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• Exeter city council elections to be called off

  People in Exeter will not get the chance to vote for new councillors this year after the Labour leadership of Exeter City Council decided to ask the government to call off the polls.

• Exeter to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with public events

  Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) in Exeter is to be marked with a day of public and school events reflecting on the theme Bridging Generations.

• Nature reserve will get £1.1m backing

  Plans to back an East Devon nature reserve with a £1.1 million cash injection have been backed again after an initial decision was revisited.

• Latest plans for Exeter’s fire-hit landmark hotel

  The project to restore a much-loved Exeter landmark to its former glory is expected to clear another hurdle next week.

• Huge city centre housing block labelled a ‘high-rise mess’

  Almost 300 ‘co-living’ apartments are likely to go up on the site of an Exeter city centre car park despite the plan being described by one objector as a ‘high-rise mess’.

• Final hurdle for controversial 130-homes scheme

  A controversial plan for up to 130 homes in an East Devon town appears to be at the final hurdle before being given the go-ahead.

• Residents in Exeter urged to renew their postal vote applications

  Anyone who votes by post in Exeter is being asked to renew their postal vote applications. 

• Police appeal for information following a serious injury collision in Honiton

  Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision, which occurred in Honiton at the weekend.

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Teignbridge

• Teignmouth water safety volunteers receive Excellence in Volunteering Award

  Two volunteers from Teignmouth Lifeboat Station, Alan Harwood and Shannon Wilson, have been presented with Excellence in Volunteering Awards by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the charity.

• Police appeal for information about an assault in Newton Abbot

  Police are investigating a report of assault on a man and a woman in Newton Abbot and have released pictures of four people they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

• Complaint over taking down flags lodged with Devon council

  Complaint over taking down flags lodged with Devon council

• Dartmoor drivers face long detour as work starts to save road

  Drivers using a busy route on the fringes of Dartmoor will face a massive diversion until May as urgent work goes on to stop the road collapsing.

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South Devon News

• Police take action against male predators to maintain Torbay safe nights out

  Neighbourhood Police Teams in Torbay have been taking steps to keep everyone safe during their nights out and now they want to hear your views.

• Unanimous backing for ‘unparalleled’ Torquay school homes scheme

  Developers have been given the go-ahead to re-start work on a ‘very, very high quality development’ on the site of a former convent and school in Torquay

• Torbay receives full funding for roads under government ‘Traffic light’ rating system - but improvements still needed

  Torbay has received an 'amber' overall rating from the government for its management of roads, and 'green' for condition of the roads.

• Anger over Cockington visitor centre sell-off

  Torbay Council is being urged to step in to save Cockington’s visitor centre amid fears that it will be sold off.

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Devon News

• Don’t get complacent, get your seasonal vaccinations

  The NHS in the South West is urging people to come forward for their COVID-19 and flu vaccines before the winter offer comes to an end.

• Unanimous support against Torbay’s implied bid to avoid housing target

  East Devon District Council has doubled-down on its opposition to the possibility of having to build even more new homes because Torbay doesn’t think it can hit government targets.

• Councillors asked to put democracy first ahead of political self-interest

  Devon County Councillors will on Friday (9 January) debate the government’s proposal to delay this year’s elections in up to 64 local councils.

• UKHSA and Met office extend amber Cold-Health Alert for the South West

  Cold-Health Alert in place for the South West of England until Sunday 11 January

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