Litter pickers help clear up the canalside

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• Active Travel funding welcomed

  Devon County Council will receive the total over four years, from April. The funding needs to be spent on developing and constructing facilities for walking and cycling, as well as network planning and Bikeability cycle training.

• East Devon Countryside Team Celebrates a Landmark Year in 2025 Annual Review

  East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team is celebrating a strong year, detailed in its 2025 Annual Review. The report highlights key achievements in wildlife conservation, visitor engagement & community involvement across East Devon’s natural spaces.

• Bollard removal work finally starts in Exeter after months of delays

  Work to remove a set of bollards that risked the progress of extension work at an Exeter doctor’s surgery has finally got underway after months of back-and-forth.

• St Luke’s Students Plant 105 Trees to Boost Biodiversity

  Students at St Luke’s Church of England School have been doing their bit for the environment this term by planting 105 new trees on the school grounds.

• Cranbrook Community Landing Site now operational

  The latest addition to a network of pre-surveyed night-time landing sites for Devon Air Ambulance is now up and running – bringing the total to 207 sites spread across the county.

• Appeal following serious injury road traffic collision in Colyford

  Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious injury road traffic collision on Swan Hill Road, Colyford.

• People urged to report use of businesses supplying single-use plastics

  People getting a takeaway in Exeter are being encouraged to report any food or drink outlets supplying single-use plastics.

• Moment ‘proud patriot’ puts flags back up Exeter lampposts

  Footage has emerged of a person reattaching flags to lampposts along one of Exeter’s busiest roads just moments after they were removed.