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• Step forward for Devon’s newest town’s £29m shopping list

  A nearly £29 million shopping list of infrastructure and services for Devon’s newest town has taken a step forward.

• Plea to protect Devon’s ‘lifeline’ libraries

  Devon’s libraries provide a ‘lifeline’ for families across the county, and cutting their opening hours will leave vulnerable people with nowhere to go, councillors have been told.

• Smelly Exeter car park makeover postponed

  Plans to restore an Exeter car park that looks like a ‘dystopian film set’ and smells of urine have been put on hold.

• Your views wanted on nature in Exeter and how we can all support it

  Everyone who lives, works in or visits Exeter is being asked to give their views on nature in the city, how we can best protect and support it and how it can thrive in the future.

• Friction erupts as major development plan for Devon district rumbles on

  Friction between residents and planners erupted as the process over deciding where thousands of homes in a Devon district rumbles on.

• Your views needed on improving air quality in Exeter

  Residents are being asked for their views on how to improve air quality on Exeter

• Matt Taylor returns to Exeter City

  Exeter City Football Club has announced the return of Matt Taylor to St James Park as First Team Manager until the end of the season.

• Exeter stalker who left victim and housemates terrified is jailed

  A stalker who left his victim terrified in her own home after attending numerous times a day has been jailed.

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Teignbridge

• Lifeline for lido as Teignmouth takes the plunge

  Swimmers fighting to save a South Devon pool have been thrown a lifeline.

• Backing for Newton Abbot speed camera which caught 6,000 drivers

  A controversial Devon speed camera which caught 6,000 drivers going over a 30mph speed limit in its first three months has been backed by local councillors.

• Chatty benches are coming despite ‘creepy people’ warning

  A nationwide drive to combat loneliness by getting people to sit down for a chat together could be coming to South Devon – despite fears they might attract ‘creepy’ people.

• Stover Country Park restoration celebrates its momentous completion

  A major three‑year restoration project at Stover Country Park has now been completed, and the public are invited to help celebrate the occasion on Sunday 8 March.

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South Devon News

• South West Water Pleads Guilty Over Devon Drinking Water Contamination

  South West Water (SWW) has admitted supplying water unfit for human consumption following a parasitic outbreak in Devon last year

• Derelict Paignton seafront pub to become new conference centre

  A Paignton seafront pub which was scheduled to be knocked down and turned into a car park is to be transformed into a new conference centre instead.

• Torquay Victorian garden flats plan moves a step closer

  Developers planning homes on a historic Victorian walled garden site in Torquay have seen their plans take a major step forward.

• New Torbay Mayor chosen despite blocking bid

  The next Mayor of Torbay will be Conservative councillor Hazel Foster, despite a last-minute bid by opposition councillors to block her appointment.

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Devon News

• Plans set out to improve short breaks support for disabled children and families in Devon

  Devon County Council has set out proposals to improve short breaks support for disabled children and young people, in a report to be discussed by its Cabinet next week.

• Devon County Council to address housing need

  Devon County Council Cabinet members will be asked to give the green light to exploring innovative housing solutions for people who need it most.

• Hospiscare smashes fundraising record to ‘keep care at home’.

  Devon-based charity Hospiscare is celebrating the results of a record-breaking 36-hour fundraising giveathon.

• South West leads England on shingles vaccine uptake, but thousands still missing out on vital protection

  The South West is outperforming the England average on shingles vaccine uptake across both eligible age groups, new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data shows. Yet the majority of newly eligible adults in the region have yet to come forward for their free jab.

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