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• Serious injury collision, A3052, Colyford

  Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision on the A3052, at Boshill Cross, Colyford.

• Another investigation into controversial East Devon decision on 130 homes plan

  A second investigation into a decision to grant permission for controversial plans for up to 130 homes in an East Devon town has been launched.

• Progress on multi-million-pound Sidmouth and East Beach coastal defence scheme 

  Sidmouth’s multi-million-pound coastal defence scheme is one step closer to reality. 

• Executive backs plan to facilitate affordable homes off Pendragon Road

  Exeter City Council’s Executive has agreed to sell a small area of land which would allow access for the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in Exeter.

• Number plate recognition could come to East Devon town’s car park

  A system that automatically registers cars when they enter Honiton Leisure Centre’s car park could be installed.

• Success for Exeter in Global Sustainable Development rankings

  The University of Exeter’s commitment to a sustainable future has been recognised in the latest influential league table.

• Bad broadband is holding Devon businesses back

  Businesses in rural areas like East Devon are facing ‘extraordinary barriers’ to success because of poor broadband connections

• Honiton Community College celebrates Ofsted Good rating

  Honiton Community College is celebrating being rated ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted during its latest inspection.

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Teignbridge

• Have your say on the future of Local Government in Devon

  Teignbridge residents are invited to help shape the future of councils in Devon as part of Local Government Reorganisation.

• MPs demand action on ‘critical’ South Devon rail project

  The government is being urged to do more to protect the vulnerable railway line in and out of the westcountry.

• Overnight closures planned on A380

  Essential maintenance work will be carried out overnight on the A380 between the Penn Inn Roundabout at Newton Abbot and the Edginswell Interchange in Torbay from this Thursday (19 June).

• Work stops on huge Newton Abbot housing site

  Work on a massive housing scheme on the outskirts of Newton Abbot has stopped following a major public protest and an urgent intervention from Teignbridge Council.

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South Devon News

• Brixham flats scheme gets the go-ahead

  Plans to build 17 new homes on the site of a former paint factory in Brixham have been given the green light.

• Power to the people’ pledge over £20million cash handout

  A new group set up to spend £20 million of government money in Torquay has pledged it will be ‘power to the people’ when it comes to working out who gets it.

• Controversial Devon heart patients pilot scrapped

  Health chiefs in South Devon have scrapped plans to try a new way of dealing with heart attack patients which opponents warned could cost lives.

• Drug dealer ordered to pay back additional £10k

  A man from Torquay who was jailed for six years back in 2016 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply drugs has been ordered to repay a further £10,000 of his criminal proceeds.

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Devon News

• New service to help improve access to sexual health services across the County

  Following the announcement of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust being awarded a new integrated sexual health contract from Devon County Council and Torbay Council earlier this year, an exciting new community programme is being developed.

• Minister sees innovation being used to drive improvement on Devon’s roads

  The Minister for the Future of Roads, Lilian Greenwood MP, has been in Devon to see the innovations Devon County Council is using to repair the roads.

• Do you struggle to charge your electric vehicle without a driveway?

  If you live in Devon or Torbay and charge your Electric Vehicle (EV) at home but don’t have a driveway you can apply to have a cross-pavement cable channel installed for free as part of a pioneering new trial.

• Officer to appear in court

  A Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear in court this week to face a charge of rape.

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