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Exeter & East Devon News
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Moves to ‘explore ways’ to use Exmouth’s £4m intended for rejected scheme
Options are being explored for how more than £4 million of Levelling-Up cash will now be spent in Exmouth after residents objected to earlier proposals.
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New school could face further delays
Parents who previously faced significant delays due to construction issues at Exeter's new Matford Brook Academy are now dealing with another anxious wait for the school's completion date.
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UPDATE: Stabbing in Exeter
A man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two people were stabbed in Exeter. Emergency services were called to Bampfylde Street on Saturday 18 May at around 2am to a report that two people had been assaulted with a knife.
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Time to Splash into Summer
With the weather warming up, it’s almost time to splash into summer at Exeter’s outdoor water-play facilities.
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Police in Rural East Devon step up property marking at farms
The Honiton Neighbourhood Police Team have been conducting property marking at farms in their area to help protect agricultural machinery and other items and prevent theft offences.
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New members of Exeter Harbour Board sought by the Council
Exeter Harbour Board is looking for two new members to join the committee.
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Have your say on East Devon’s future in new Local Plan consultation
Everyone who lives and works in East Devon is urged to share their thoughts on eight new topics for the Local Plan, the document used to make planning decisions for future developments.
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Two Teenagers charged following the death of an Exmouth Girl
Two teenagers have been charged following the death of 16-year-old schoolgirl, Lucy Hill, at an Exeter nightclub.
South Devon News
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New chair of Teignbridge Council will control ‘rowdy crowd’
Liberal Democrat councillor Rosie Dawson (Dawlish NE) will chair Teignbridge Council for the coming year.
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MP calls on South West Water boss to resign in water bug row
A Devon MP whose constituents are at the centre of the South West Water sickness crisis has called on the water company’s chief executive to resign.
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Life-saving actions and exceptional investigations: celebrating everyday heroes in South Devon
Uniformed officers and members of staff from Devon and Cornwall Police and two members of the public, have been recognised for their extraordinary achievements for their roles in keeping local communities safe in South Devon.
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Outdoor Careers Taster Day at Stover Country Park
Stover Country Park will be hosting an Outdoor Careers Taster Day for young people aged 16-25 next month.
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New Torbay dementia project will be ‘world class’
The proposed ‘Lavender Square’, which is just part of a revamp of the entire hospice site, will provide a 60-bed specialist dementia home for six households of 10 residents and planning permission has already been granted.
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£20.25million secured from Levelling Up Partnership to regenerate coastline, more homes and Oldway Mansion
Government has confirmed this week that we have been successful in being named as the latest place to benefit from a major tailored regeneration programme.
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Tackling Torquay’s anti-social behaviour problem
The man whose visit to Torquay persuaded him to make the ‘left-behind’ resort one of the first places to get new government help says anti-social behaviour is top of his hit-list.
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South West Water will have ‘very hard’ questions to answer, Health Secretary says on Devon visit
The Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has said South West Water will have some “very, very hard questions” to answer once the situation with Brixham’s water-based parasite outbreak has been dealt with.
Devon News
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Councils calling for business experts to work alongside the new Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority
Devon County Council and Torbay Council are inviting experts in business to be part of a newly formed Devon and Torbay Business Advisory Group.
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Lot of work’ being done to get NHS Devon out of special measures, says Health Secretary at medical training unveiling.
A “lot of work” is being done to help NHS Devon escape special measures, the Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has said, as she unveiled extra medical training places for the county.
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Get your prescriptions before the May Bank Holiday.
As we approach the second Bank Holiday in May people who take regular medication are being reminded to order prescriptions in plenty of time
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Devon wins funding towards shaping the future of flight
There is exciting news for the South West’s booming aerospace sector as £236,000 of funding has been secured to create a Future Flight Innovation Zone (FFIZ) in Devon and Somerset
Local Sport News
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Local cricket results from the weekend
Many of our local cricket fixtures were effected by the poor weather over the weekend, here’s a round up of all the results.
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Local cricket fixtures for this weekend
We look ahead to all this weekends local cricket fixtures
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Local cricket results from this weekend
A round up of all the local cricket scores from this weekend
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Local cricket fixtures for this weekend for Torbay
A round up of all the local cricket fixtures for Torbay