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Exeter City Council and Exeter Chiefs have launched the next phase of their Because of Rugby… campaign, celebrating the legacy and future of women’s rugby in the city.

Government cash that was at risk of needing to be handed back will now be spent on bolstering a major road scheme in a Devon town

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for a closed-off Exeter road to be re-opened to traffic.

A derelict Exeter pub with a colourful history dating back more than 160 years could be turned into flats.

Rumours that Exeter’s Northbrook Pool is to be demolished have been sunk by the leader of the city council.

East Devon District Council would like you to share your views on the draft pavement licensing policy.

Important work to protect the cliffs and beach at Seaton Hole will begin next month, following planning approval for a £1.4 million improvement scheme.

Coleridge bridge in Ottery St Mary will be dismantled and removed from site, starting from today (Wednesday 23 July), to enable repairs to be carried out.

Families fleeing war in Ukraine will be able to stay in the UK for longer after a change of heart by the government.

A Devon council is set to launch a new ‘target hardening’ strategy to deal with unwanted traveller camps in local parks.

The keys to the first of more than 1,000 new homes on a vast new development on the outskirts of Newton Abbot could be handed over to new homeowners early in 2027.

Newton Abbot Community Interest Company and Buckland Support are celebrating after being awarded more than £300,000 National Lottery funding to support their work with individuals and households in need of debt advice and support.

Torbay Council has come under fire after cutting down acres of wild flowers in a seafront meadow.

Torbay Council have confirmed the appointment of a preferred developer for the Paignton and Preston Promenade scheme. Knights Brown will carry out the construction of the coastal flood defences and public space improvements.

People who use adult social care services in Torbay will soon have the benefit of adult social care staff using a modern and innovative computer system that will save time, be more streamlined and improve information sharing between different services.

A Torquay pub has kept its licence despite having been called before Torbay Council’s licensing sub-committee twice this year.

Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable Will Kerr OBE KPM has announced his retirement by mutual consent with Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez.

A nine-point plan to reduce alcohol deaths in Devon has the backing of the Council's cabinet.

The Deputy Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, Jim Colwell, has been found guilty of misconduct by a police disciplinary tribunal earlier this week.

Devon has been given a reprieve on a £170 million financial cliff-edge it faced linked to its persistent special needs overspending.

The Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) will be a new plan for Devon, Plymouth, and Torbay.

Avon & Somerset Police have confirmed that 10-year-old Oliver Price died in last week’s Exmoor crash. The investigation continues and his family is being supported by specialist officers.

The British Medical Association (BMA) is taking strike action involving resident doctors at a number of NHS trusts, including the Royal Devon from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July 2025.

Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Chief Executive and National Park Officer Dr Kevin Bishop has announced that he will stand down at the beginning of 2026.