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• Commissioner welcomes steps taken to meet summer policing challenge

  Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has praised the measures in place to help police in Devon and Cornwall keep communities safe as the population increases dramatically during the four months of the summer.

• E-fit released of man after disorder in Exmouth

  Detectives have issued an e-fit image of a man they wish to identify and talk to in connection with an assault on Exmouth seafront.

• Fires in Teignmouth

  Police are investigating a suspicious fire at Teignmouth Hospital on Monday 3 August.

• Devon’s Conservative MPs confirm they will fight next election

  Devon’s four Conservative MPs have confirmed they will fight the next general election when it is called.

• Improvements to begin at Higher Brook Meadow and Phear Park play areas

  Residents and visitors will soon see improvements to two play spaces, with work expected to start at Higher Brook Meadow in Sidford in mid-August and Phear Park in Exmouth in mid-September.

• Devon’s Crisis and Resilience Fund available to help people facing sudden financial difficulties

  As national attention remains focused on helping families with the cost of living, people across Devon are being reminded that the Crisis and Resilience Fund can provide targeted support when unexpected costs or a sudden loss of income put households on low income under financial pressure.

• Help shape the future of adoption services

  People with lived experience of adoption are being invited to help shape the future of adoption services across the South West through a new Voice & Influence Reference Group.

• Rise in small business ‘whisk takers’ prompts review of bake shed permissions

  A rising number of budding bakers looking to prove themselves with their own small enterprise has prompted a Devon council to review its policies.

• More families to benefit from free school meals from September

  Hundreds more children in Devon could become eligible for free school meals this September following a change to Government rules.

• South Western Railway launches crackdown on ‘short-faring’ as total fare evasion cut by more than two-thirds

  South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) have launched a major crackdown on ‘short-faring’ - where customers deliberately buy a ticket only for part of their journey instead of paying the correct fare for the full distance travelled – after identifying widespread misuse of barcode tickets and e-tickets by customers deliberately avoiding paying the correct fare.

• New future secured for Dawlish’s long-neglected Old Vicarage

  A derelict Grade II listed building in Dawlish could finally return to use after Teignbridge District Council granted planning permission for its restoration and conversion into seven homes.

• Bid for 29 homes next to village industrial estate

  Plans have been submitted for 29 homes on a parcel of land next to a Devon village industrial estate.

• Exmouth RNLI tasked - paged once, diverted twice and attended three incidents

  On Saturday 1 August an initial tasking for the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI from H.M. Coastguard evolved into three separate incidents. The pagers first sounded at 2.21pm to assist an 8.5m motorboat with engine failure at Budleigh Salterton.

• Exeter Medical Students win three prizes at National Neuroanatomy Competition

  The University of Exeter Medical School has continued a run of success at a prestigious national neuroanatomy competition for students, scooping a trio of prizes.

• Council adopts ‘Debate Not Hate’ campaign to tackle abuse in public life

  Teignbridge District Council has adopted a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and intimidation directed at councillors and staff.

• Devon parents and carers encouraged to talk with young people about staying safe this summer

  Parents and carers across Devon are being encouraged to have open and supportive conversations with young people ahead of festivals and summer events.