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• Exeter determined to stick with its expanded ‘super-council’ plan

  Exeter remains determined to press on with its bid to become an expanded city ‘super-council’ despite the government’s decision to pause its nationwide local authority overhaul.

• Exeter organisations join forces to improve access to free drinking water

  Organisations across Exeter are coming together to explore how free, reliable and accessible drinking water can be made more widely available in the city.

• More than 400 people handed electronic ‘tags’ in Devon and Cornwall

  More than 400 people across Devon and Cornwall have been fitted with electronic monitoring ‘tags’ according to the latest figures.

• Council calls on Government to reimburse Devon for reorganisation costs

  Devon County Council is calling on the Government to repay the costs incurred preparing for local government reorganisation (LGR) before the programme was paused.

• Ofsted recognises continued improvement in Devon’s children’s services

  Ofsted has recognised continued improvement in our children’s services, highlighting stronger decision-making, effective early help services and increasingly joined-up support for children and families.

• Public invited to discover how virtual wards bring hospital care closer to home

  People across the area are being invited to hear about advancements in neighbourhood health and care services at a public event taking place at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford) and online

• Nearly 150,000 South West secondary school pupils missed their flu vaccine last winter, UKHSA figures show

  Almost 45% of secondary school-aged pupils (149,067) across the South West went without a flu vaccine last winter, new figures show. UKHSA South West warns that older children are increasingly falling through the gaps in protection from flu as they move through school.

• Anger as council charges NHS to park mobile screening unit

  A Devon council has come under fire after charging the local health trust to put its mobile breast screening unit in its car parks.

• Bill Douglas Cinema Museum awarded ‘Designation’ status by Arts Council England

  The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, the University of Exeter’s public museum of film and moving image, has been awarded Designation status by Arts Council England.

• Police reform must strengthen accountability, not weaken it, says Commissioner

  The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Alison Hernandez has said a report issued by the policing inspectorate highlights exactly why police reform must strengthen, not weaken, local accountability.

• New Growth Board launched for Marlcombe

  A Board has been created to provide strategic leadership, bring public sector partners together and help coordinate the infrastructure, investment and planning needed to support sustainable growth. It will play a key role in making sure Marlcombe is planned as an infrastructure-first community, with transport links, schools, healthcare and green space alongside other essential services from the outset.

• Extra staff will tackle bin collection targets

  Extra staff are being taken on to help make Teignbridge council’s waste and recycling services more reliable.

• First rise in urgent dental care provision in Devon since pre-pandemic

  A rise in urgent dental appointments has been secured in Devon for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.

• ‘Expensive shambles’ of Devon council shake-up has cost local town halls millions

  Devon councils have already spent millions of pounds preparing for a local government shake-up which has just been put on ice.

• Sidmouth Lifeguards reflect on busy season

  It has been another busy summer, with Sidmouth lifeguards responding to a wide range of incidents both on the beach and in the water. From treating more than 40 minor injuries in a single weekend - including weever fish stings, jellyfish stings, cuts and grazes - to managing medical emergencies, the team has been there when people needed them most.

• Young wheelchair users are being excluded from key parts of school life, a leading charity has warned

  Whizz Kidz is warning that young wheelchair users are still being shut out of key parts of school life, as its latest frontline data shows satisfaction with school-related activities at just 2.5 out of 10 before they receive the right wheelchair