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• Italian rugby stars tour Exeter’s Underground Passages

  Players from the Italian Women’s Rugby World Cup squad visited Exeter’s Underground Passages on Wednesday, enjoying a guided tour ahead of their opening match at Sandy Park this Saturday.

• East Devon District Council seeks ideas for upgrade to Exmouth play park

  The Phear park play area is getting an upgrade, and East Devon District Council are inviting the community to share ideas for what should be included.

• Exeter man jailed for multiple shoplifting offences

  A prolific shoplifter from Exeter has been jailed after admitting to 53 offences.

• Residents left in limbo as final touches unfinished amid developer collapse

  Residents at an Exeter estate are in limbo after the developer responsible for the site fell into administration leaving vital finishing touches uncompleted.

• Postal voters in Exeter must reapply under new rules

  New rules mean all postal vote applications are now only valid for a maximum of three years. Those who applied for a postal vote before 30 January 2024, will need to reapply by 31 January 2026 to continue voting by post.

• Developer wins appeal amid planning back-and-forth

  The developer behind a plan for 42 homes in an East Devon village has been given the green light by a government inspector after the local council blocked one version but then accepted another.

• New road safety measures bagged as homes approved at ‘accident hotspot’

  Extra safety measures have been linked to the approval of new homes near a busy roundabout dubbed an “accident hotspot”.

• Planners defer decision on homes plan for site of ‘national importance’ for bats

  Planners have deferred a decision over nine homes in an East Devon village over fears about a lack of information at a site dubbed of ‘national importance’ to bats.

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Teignbridge

• Man jailed for burglaries at primary schools

  A man has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to burglaries at schools, commercial and residential premises around Teignmouth and Dawlish.

• Newton Abbot Town Council takes on more street and path cleaning following County Hall cuts

  Newton Abbot Town Council is set to recruit another maintenance worker and carry out extra street cleaning as it moves to fill the gaps left by County cuts.

• Dawlish Link Road opens to construction vehicles

  A key section of new road infrastructure in Dawlish has been completed ahead of schedule, helping to reduce construction traffic passing the local schools.

• Antisocial behaviour disrupted with Closure Order, Newton Abbot.

  Devon and Cornwall Police have been successful in obtaining a Closure Order on a property in Newton Abbot following reports from the community of anti-social behaviour.

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South Devon News

• New app supports people to prepare and recover from hip and knee surgery in Torbay

  A new patient app and monitoring system has been launched in Torbay and South Devon to help people who are having a total hip or knee replacement to prepare for and recover from their surgery.

• Police appeal for information following sexual assault in Torquay

  Police are appealing for the public’s assistance identifying this man following a sexual assault in Torquay.

• Local people invited to help shape Torbay Hospitals future

  Torbay Hospital are inviting people across the Torbay and South Devon to help shape their future by taking part in a short survey.

• Planners defy officers to clinch ‘desperately needed’ jobs project

  Torbay’s ‘chronic’ lack of industrial units has prompted members of the bay’s planning committee to defy their officers.

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Devon News

• Devon Council leader calls for a fundamental reform of local authority funding

  The Leader of Devon County Council, Councillor Julian Brazil, says that the council will continue to call for a ‘fundamental reform’ of the funding system that decides how much funding councils get from central government.

• Thousands of motorists caught not wearing seatbelts

  Devon and Cornwall Police have said around 50% more people have been caught not wearing seat belts as those fined for driving while using mobile phone.

• New road safety measures welcomed following Westminster visit

  New national rules which could significantly improve road safety have been welcomed by the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership.

• Parents and carers invited to help shape the way funding is allocated to children with EHCPs

  Last month, Devon County Council explained that they are reviewing the way that funding is allocated to children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, (EHCPs).

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