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Experts including speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, occupational therapists and specialist teachers will work with mainstream schools to support inclusion, upskill staff and provide quick, flexible access to specialist advice.

Exeter’s City Grant programme offers groups and organisations up to £2,500 to support events, festivals and projects that encourage community participation. Funding is available across the city, but there is no guarantee of the full amount requested.

The concrete bases for the new facility in Heavitree Pleasure Grounds were this week being completed and will require a 28-day curing process. This will mean that the play facility will not now open before the end of the Summer – as was previously hoped – but will instead open next Spring.  

Warm hubs, village halls and community groups helping people through the colder months can now apply for funding from National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), as part of a drive to support Devon households this winter. 

A campaign has launched 100 days before new UK smokefree generation laws take effect on 1 January 2027. Anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 will never legally be sold tobacco. The law does not affect adult smokers.

People are encouraged to attend Sunday’s event even if swimming remains off-limits. East Devon District Council has advised against swimming at Exmouth beach since 11 September, after a potentially toxic blue substance was found in Littleham Brook.

The Community Fun Day marked a major milestone, showcasing sports and social facilities now available for public and club hire. Activities included sports games, free trials, demonstrations, family activities and refreshments at the community café, culminating in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Train4Tomorrow, run by Devon County Council as part of the Government’s Skills For Life programme, has received £3.3 million from the Department for Work and Pensions this year to provide free training for more than 800 adults in Devon. Skills Bootcamps aim to help people to upskill, change careers or explore new job opportunities.

People and pets are being urged to stay away from Littleham Brook in Exmouth following a pollution incident affecting the stream.

Around 120 cyclists took to the roads of Devon on Saturday 12 September for the inaugural Devon Air Ambulance Cycle Challenge, helping to raise vital funds for the charity's lifesaving service.

Partnering with Exeter College, the Trust commissioned students aged 17 and 18 from its Art and Design faculty to create original pieces inspired by the theme of ‘utopia’.

Launched by the Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority (DTCCA), the Post-16 Capital Investment Programme will support projects that create additional learner places and improve facilities between 2026 and 2030.

Exmouth Town gain another 3 points in the Southern League .

Exeter City Football Club is inviting supporters to be part of history on the weekend of September 19 and 20, as St James Park plays host to a landmark double celebration - the club's 125th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of Exeter City Women.

Ishbel Zuurmond scored a spectacular 98th minute equaliser to steal a point on the road for City Women, as they fought back in dramatic fashion twice to draw 4-4 with Cheltenham Town.

Exmouth Town ended a fine week with a close 1-0 win against Shaftesbury, at the Search4Local Stadium.