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• East Devon commits to delivering infrastructure-first new community despite “frustrating” Government decision

  East Devon District Council and Devon County Council are challenging the government’s decision not to select Marlcombe for the next phase of the national New Towns programme, as consultations are launched by the housing ministry today.

• Exeter finds funds to revamp run-down leisure centre

  Developer contributions for Exeter homes could help fund a £6m Wonford leisure centre revamp. Sport England may add a third, creating a new hub in the city’s most deprived area with poor health and low activity levels.

• Tussle brewing over controversial employment site for Devon town

  Proposals have been submitted for a major Ottery St Mary site to allow storage, offices, professional services or light industry. East Devon District Council’s planning committee will debate it on 24 March amid local disagreement despite officer approval.

• Council recognised for green travel initiative

  Staff at Exeter City Council are celebrating after being Highly Commended at the Exeter Sustainability Awards. The team was recognised for working with Great Western Railway and partners to encourage train travel to the city’s green spaces.

• Exeter awarded £20m Pride in Place funding for neighbourhoods

  Exeter has secured £20 million in Pride in Place funding to strengthen communities. The investment will be spent over ten years in Whipton and Heavitree, giving residents a central role in decision-making to reflect local needs, ideas and ambitions.

• WANTED | Luke Down, Exmouth/Exeter

  Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for help to locate 39-year-old Luke Down from Devon. He is wanted in connection with reports of stalking and assault. Down has links to Exeter and is believed to be in the Exmouth area.

• Row amplifies after public claims edited out of video of EDDC Strategic Planning Committee meeting

  A dispute has arisen over a Devon council’s move to remove a resident’s claims about a controversial planning process. Officials are identifying sites for new housing across East Devon through to the early 2040s as part of drafting a new local plan.

• Exeter adult and paediatric scoliosis pathway and EOS scanner speeding up diagnoses and treatment for patients

  Nightingale Hospital Exeter is helping to see, diagnose and treat more patients with scoliosis, a debilitating medical condition where the spine develops an abnormal sideways curvature.