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This is a huge blow, not just for many of those living in the towns, but also those in the surrounding area who rely on being able to access these services, leaving people having to travel all the way to Exeter or Taunton to access vital banking facilities

The prehistoric monument, near Honiton, is one of Devon’s most spectacular examples of an Iron Age fortification and is positioned on a prominent spur of the Blackdown Hills. The Devon Archaeological Society aims to manage the site for its nature conservation as well as for its archaeological significance.

9 rapid electric vehicle chargers are now ready to use in four neighbourhoods in East Devon.

Chief Inspector John Shuttleworth attended Honiton Police Station this week to hand out commemorative medals to the Rural East Devon Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs).

Construction work on 69 affordable homes on the edge of Exeter is to start soon. Sovereign, a housing association, obtained detailed planning approval for the  development at Taverners Field, West Clyst, at the end of last year. The land was formerly used for grazing livestock.

Four independent East Devon councillors will stand as Liberal Democrat candidates at the forthcoming local elections in May.

West Hill Wasps Junior Football Team in Devon have been given a boost thanks to the Proceeds Of Crime Act (POCA).

A pioneering boatbuilding firm is relocating to East Devon to manufacture components for the UK’s first fully electric workboat and charging station, in a move which will secure 30 local jobs.

Devon & Cornwall Police are stepping up patrols in Exeter city centre in response to public concerns about anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol use and violence.

Police investigating a road traffic collision on the A38 near Chudleigh on Saturday are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The vehicle left the carriageway at around 10.15pm. Emergency services attended & located a Skoda Fabia in a field.

From Monday 3 April, Youth Hub Devon will be located alongside the library’s popular FabLab, and will continue to offer a full range of bespoke support to young people, including career advice, help with CV writing, interview skills, and signposting

Ready for the Easter Holidays, flags and wayfinding banners will be installed across Exeter to celebrate the different areas of the city and encourage the public to explore off the High Street to discover all Exeter has to offer.

Almost ninety years after the idea of making affordable paperback books available to the masses was conceived in Exeter – soon to become Penguin books – a new vending machine selling ‘page turners’ at St Davids Station has been installed.

Unusually this year the poll card is in an envelope, rather than being delivered as an A5 card without an envelope as in previous years. The polling card is larger than usual and is paper rather than card.

Former Pyramids pool site sold to housing provider Guinness Partnership. The Pyramids closed in 2022. The well-known 80 year-old building was replaced by the nearby state-of-the-art St Sidwell’s Point.

More properties in Exeter are set to receive kerbside food waste collections as the roll-out of the scheme gathers momentum.

This is a huge blow, not just for many of those living in the towns, but also those in the surrounding area who rely on being able to access these services, leaving people having to travel all the way to Exeter or Taunton to access vital banking facilities

The bins will be positioned at all 26 local police stations that have a public enquiry office from today. The last knife amnesty which ran for a week in November saw more than 100 knives & blades handed in to be destroyed.

Devon County Council have confirmed that all the extra cash would go towards improving the condition of the network, including the prevention of defects, surface dressing and skid resistance on key routes.

The prehistoric monument, near Honiton, is one of Devon’s most spectacular examples of an Iron Age fortification and is positioned on a prominent spur of the Blackdown Hills. The Devon Archaeological Society aims to manage the site for its nature conservation as well as for its archaeological significance.

East Devon District Council is looking to deliver an innovative, carbon neutral social housing solution to maximise the use of land which traditionally would have been difficult to build upon.

A quick round up of the local results

In local football on Saturday in the Southern league one south division Exmouth Town travel up the M5 to take on Bishops Cleve  hoping to getting a win after two disappointing home 1-0 defeat

A round up of this weekend rugby fixtures from the Devon Cup

Community groups and individuals in Exeter looking to do a spring clean are being reminded that free litter picking equipment is available to borrow from the City Council.

A photography project to help monitor the effect of ash dieback disease on the landscape in Exeter has been expanded. People are being encouraged to get involved in the project and start taking photographs.