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• Traders collaborate to fight rise in shoplifting in their beloved town

  Seventy businesses in Exmouth have joined forces in a bid to tackle rising levels of anti-social behaviour and shoplifting.

• Murder enquiry launched following death of Ann Widdecombe, Dartmoor

  A murder investigation has been launched following the suspicious death of former MP Ann Widdecombe at her home on Dartmoor in Devon.

• Commissioner presents 25 ‘incredible individuals’ with awards

  The crucial efforts of those who give up their spare time to support the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to hold the police to account and help make lives better and safer for those within their local communities has been recognised during a special celebration

• Check-in granted for flats plan at historic Devon hotel

  A quintessential hotel that harks back to a Devon seaside town’s heritage will be turned into apartments after planners approved an overhaul.

• Taxi fares in East Devon going nowhere…for now

  Taxi fares in East Devon won’t be going anywhere for the moment, but potential routes for possible rises look set to be explored.

• 45-year-old woman remanded over alleged £512k Thai cannabis plot

  Amy Jayne Durban, of Hemyock, Cullompton, Devon, was arrested by Border Force at Heathrow on 6 July after arriving from Bangkok. She is alleged to have carried 51.2kg of cannabis in her suitcases, with an estimated street value of at least £512,000.

• RNLI advice to choose lifeguarded beach as third heatwave hits the south west

  The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging people heading to the coast to choose a lifeguarded beach and remember essential water safety advice, as the south west experience another prolonged period of hot and sunny weather.

• Dates fixed for showdown over ‘priceless’ Devon nature site

  Dates have been set for a major public inquiry which will decide one of Devon’s longest-running planning wrangles.

• Annual survey gives residents chance to share their views on life in Exeter

  Residents are being asked to give their views on life in Exeter and the services they receive in the Council’s annual Residents’ Survey.

• Devon Leader urges Andy Burnham to scrap LGR and pump £1.5 billion costs of council shake-up into creating 480,000 jobs for young people across the nation

  The leader of Devon County Council is calling on the Government to scrap its restructuring of councils across England, arguing the money set aside to implement the changes would be better directed toward tackling youth unemployment and improving essential services.

• Widespread allergen failures at takeaways

  Devon County Council are urging residents with food allergies to take extra care when ordering takeaway meals from curry houses after 78 per cent of food outlets tested by Trading Standards failed allergen tests

• Game, set and match for Exmouth club in double plans bid

  Exmouth’s Cranford Club has emerged victorious in its efforts to build homes on some of its disused tennis courts and to embark on an overhaul of facilities.

• Young people celebrated at annual Achievement Awards

  Hundreds of care experienced children and young people have been recognised for their achievements at the annual Celebration of Achievement awards.

• Specials lead the way with Fatal Five traffic operation

  Volunteers led a South Devon Special Constabulary traffic day with the aim of educating drivers and saving lives.

• Views sought on new charges set to be introduced for planning advice

  People in Exeter are being asked for their views on a set of charges set to be introduced for help and advice for those about to submit planning applications.

• Lloyds set to restore cheque deposits at Post Offices after campaign backed by Devon

  Lloyds set to restore cheque deposits at Post Offices after campaign backed by Devon County Council.