Devon News from Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
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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.
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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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Nine Devon schools confirmed as still in schools rebuilding targets
Nine Devon schools remain in the government’s school rebuilding programme as ministers prepare to make way for more applications.


