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• More homes set to get food waste collections in Exeter

  Another 3,500 more homes in Exeter are set to get weekly food waste collections, as the roll-out continues to gain pace.

• Have your say on council’s draft Consultation and Engagement Strategy

  Residents are being invited to have their say on the Council’s draft Consultation and Engagement Strategy.

• DevonAir’s First Audience Report Is In — and the Results Are Incredible!

  According to independent figures from RAMS (Real Audience Measurement System), more people across Exmouth, Exeter and beyond are tuning in to DevonAir Radio every day. With over 408,000 total listening hours across DAB, FM & Online, between July and September.

• Now High Street ‘hubs’ are coming to Exeter

  Hot on the heels of plans for three of the BT hubs in the centre of Torquay – lodged with Torbay Council this week – BT has applied to Exeter City Council to put three of its three-metre advertising screens in the city centre.

• Car fire near amazon warehouse in Cranbrook

  A car has been destroyed following a car fire on the B3174 in Cranbrook. Crews from Middlemoor station attended the incident.

• Police appeal following a burglary at Axminster Cemetery

  Police are appealing for witnesses and asking anyone with information to come forward following a burglary at the Cemetery on Chard Road, Axminster.

• University of Exeter Business School secures UK top 10 place in QS International Trade Rankings 2026

  The University of Exeter Business School was seventh in the UK in the latest QS ranking for international trade programmes.

• Much-Loved Seaton Hole Tree Saved for the Community Through Local Partnership

  A much-loved fallen tree at Seaton Hole – a familiar coastal landmark admired by residents and visitors alike – is to be carefully retained and repurposed for the community, thanks to a strong partnership between East Devon District Council (EDDC), South West Flood and Coastal (SWF&C), contractors Mackley, and the Seaton Chamber CIC.

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• The Teignmouth and Shaldon Fireworks Display at Point Beach is on Saturday 1st November and could be in jeopardy

  The Teignmouth and Shaldon Fireworks Display at Point Beach is on Saturday 1st November and could be in jeopardy unless all beach hut owners in the Safety Exclusion Zone (please see map below) agree to vacate the beach huts from 6:30pm till 7:35pm.

• Masseur jailed for sexually assaulting clients

  A Devon-based masseur has been jailed for four years after being convicted of sexually abusing three of his clients.

• No regrets for migrant motion councillor despite ‘Nazi Germany’ protests

  A Devon councillor who sparked a heated debate on immigration says he did so because people are afraid to talk about the subject.

• Affordable housing development approved in Newton Abbot

  The proposed redevelopment of the Sherborne House car park site in Newton Abbot has been formally approved today, at a Full Council meeting.

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• Mercury statues to be temporarily removed from Torquay Pavilion

  The two iconic Mercury statues located on the turrets facing Vaughan Road will be carefully removed during the week commencing 27 October.

• Torbay’s SEND partnership commits to urgent improvements and accountability to better support children and their families

  The SEND Local Area Improvement Partnership Board has created an action plan to address the areas of concern highlighted in Torbay’s recent SEND inspection report.

• The Torbay ‘crown jewels’ managed by stricken charity trust

  While Occombe Farm, with its award-winning cafe and animal trails, is the shop window for the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, it manages a huge portfolio of Torbay’s natural assets.

• Council ‘should have done more’ to save Torbay’s green guardians

  Torbay Council’s Conservative administration has been accused of not doing enough to save the trust that safeguards some of the bay’s most treasured green spaces.

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• South Western Railway offers free travel to Armed Forces personnel and veterans for London Poppy Day and Remembrance Sunday

  South Western Railway (SWR) is offering free travel to serving military personnel and veterans for Remembrance Sunday events. 

• Healthy Halloween hints this half term

  NHS Devon is sharing some helpful hints and advice on how to keep young children safe and well this October half-term. Families can follow a few simple Halloween themed steps to keep everyone healthy and well over the holidays.

• Young people given stark warning on deadly risks of taking drugs

  The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has launched a new campaign to alert young people to the dangers of ketamine, counterfeit medicines which contain synthetic opioids (nitazenes) and vapes which purport to contain THC, a cannabis derivative, but which actually contain harmful synthetic cannabinoids commonly referred to as spice.

• Recycle Devon is encouraging households to rescue their pumpkins from going to waste this year.

  At Halloween, 30.4 million pumpkins are bought for carving, and of these, a whopping 15.8 million pumpkins will go to waste, left uneaten - that’s £26.7 million worth of  food.

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