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• East Devon District Council warn of Council Tax scam

  Fraudsters pretending to be from local councils have emailed residents to tell them that they have outstanding Council Tax account payments, and to follow a link to proceed to payment.

• £2.4 million to expand research to spot early cancer warning signs in routine blood tests

  A pilot project supported by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, designed to help GPs spot early warning signs of cancer from routine blood tests, has received £2.4 million to roll out and test it is working.

• Green light for ‘progressive’ Exeter traffic scheme

  Cycling campaigners celebrated at County Hall after councillors agreed to go ahead with a new traffic project in Exeter.

• Call to re-open closed Exeter ‘Covid’ road

  A council committee that closed a busy Exeter road to create a ‘pop-up’ cycle route through the city during the Covid pandemic has been urged to open it again.

• Choose a name for East Devon's new community

  East Devon District Council is asking local people, community groups and businesses to help choose a name for a new community planned near Westpoint, in the west of the district.

• Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates to be awarded honorary degree by the University of Exeter

  Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates will join politicians, journalists, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and AI pioneers being given honorary degrees by the University of Exeter this week.

• Anti-social behaviour in Countess Wear

  The local policing team have recently received reports of persons causing anti-social behaviour at an address in the Countess Wear area

• Exeter Teenager Jailed

  A teenager has been sentenced to 15 months in a young offenders’ institution for entering a family home while its occupants slept and stealing a BMW, PlayStation 5 and other items.

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Teignbridge

• Review of public toilet provision in Teignbridge due to go to Full Council

  A report on the future of public toilet provision in Teignbridge will be discussed at Full Council on Tuesday, 29 July.

• D-Day for massive Newton Abbot homes scheme

  Plans for more than 1,000 new homes on green fields on the outskirts of Newton Abbot will come under scrutiny next week.

• Dismay as government halts vital Devon rail project

  The government’s decision to put crucial work to protect Devon’s fragile railway line on hold has been described as ‘devastating’ by a local MP.

• A382 upgrade set to get underway this autumn after DfT funding confirmation

  Construction work to upgrade the A382 near Newton Abbot is due to get underway this autumn following the confirmation of funding from the Department for Transport (DfT).

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South Devon News

• Sowing the seeds of healthy eating from a young age

  Hundreds of schoolchildren across Torbay have been developing their love of growing fresh food.

• ‘Wicked’ blast at Torbay system for vulnerable children

  A system used in Torbay to find out how much support to offer children with special educational needs has been described as ‘wicked’ during a Westminster debate.

• Bay waste firm has turned services around

  Torbay’s waste, cleaning and maintenance company has transformed services across the bay and turned itself into a firm people want to work for, councillors have been told.

• Praise for Brixham museum as safeguards renewed

  Staff and volunteers manning Brixham’s town centre museum have been praised for their work.

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Devon News

• Green Flags flying at Stover Country Park and Grand Western Canal Country Park

  Stover Country Park and the Grand Western Canal Country Park are celebrating being officially named among the best parks in the country after receiving this year’s Green Flag Award.

• Council launches engagement events to seek residents’ views on local government reorganisation

  Devon County Council’s new leader has sharply criticised plans to restructure local government as he launches a campaign to ensure the public have a chance to shape services in the county.

• School low attendance and primary school achievement “critical concerns” in the South West

  Low school attendance remains a “critical concern” in the South West, a new report warns.

• Emotional pleas in bid to save fire co-responder service

  Moving stories of lifesaving treatment have galvanised efforts to save a vital emergency services collaboration that is in danger of being replaced.

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