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• East Devon Countryside Team Welcomes a Vibrant Start to Spring

  East Devon District Council’s Countryside team are celebrating a vibrant start to Spring, launching a packed programme of events and stepping up preparations for the busy bird‑breeding season.

• EDDC launches StartSmart: a new programme to support East Devon startups and entrepreneurs

  East Devon District Council is launching a new programme to support startups, offering advice, grants and training.

• Mindless vandals damage toilet in suspected arson attack

  A toilet block in Sidmouth has been extensively damaged by a suspected arson attack.

• Man jailed after sexually assaulting teenage girls in Exeter

  In the space of one hour on the evening of 9 May 2025, Sonny Boyes carried out multiple sexual offences against two teenage girls in Exeter. Today, 6 March, the 19-year-old appeared at Exeter Crown Court where the judge jailed him for 17 years, described him as having ‘breathless arrogance and distorted thinking’.

• Consultation on Dryden Road reopens after short pause

  Public consultation on possible changes to Dryden Road in Exeter has reopened.

• Royal Devon leads NHS England-backed pilot to evaluate Ambient Voice Technology in Emergency Departments

  The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is launching a pilot to evaluate the use of Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) in its Emergency Departments (ED), supported by NHS England.

• Councillors pledge to recognise and protect the rights of rivers in East Devon

  At a council meeting this week, councillors debated a Motion on Notice: Recognising and Protecting the Rights of Rivers in East Devon, reflecting the strength of feeling locally and nationally about the health of rivers and waterways.

• Register to vote ahead of Exeter local elections

  Residents are being reminded to check they are registered to vote ahead of the Exeter City Council elections on Thursday 7 May.