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• Learning opportunities now available for 2025

  People in Exeter are being offered the opportunity to learn something new for 2025 and book onto one of Learn Devon’s free courses and qualifications.

• Appeal following incident on the M5

  Officers are appealing for information after a car was seen driving down the wrong way of the M5 on Sunday 12 January near Exeter.

• Waste windfall will bolster Exeter council budget

  A new tax on wasteful packaging will bring Exeter a hefty windfall this year. But city councillors drawing up budgets for the coming years have been warned not to rely on the ‘extended producer responsibility’ which is putting money into council coffers.

• What’s occurring – neighbourhoods looking tidy after community litter picks

  Big hearted communities in Exeter are playing their part in keeping their neighbourhoods litter free. Community tidy-ups in Beacon Heath and Whipton have resulted in dozens of bags of litter being collected for disposal.

• Exeter’s city centre CCTV team wins Police and Crime Commissioner’s Award

  CCTV Operator Megan Ward received a commendation from Devon and Cornwall’s Police and Crime Commissioner after her great work led to the jailing of a sexual offender in Exeter.

• CCTV images released following assault - Exeter

  Do you recognise this man? Detectives investigating a report of an assault are today releasing these images.

• East Devon District Council drives decarbonisation with Carbon Action Fund grants

  Alongside its commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2040, East Devon District Council has awarded Carbon Action Fund grants to 28 local businesses and community organisations, enabling them to significantly improve their decarbonisation efforts.