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• Businesses invited to ‘Join the Fight Against Business Crime’ with free 12-month UKPAC membership

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• Local elections: Full results from Exeter

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• Nearly 200 homes under consideration at trio of sites

  Almost 200 homes could be approved in East Devon next week as planners debate a trio of sites.

• Charity walker sails through 72-miles in a day for RNLI fundraiser

  A charity walker tackled a 72-mile walk in just 24 hours in a fundraising effort for lifesaving charity, the RNLI.

• Three former Royal Marines take on 362km expedition to raise awareness of comrades’ suicide increase

  Three former Royal Marines from the Westcountry are taking on one of the world’s toughest treks with the dual aim of raising £100,000 for RMA-The Royal Marines Charity and raising awareness of its suicide prevention campaign. And, in a bid to make the most impact possible, members of the public are encouraged to complete their own challenges.

• Path repairs begin after triple storm damage

  Major repairs have begun on a Devon footpath and cycle path battered by Storms Bert, Bram and Chandra.

• Wages and employment rates in East Devon area amongst the county’s highest

  The latest figures show positive signs for East Devon’s economy, with competitive wages and low unemployment rates.

• Free bike checks being offered

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• Art donation commemorates 200 years of RNLI in Lyme Regis

  Successful Exeter artist Nick Langdon has donated an evocative drawing of their inshore lifeboat to volunteers at Lyme Regis RNLI to commemorate 200 years of lifesaving service in the town.

• ‘Hotspot’ policing contributes to decline in ASB and serious violence

  A scheme that introduced ‘hotspot’ patrols in 15 locations across Devon and Cornwall to specifically tackle street violence and anti-social behaviour (ASB) has contributed to a significant decline in crime.

• Exeter Pride is back and bigger than ever before

  Exeter Pride is back and bigger than ever this year.

• Former Exeter prison officer jailed

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• Plan for thousands of homes suffers delay to tackle vital gaps

  A plan that will influence where thousands of homes in a Devon district can be built over the next 15 years has suffered a delay.

• Devon churches in limbo as government cuts funds

  A Devon MP is calling on the government to scrap a new ‘church tax’ that he says could lead to a wave of closures across the county.