Axminster 
Axminster community projects celebrate £26,000 of crowdfunding success
Community focused projects in Axminster have been given a cash boost of thousands of pounds thanks to crowdfunding help and council grants. A pair of projects…
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Exeter and Exmouth are top places in Devon to get a parking ticket – but pandemic sees number of fines plummet
Exeter and Exmouth have been revealed as Devon’s top two parking ticket hot-spots – but there has been a dramatic drop in the number of fines…
Exeter 
Exeter: Heavitree and Whipton residents asked how streets can be changed to boost walking and cycling
Residents in the Heavitree and Whipton areas of Exeter have been asked how their streets can be improved to boost walking and cycling. County and city…
Exeter 
Work delays mean overnight closures will continue at Countess Wear roundabout in Exeter
Overnight closures at the Countess Wear roundabout in Exeter are set to continue for another fortnight after essential works on the busy route were delayed. The…
News 
£2million to ‘do the right thing’ and help hungry children in Devon after government U-turn
A major operation utilising £2million in government cash is under way in Devon to help hungry children during the Christmas holidays. The county council is set…
News 
Face coverings to become mandatory on Devon school transport – and children can be refused travel under ‘two strikes’ system
Children without face coverings can be turned away from Devon school transport when the measure becomes mandatory after the half-term break. It will become a condition…
News 
Energy-efficient switch to LED street lights across Devon is equivalent to taking 8,000 cars off the roads
All of the 79,000 street lights in Devon are to be replaced with LED illuminations – slashing their carbon emissions by 75 per cent. The county-wide…
News 
Ottery councillor given progress promise on Devon green action plan – a year after motion was tabled
An Ottery St Mary representative has been told that progress has been made on her green action plan for Devon – more than a year after…
News 
Exeter councillor calls for ‘food justice’ in Devon to help struggling families
An Exeter councillor has called for a Devon-wide plan to stop families relying on food banks. St Sidwells and St James representative Su Aves put forward…
Sidmouth 
‘Hopefully it will be a catalyst to further the regeneration of this underused area’ – new bridge is officially opened in Sidmouth
A new footbridge in Sidmouth has been officially opened today (Friday, October 9) – with its completion hailed as ‘a major achievement’. The 19-metre span…