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Liveable Exeter will receive a further £250,000 from the government’s flagship Garden Communities programme.

People are being urged to nominate their favourite park in. If a local park gets enough votes it could make it onto the list of the UK’s favourite parks!

The chief executive of Devon County Council is retiring after 16 years in the job. Dr Phil Norrey has held the post since 2006 and is the longest-serving chief executive in the council’s history.

The Liberal Democrats have won the Tiverton and Honiton by-election, defeating the Tories to pull off one of the biggest upsets in recent political history.

Six projects have received funding through Devon County Council’s Green Innovation Fund. More than £750,000 is being invested to support innovative projects and technologies which will drive green growth in Devon’s economy.

Southernhay East in Exeter is the most common place to get a parking fine on the streets controlled by Devon County Council (which excludes Torbay and Plymouth).

An online questionnaire has gone live today (Thursday, 23 June) for around eight weeks and focuses on the future for Exmouth, looking for views on how various key sites can be improved.

A man arrested in connection to a serious sexual assault in Exeter has today been released on police bail with strict conditions, until Monday 11 July.

More details have been given for the Exeter leg of the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay on Monday 4 July. Spectators will be able to see the Baton pass through the city on its journey to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which starts on 28 July.

The Devon Windrush flag has been raised above County Hall tonight to mark Windrush Day, 74 years after the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury docks and its passengers began a new life in Britain.

Devon’s hospitals should adopt the model used at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital to reduce lengthy waiting times by ambulances, a new report says.

Police continue to search for 15-year-old Kalousha “Kalli” Kemp, who remains missing. Kalli was last seen in the St Austell area at around 7.30am on Monday 20 June.

People are being urged to nominate their favourite park in. If a local park gets enough votes it could make it onto the list of the UK’s favourite parks!

A photographic exhibition highlighting refugee crises over the last 90 years is on display in Exeter to commemorate Refugee Week.

In the past year, volunteers have contributed nearly 4500 hours of service to East Devon District Council’s Countryside team, Wild East Devon.

Children from across Devon aged 5 to 16, who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals, are invited to take up an action-packed Summer holiday this year, as part of our government-funded Holiday Activities and Food programme.

England Women will head to Devon as part of their build-up to this year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Exeter City Council’s Royal Albert Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) is partnering with Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club for the month-long showcase, which runs from 29 July to 28 August.

Hundreds of Rugby fans packed Exeter city centre on Monday evening to celebrate the success of the Exeter Chiefs Women’s Team. The successful team were greeted by fans during an open-top bus parade down the High Street. The ladies were then treated to a civic reception at the historic Guildhall.

In the A Division Exmouth took over top spot with an easy away victory at Abbotskerswell by 10 wickets.