand the organisation’s services and improve its facilities.

A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) from Teignmouth was nominated at a national awards ceremony for her exceptional contribution in helping to keep local people safe.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision on the A379, near Shaldon, Teignmouth.

Teignmouth Town Council are delighted to update residents about the up-coming works to the Den Toilets, a vital facility for the community, especially as we head towards the summer season.

Devon County Council have selected a new nursery provider in Dawlish, an area where there is an acute shortage of childcare places for under-fives.

A property reported to have been selling drugs in Torquay has received a closure order, providing relief to local residents and disrupting the sale of drugs in the community.

Outspoken Torbay councillor Katya Maddison has been stripped of her role as the local authority’s ‘champion’ for culture.

Based on a survey of 150 people who turned up to a meeting about local government reorganisation, most people in Torbay want the government to leave them alone, it’s been claimed.

Airshow enthusiasts can look forward to breath-taking performances by the iconic RAF Red Arrows, the agile RAF Typhoon, and the historic Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on the Saturday and Sunday of the event.

A total of £7.7 million will be invested in walking and cycling schemes across Devon in 2025/26.

People may have to pay to go onto Dartmoor in future unless the government comes up with a new way of funding national parks.

In a hard-hitting report, Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has said she is ‘deeply disappointed’ at Devon & Cornwall Police’s handling of complaints from the public.

A 12-month trial which will alter the dimming regime of around 80% of Devon’s residential streetlights will get underway next month (April).

It was defeat in the penultimate away fixture of the season