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Tradesmen are being warned of being offered stolen tools for sale following a burglary in Torquay.

Community groups across Devon can now apply for a share of £235,000 as Devon County Council reopens two popular grant schemes to support grassroots projects and activities for young people.

A pioneering project led by educational experts to tackle the South West’s “NEET” crisis will allow young people not in school to sit GCSE exams.

People in Exeter who applied for a postal vote for next month’s City Council elections can expect to receive these very soon.

Devon County Council have been awarded additional funding to help more people access their successful Train4Tomorrow adult skills training programme.

More than 250 people have turned out to protest against a proposed  housing development at Topsham.

The Home Office has warned that local businesses dodging strict immigration laws are leaving vulnerable staff open to exploitation.

In three days at the start of April, Devon & Cornwall Police officers caught 14 drivers using their mobile phones hand-held while driving, videoing them in the act from the lofty viewpoint of a special unmarked HGV tractor unit provided by National Highways under its Operation Tramline initiative.

As a precaution Exeter Canal has been temporarily closed to water users until the results of tests for the presence of blue-green algae are known.

A major Devon business park is preparing to resubmit a plan for a host of electric vehicle (EV) chargers after its proposals were knocked back at appeal.

A second bid to knock down a town house in an East Devon conservation area so it can be redeveloped has been approved.

For the first time Exeter is being entered into City Nature Challenge, one of the world’s biggest community science events, in a project led by the University of Exeter.

The future of Devon’s ‘Little Poland’ – the country’s last remaining ‘hostel’ for Polish veterans who served alongside British forces in the Second World War – is in doubt.

Exeter’s Green Party leader says the party is ready to ‘take the helm’ of the city council as polls predict heavy losses for Labour at the council elections next month.

South West Water has completed a number of major works in Dawlish as part of a multi-million pound investment to improve water quality by reducing the use of storm overflows in the area.

Victims of crime are being urged to take part in a national, independent survey which will help shape victim services in the future to make sure people are getting the right support.

Gallagher Premiership leaders Northampton Saints snatched victory at the death after a dogged fight with Exeter Chiefs in round 13 of the league at Sandy Park.

Jack Bycroft's late heroics earned City a valuable point against high-flying Stockport County at SJP in a dramatic 3-3 draw.