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  Those of us who live or work in Exeter are going to see some major changes to the city we love in the coming years.

• Councillor expelled from second party disputes action

  A Devon councillor has been expelled from a second political party as a dispute over the reasons and process erupts.

• Hospital staff take on Exeter Great West Run to enhance care for dementia patients

  Nurses, therapists, doctors and healthcare support workers from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (RD&E) will join thousands of runners at the Great West Run on Sunday, May 24 to raise funds to enhance care for patients living with dementia.

• Devon & Cornwall Police secures major funding for driver safety research

  Devon & Cornwall Police has received funding from The Road Safety Trust to support an important new research project focused on improving driver safety.

• Air Ambulance faces financial pressure from fuel price hike

  In recent months, aviation fuel prices have more than doubled, rising from around 74p per litre in early March to approximately £1.60 per litre. Based on these increases, they estimate their annual aviation fuel costs could surge from around £177,000 in 2025 to approximately £384,000 this year, an increase of more than £200,000.

• Safety of elected members a key focus of re-elected leader after ‘ugly moments’

  The safety of elected members will be a key theme for East Devon’s re-elected leader after a “few ugly moments” in the past few months.

• Convicted Exeter sex offender caught trying to meet who he believed was teenage boy

  A child sex offender groomed and arranged to meet who he believed was a 14-year-old child despite being subject to court orders in relation to similar offending.

• French connection celebrates 70th anniversary of city links

  Exeter celebrates 70 years of links with the French city of Rennes later this month.

• Flight Club targets Exeter opening

  Social darts pioneer Flight Club, which calls itself the home of ‘unexpected, ridiculous joy’, is coming to Exeter.

• Exmouth Community College Students Inspired by Visit from Award-Winning Author Dean Atta

  Students at Exmouth Community College (ECC) experienced an inspiring and creative day of literary engagement when BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and Stonewall Book Award-winning author Dean Atta visited the school this term. The visit brought together Year 10 students alongside Year 12 and Year 13 English Literature and English Language students, offering them the opportunity to engage directly with one of the UK’s most celebrated contemporary writers.

• New strategy aims to help Devon reverse nature decline

  Devon County Council has published a major new strategy designed to help nature and wildlife recover across Devon.

• Police appeal for information for missing Exeter man

  Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 55-year-old man who has been reported missing from Exeter.

• Torbay Blue Flag opt-out ‘risks huge tourism damage’

  Torbay’s ‘over-reaction’ in pulling out of the worldwide Blue Flag beach award scheme could cause lasting damage to its tourism industry, it has been claimed.

• Hopes for extra nurses in Devon with apprenticeships opportunity

  Devon looks set to be able to secure more nurses as part of a national apprenticeship initiative aimed at bolstering their ranks.

• Appeal following serious injury collision near Exeter

  Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious injury collision on the A377 near Exeter.

• Exeter-led projects win EPSRC grants for ‘nature-based engineering’

  Two projects led by the University of Exeter have been awarded grants by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).