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  Farmers affected by bluetongue need urgent wellbeing and financial support as the disease takes a heavy toll on livestock, businesses and rural families, councillors have heard.

• Public insight to shape future National Park ambitions

  People passionate about Dartmoor can once again help shape the National Park's long-term ambitions through a major new public consultation.

• RNLI in the South West evolving to meet lifesaving demand

  In the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) third century of lifesaving, the charity’s rescue work is increasing in demand and as vital as ever – but the way people are using the coast and the water is changing, which will require an evolutionary response from the RNLI.

• University of Exeter honoured for work to promote social mobility

  Staff and students at the University of Exeter have been honoured for their commitment to boosting social mobility in the South West and beyond.

• Flood Action Week: Check your risk, make a plan and prepare

  Flood Action Week runs from until Sunday 18 October. With autumn here and winter approaching, now is a good time to prepare for wet and windy weather.

• Go-ahead for new Dryden Road layout

  A scheme to spend nearly half a million pounds on re-opening a closed Exeter road to traffic has been rubber-stamped.

• Priority parking schemes for Exeter streets

  Seven new residents’ parking schemes for the streets of Exeter have been endorsed by local councillors, but they struggled to agree on what order to do them in.

• Call for support as rising costs create £1.1 million deficit for Devon Air Ambulance

  Devon Air Ambulance are calling on communities across Devon to help secure the future of the charity’s lifesaving service after reporting a £1.1 million deficit in its latest Annual Report.

• Councils need certainty on infrastructure before growth, East Devon Leader tells Prime Minister

  The Leader of East Devon District Council has written to the Prime Minister warning that councils are being put in an impossible position when planning for new homes.

• East Devon Leads the Way on Nature Recovery

  East Devon District Council's Countryside Team have adopted a new Local Nature Recovery Plan, providing a clear framework to guide nature restoration, target investment and deliver biodiversity improvements across the district.

• Devon & Cornwall Police focus on anti-social behaviour

  Devon & Cornwall Police has strengthened its approach to tackling anti-social behaviour as part of the Government's Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. The Guarantee recognises the significant impact that anti-social behaviour can have on victims, communities and public confidence, and places neighbourhood policing at the heart of the response.

• Pressure remains on consultation over librarian jobs in Devon

  Pressure around a potential reduction in the number of librarians across Devon has ramped up after campaigners urged local politicians to scrutinise the process.

• Thirteen jailed after police take down huge criminal network that flooded Devon with drugs

  A total of 13 people have been sentenced to more than 80 years and five months in prison for their roles in organised crime conspiracies that flooded Devon with millions of pounds’ worth of illegal drugs.

• Devon & Cornwall Police Introduces Taser 10

  Members of the public across Devon and Cornwall may begin to notice officers carrying a new Taser device as Devon & Cornwall Police starts the introduction of Taser 10.

• New report highlights progress in strengthening Devon’s fostering services

  Devon County Council’s efforts to recruit and retain foster carers are beginning to reverse years of decline, creating more opportunities for vulnerable children to grow up in safe, loving family homes close to their communities.

• Campaigners hail victory in battle against proposed BESS in East Devon

  Campaigners fighting proposals to install a major battery energy storage system have claimed a victory after an appeal by the developer was dismissed.