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A round up of all the local football action from the weekend

The recruitment panel will recommend to East Devon District Council’s Full Council on the 8th May the appointment of Tracy Hendren as the new Chief Executive, following a thorough and robust recruitment and selection process.

East Devon District Council has granted planning permission for the first expansion of Cranbrook. It is the largest planning permission issued by EDDC since permission for the new town was issued, more than 13 years ago.

Devon Wildlife Trust is leading a study exploring the viability of bringing back European wildcats (Felis sylvestris) to the south west, and the public are invited to share your views.

Demolition work at the former Exeter Bus Station site is nearing completion after the buildings were flattened and reduced to rubble.

Free blood pressure checks and health advice will be available to football fans attending Exeter City’s last game of the season at St James Park.

Popular Exeter watering holes will play host to this year’s Pint of Science, treating the community to fascinating talks ranging from how AI could predict the weather to the future of psychedelic drugs.

People in Exeter who have received their postal votes are being encouraged to complete and return them in the post as soon as possible as the votes are for next Thursday’s (2 May) elections.

Torbay is setting its sights on becoming the ‘new Newquay’ as the UK capital for one of the fastest growing sports in the country.

Torbay MP Kevin Foster is urging the bay’s councillors not to pull the plug on Torquay’s seafront big wheel.

Local backers have stepped up to make sure the 2024 English Riviera Airshow gets off the ground.

Plans to protect a rare plant that grows on Dawlish Warren have been stepped up.

The council’s executive committee is to consider a vote of no confidence in South West Water (SWW) over its management and investment in the district’s sewerage.

Health trust officials say they are doing all they can to minimise the impact caused by crumbling buildings at Torbay Hospital.

Thousands of people in Torbay and South Devon will receive a faster diagnosis and treatment for a range of conditions including cancer, heart and lung disease when a new health centre opens in Torquay this summer.

Organisations providing support to some of the most hard-up communities in South Devon have received a boost.

Teen pregnancies in Devon are below the national average and also lower than its neighbours, fresh data has shown.

The organisation responsible for overseeing the county’s care provision has reported an overspend of nearly £2.5 million before the end of its financial year.

Devon remains below the national averages on a range of health and social issues including suicide, rough sleeping and academic attainment of children on free school meals.

Devon is to be given a dental van to help tackle the treatment crisis in hard-to-reach areas.

A round up of all of this weeks local football results

We look ahead to this weeks local football fixtures as the season draws to an end.

We look ahead to this weeks local mid week football fixtures.

Exmouth Cockles make it through to the final in the Devon Senior Cup