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Exeter’s MP has pledged to work alongside the city council to spend the city’s share of a government handout aimed at bringing boarded-up high streets back to life.

When plans for new homes come forward anywhere in Devon, you’d bet your house on there being fears about a lack of services to cater for the new residents.

A pub in a Devon seaside town is eyeing an expansion that would see it include a virtual games room as well as a snooker hall.

Calls have been made for the county’s fire service to hold a summit so key local and national decisionmakers can hear of the “perils” facing it.

An NHS Trust in Devon is leading the UK’s clean energy charge following the switch on of a new 1.042 MW solar array and battery storage solution at Langdon Hospital in Dawlish, Devon.

New figures released by Network Rail and British Transport Police (BTP) reveal that trespass caused 9,437 minutes, equivalent to around six and a half days of delays to customers across the South Western network last year.

Community organisations, charities, town and parish councils, and local partners are being invited to apply for funding to help transform libraries into more accessible, welcoming and inclusive community spaces.

Dawlish Town Council is inviting residents and visitors of the Dawlish Aviary* to take part in a public consultation on its future.

Teignbridge residents who rely on heating oil to keep their homes warm are being urged to check if they can get financial help as the colder months approach.

The doors of a much-loved Devon museum will remain closed while a legal wrangle runs its course.

Dissent emerged amid a vote to push the pay of Devon’s fire chief over the £200,000 mark amid potential wider forthcoming reforms of remuneration across the service.

Residents of Devon’s newest town could be nearing the end of a long wait for major facilities as triple-pronged plans for a leisure centre, shops and a possible fire station have been lodged.

Eligible members of the public can get their flu vaccination from today, Thursday 1 October.

British Transport Police (BTP) officers investigating a hate crime on a train in Devon are appealing for a number of witnesses to come forward.

Students at West Exe School in Exeter have marked two years of fundraising for Hospiscare by presenting the charity with a £3,917.33 donation.

The Council wants to hear form tenants on how to improve communication and transparency and create more opportunities for residents to influence housing services and neighbourhood improvements.

Exmouth Town were beaten 5-2 by Southern League Division One South leaders Weymouth, in a battling display at the Search4Local Stadium.

The soaring cost of care and a shortage of registered homes means dozens of vulnerable Devon children and young people are being placed in ‘illegal’ accommodation at a cost of millions of pounds.

One lane of Exeter’s A379 Bridge Road Bascule Bridge has closed again this morning (Tuesday 29 September) after a further crack was found beneath the bridge deck.

Exeter City U21s opened their Premier League Cup campaign with a unfortunate defeat to Norwich City U21s at St James Park.