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• Exeter leads rare disease global genetic testing project, improving access and saving young lives

  An international partnership designed to improve equality in access to genomic medicine for a rare disease has now provided potentially life-saving genetic testing for over 1,100 families across the world.

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

  Businesses across the region are being urged to join the fight against business crime as part of a major new initiative led by UK Partners Against Crime (UKPAC) and funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez. 

• Local elections: Full results from Exeter

  Labour has lost overall control of Exeter City Council, although it remains the largest party.

• Labour big guns toppled

  Labour has pledged to continue providing leadership in Exeter despite losing overall control of the council last night.

• 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.

• DCUK Awarded King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade

  DCUK, The Original Wooden Duck Company, is celebrating after being honoured with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 in the category of International Trade.

• 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

  Get back on your bike with confidence this summer. Libraries Unlimited is partnering with Ride On to offer free Dr Bike safety check sessions at four libraries this May and June.

• 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

  A former prison officer from Devon appeared at Exeter Crown Court yesterday (5 May) and was sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office and being concerned in the supply of class C drugs.

• 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.