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• Active Travel funding welcomed

  Devon County Council will receive the total over four years, from April. The funding needs to be spent on developing and constructing facilities for walking and cycling, as well as network planning and Bikeability cycle training.

• East Devon Countryside Team Celebrates a Landmark Year in 2025 Annual Review

  East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team is celebrating a strong year, detailed in its 2025 Annual Review. The report highlights key achievements in wildlife conservation, visitor engagement & community involvement across East Devon’s natural spaces.

• Bollard removal work finally starts in Exeter after months of delays

  Work to remove a set of bollards that risked the progress of extension work at an Exeter doctor’s surgery has finally got underway after months of back-and-forth.

• St Luke’s Students Plant 105 Trees to Boost Biodiversity

  Students at St Luke’s Church of England School have been doing their bit for the environment this term by planting 105 new trees on the school grounds.

• Cranbrook Community Landing Site now operational

  The latest addition to a network of pre-surveyed night-time landing sites for Devon Air Ambulance is now up and running – bringing the total to 207 sites spread across the county.

• Appeal following serious injury road traffic collision in Colyford

  Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious injury road traffic collision on Swan Hill Road, Colyford.

• People urged to report use of businesses supplying single-use plastics

  People getting a takeaway in Exeter are being encouraged to report any food or drink outlets supplying single-use plastics.

• Moment ‘proud patriot’ puts flags back up Exeter lampposts

  Footage has emerged of a person reattaching flags to lampposts along one of Exeter’s busiest roads just moments after they were removed.

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Teignbridge

• Magistrate reprimanded for sharing ‘transphobic’ video

  A prominent South Devon magistrate and councillor has been handed an official reprimand for sharing a video which was deemed to be ‘transphobic’.

• ‘Exhausted’ hotel owner speaks out on closure

  Soaring staffing costs and the effects of the Covid pandemic have been blamed for the closure of a much-loved Dartmoor hotel.

• Teignmouth and Exmouth RNLI respond to swimmer in difficulty

  Yesterday afternoon, 7 December 2025, Teignmouth Lifeboat Crew were paged to reports of a person in the water off Teignmouth seafront. Following the tasking from Solent Coastguard, Teignmouth Lifeboat launched swiftly and made best speed to the scene.

• Teignbridge launches public consultation on Active Wellbeing Strategy

  Teignbridge District Council has started work on developing its new Active Wellbeing Strategy, which will shape the future delivery of sport, leisure and physical activity facilities and services across Teignbridge.

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South Devon News

• Torbay welcomes ‘good’ rating for adult social care

  Partners caring for vulnerable adults in Torbay have welcomed a watchdog report rating services as ‘good’. The Care Quality Commission says despite some shortfalls, adult social care in the bay performs strongly in key areas. Standards remain reassuring.

• Scale of Oldway roof repairs revealed

  The massive scale of repairs required to restore Paignton’s historic Oldway Mansion is revealed in a new planning application.

• Tip-trip tourism could cut fly-tipping in Torbay

  Torbay Council is being urged to link up with neighbouring authorities to help cut the cost of tip-trip miles for local families.

• Thirty Torquay projects will share government millions

  Projects designed to revitalise some of Torquay’s most deprived communities could start to see government money in their bank accounts as early as April next year.

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Devon News

• Police remind residents to lock their doors and report suspicious activity

  Police in South Devon are urging residents to lock doors overnight to prevent crime. Several incidents have involved opportunistic thieves stealing car keys, along with other personal items including phones, jewellery and cash.

• Machinery stolen in sports club burglaries

  Sports clubs across Devon and Cornwall are being urged to be vigilant following two recent break-ins which saw high-value machinery stolen.

• Residents warned after Devon firm ‘syphoned’ money from deceased estates

  Residents are being warned after the county’s trading standards team claimed it discovered a director from an unregulated legal firm had been syphoning money out of £3.5 million from deceased estates.

• Commissioner praises improvements in Devon’s children’s services

  Devon’s Children’s Commissioner has acknowledged significant improvements at Devon County Council and warned against the risk of breaking up the service as part of local government reorganisation.

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