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A project to knock down a former Devon police station and magistrates’ court to build more than 800 homes for university students and local people has moved a step closer.

A Devon council that has opted to set up its own waste and recycling company is predicting it could save itself nearly three-quarters of a million pounds within two years.

A cash injection of £350,000 has been agreed by a Devon council to help create an entity that will steer the development of its forthcoming new community

Exeter College is delighted to have been chosen to represent England at the 2026 SANIX tournament, an international schools rugby tournament that is held in the Fukuoka prefecture area of Japan every year.

Arts and Culture East Devon (ACED) have announced the new recipients of the Creative East Devon Fund.

The blaze broke out just after midday on the northbound carriageway between Junctions 30 and 29.

A consultation is now live and will run until 9am on November 27, 2025, giving residents and other interested parties the chance to comment on the policies that will help guide future development across Woodbury, Woodbury Salterton and Exton.

Vandals have caused £19,000 worth of damage to a sound barrier at an Exeter skate park.

An initiative to create a Youth Council in Teignmouth has got off to a good start according to Mayor Cllr Cate Williams.

Teignbridge District Council is delivering a series of targeted support programmes funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), aimed at strengthening local enterprise and community resilience.

Asylum seekers moving into communities in South Devon will be in the spotlight at a council meeting in Newton Abbot next week (October 23).

A grant of up to £10,000 from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner is being sought by Bovey Tracey Town Council as it looks to replace the community’s redundant CCTV system.

Torbay Council is getting on the with job of increasing the delivery of new affordable homes for local people.

The owners of a prime patch of building land once dubbed ‘Chernobyl-on-Sea’ today insisted they still have plans for it even though it has been derelict for more than a decade.

Work is now underway on Paignton’s landmark seafront transformation, as the appointed contractor, Knights Brown, begins delivering the multi-million-pound scheme that will combine vital flood protection with a striking enhancement of the town’s public realm.

Shoppers in Paignton have been putting their names to a letter demanding much-needed investment in Torbay Hospital.

Devon County Council are asking families and residents from all walks of life to consider adoption — not because they’re perfect, but because they’re ready to offer a child a safe, loving home.

People in Devon most at risk of becoming seriously unwell from flu this winter are being urged to get their flu vaccine as cases of flu start to rise.

Devon MP Richard Foord has highlighted the plight of pharmacy staff in his constituency who claim they have had to resort to “begging for pay”.

Devon’s district councils have collaboratively joined forces to respond to government proposals to reorganise local government in the county.

Six Liberal Democrat councillors have collaborated on a bid to challenge a decision by their own cabinet member that could allow parking fee hikes of up to 50 per cent

A Devon village has complained about what it believes is a “disappointing” response from police over a spate of vandalism.

Devon County Council has announced the extension of its successful Prosper business support programme until March 2026, offering a vital lifeline to entrepreneurs and small businesses across East Devon, Mid Devon and Exeter

A partnership that carries out vital health research across the South West Peninsula to directly benefit patients and NHS services has been awarded £15.5 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).