Exeter & East Devon News from Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

Exeter could soon get a pop-up market on the former bus station site off Sidwell Street. An entrepreneur has proposed the idea, backed by Councillor Lynn Wetenhall, who noted it was the top choice in a recent public consultation.

Post Offices at Paignton, Plymouth, Teignmouth and Bideford were on an initial list of 115 branches earmarked for possible closure earlier this year, sparking an outcry.

East Devon District Council’s personnel committee this week heard that staff turnover had reached 11.5 per cent in the 11 months to the end of February.

Workers at a Devon council who have caring responsibilities will get better terms to take time off than legislation requires. East Devon District Council’s personnel committee agreed that staff who are carers would receive five days of leave beyond their standard allowance, as required by the UK Carer’s Leave Act.

Steve James, 65, will set off from Topsham, Devon, today, Wednesday (April 16th), supported by his wife and their five children, aiming to return there after seven months of consecutive days of running anticlockwise around the coast.