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• Missing Exeter Girl

  Police are growing increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of India Ford, a 16 year old from Exeter

• Young people celebrated at our annual Youth Voice Awards

  Young people from across Devon have been recognised for the difference they are making to services and opportunities for children and young people across the county.

• Could council tax rates rise after Devon’s major overhaul?

  Council tax bills are something that virtually all residents pay attention to, but their focus on the levy could become even keener amid Devon’s prospective overhaul.

• Law change could ban noisiest fireworks

  Exeter’s military veterans, pet owners and people with neurodiversity will be among those to have a say in deciding the future of fireworks.

• Protesters in battle over Torbay health care

  A hundred protesters fighting to preserve Torbay’s health services greeted Torbay councillors as they met to answer questions on the issue.

• Conservatives hold seat in Exmouth by-election

  Conservative Lee Mason has ensured his party held onto an Exmouth seat in a hotly-contested by-election.

• Heading to festivals across the South West this summer? Here's how to stay safe

  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) South West is urging festival-goers to make the most of the summer while staying safe, particularly when it comes to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and weather-related illness.

• School Mental Health Champions Complete Wellbeing Training Programme

  Students at St Luke’s Church of England School in Exeter have completed a Mental Health Champions training programme in partnership with charity Heads Up.

• Exmouth man jailed following spate of criminal activity

  A 19 year-old-man from Exmouth has been jailed for four years and nine months following months of work by police to tackle crime in Exmouth.

• Have your say on life in Exeter

  People living in Exeter are being asked to give their views on a variety of topics ranging from what it’s like living in Exeter, air quality, physical activity and planning charges.

• Fears for city services as uni and health trust axe jobs

  Hundreds of job losses across Exeter will have a knock-on effect on services across the city, councillors have been warned.

• Target of £9m land and property sales for major Devon council this year

  A major Devon council is hoping to bag up to £9 million from the sale of property and land it no longer needs by April next year.

• City council pledges £2.5m to transform ‘notorious’ car park

  An Exeter car park once described as a urine-smelling ‘dystopian film set’ where pedestrians fear to tread is to be transformed.

• ‘Aim higher’ plea on new Exeter canal bridges

  Campaigners are urging Devon County Council to aim higher when it replaces two key bridges over the Exeter Ship Canal.

• Busy day for Exmouth RNLI

  It was a busy day for the Exmouth volunteer lifeboat crew on Wednesday, 22 July, supporting two separate multi-agency incidents alongside our emergency service partners.

• Youngsters warned not to swim in canal or river

  Water safety experts have been raising awareness on Exeter Quayside ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day on Saturday 25 July.