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More from Exeter & East Devon News

• Topsham Quay Work Leaves Area Looking Ship-Shape

  The work has been carried out by Exeter City Council’s waterways team during the first three weeks of the year. The work was necessary because the previous timber piles had become rotten, and in some places, they were missing.

• Professor Gideon Henderson appointed as new Chair of Met Office Scientific Advisory Committee

  The Met Office Scientific Advisory Committee (MOSAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Gideon Henderson as its new Chair, taking over from Dr. Gilbert Brunet.

• Devon Air Ambulance are asking the people to volunteer their time to support the charity at their warehouse in Marsh Barton.

  The charity is looking for keen helpers who can put their interests and knowledge to use and are specifically in need of people who are interested in books, jewellery, watches or stamps, as well as gaming, vinyl records.

• House Fire in Budleigh Salterton: Fire Crews Rescue Occupant and Pet Dog

  On Tuesday, January 23rd, at 1:00 PM, Devon and Somerset Fire Service responded to a house fire in West Hill Lane, Budleigh Salterton. Fire crews from Exmouth, Middlemoor, and Sidmouth attended the incident involving a two-story domestic property.

• Second Tiny Forest Planted in Exmouth’s Brixington Park

  With support from Devon County Council’s completed three-year Emergency Tree Fund, East Devon District Council organized community volunteers to plant a second site at Brixington Park.

• Exeter traffic trial focus groups demand safer streets

  Some communities in Exeter are calling for safer streets and slower traffic in the wake of an aborted ‘active streets’ experiment which divided the city.

• Do you have a spare bedroom or an unoccupied home?

  The City Council is keen to work with homeowners and landlords who have unoccupied homes or empty bedrooms. The Council’s Housing Access Team can offer free advice and support to help bring homes back into use or start a host family journey.

• Innovative new service gives patients with suspected cancer answers more quickly

  A new service has been introduced at the Nightingale Hospital Exeter to get patients with suspected cancer a diagnosis and treatment more quickly.