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• Postal voters in Exeter must reapply under new rules

  New rules mean all postal vote applications are now only valid for a maximum of three years. Those who applied for a postal vote before 30 January 2024, will need to reapply by 31 January 2026 to continue voting by post.

• Developer wins appeal amid planning back-and-forth

  The developer behind a plan for 42 homes in an East Devon village has been given the green light by a government inspector after the local council blocked one version but then accepted another.

• New road safety measures bagged as homes approved at ‘accident hotspot’

  Extra safety measures have been linked to the approval of new homes near a busy roundabout dubbed an “accident hotspot”.

• Planners defer decision on homes plan for site of ‘national importance’ for bats

  Planners have deferred a decision over nine homes in an East Devon village over fears about a lack of information at a site dubbed of ‘national importance’ to bats.

• First look at how rebuilt Exeter fire hotel will rise again

  New drawings show how a fire-gutted Devon hotel will look if developers get the go-ahead for their ambitious project.

• Former officer charged with misconduct in public office and stalking

  A former Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear in court charged with stalking and misconduct in public office, following an investigation.

• Exeter residents urged to check voter registration details

  Households in Exeter are being contacted to ensure their electoral registration details are up to date.

• Planning wrangle over ‘last chance’ Exeter bird rescue site

  The owners of a centre in Exeter that rescues and releases injured wild birds are facing opposition from neighbours who say ‘screeching’ birds make the site noisy, smelly, and attractive to rats

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Teignbridge

• Man jailed for burglaries at primary schools

  A man has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to burglaries at schools, commercial and residential premises around Teignmouth and Dawlish.

• Newton Abbot Town Council takes on more street and path cleaning following County Hall cuts

  Newton Abbot Town Council is set to recruit another maintenance worker and carry out extra street cleaning as it moves to fill the gaps left by County cuts.

• Dawlish Link Road opens to construction vehicles

  A key section of new road infrastructure in Dawlish has been completed ahead of schedule, helping to reduce construction traffic passing the local schools.

• Antisocial behaviour disrupted with Closure Order, Newton Abbot.

  Devon and Cornwall Police have been successful in obtaining a Closure Order on a property in Newton Abbot following reports from the community of anti-social behaviour.

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South Devon News

• Police appeal for information following sexual assault in Torquay

  Police are appealing for the public’s assistance identifying this man following a sexual assault in Torquay.

• Local people invited to help shape Torbay Hospitals future

  Torbay Hospital are inviting people across the Torbay and South Devon to help shape their future by taking part in a short survey.

• Planners defy officers to clinch ‘desperately needed’ jobs project

  Torbay’s ‘chronic’ lack of industrial units has prompted members of the bay’s planning committee to defy their officers.

• Police search for wanted Torbay man

  Officers are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a 44-year-old man from Torbay who is wanted by police.

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Devon News

• New road safety measures welcomed following Westminster visit

  New national rules which could significantly improve road safety have been welcomed by the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership.

• Parents and carers invited to help shape the way funding is allocated to children with EHCPs

  Last month, Devon County Council explained that they are reviewing the way that funding is allocated to children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, (EHCPs).

• Dartmoor village cut off after BT breaks rules to remove phone box - twice

  A Dartmoor community has been cut off from the outside world after BT removed its only phonebox- twice - without consulting residents.

• Parents and young people help review of education placements and additional support

  Devon County Council has been reviewing the way it buy's education places for pupils with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, and independent special post-16 settings.

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