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• City children being ‘drawn into crime’

  More and more children in Exeter are being drawn into crime, putting their own futures in jeopardy, according to the city’s MP.

• Sidmouth College Celebrates Ofsted Report

  Students and staff at Sidmouth College are celebrating after the school was found to have met the ‘expected standard’ across all areas following a visit from Ofsted, with inspectors highlighting positive relationships, an ambitious curriculum and strong foundations for learning.

• Exeter city centre sites set to showcase work from international artists

  Sites across the centre of Exeter are set to be used to showcase work by international artists which reimagines how people can respond to current social, ecological and technological crises.

• Have your say on police force mergers in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

  To ensure the voices of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly residents are heard on proposed police force mergers across England and Wales, Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has launched her own survey. 

• Alert of possible cold callers in East Devon

  Cold callers may be operating in East Devon and surrounding areas. They are claiming to be working on behalf of Exeter City Council who have asked them to cut back vegetation that’s ‘a danger’. They may start work without the homeowner’s consent before asking for money.

• Fatal and serious collisions hit lowest levels in recent history

  The number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on Devon and Cornwall’s roads has dropped to the lowest ever level in recent reporting history, new figures reveal.

• Devon County Council appoints new Chair and Vice Chair

  Two councillors with strong community roots have been appointed to lead Devon County Council’s civic duties for the coming year.

• Exeter drivers are paying the most for fuel

  Drivers in Exeter are paying more for their petrol than those elsewhere in the South West, according to one local MP.

• Deaf Academy Students Win Regional Enterprise Award

  Business-minded students at the Deaf Academy in Exmouth have won a regional award for enterprise and praise from HRH The Princess Royal after publishing their own accessible comic book that includes British Sign Language (BSL).

• Are you an unpaid carer who would like to help The Royal Devon Healthcare Trust develop better support for carers?

  The Royal Devon Healthcare Trust know carers play a vital role in supporting patients across acute and community settings. As they develop their Family, Friends and Carers strategy, they are inviting carers to get involved in one of two ways;

• 500 Pothole Repair Milestone

  The Pothole Posse volunteers in Sidmouth have reached their 500th pothole repair. The honour of 500th repair went to the holes outside The Beacon Medical centre

• A new talking bin has been unveiled in a joint National Highways and East Devon District Council initiative

  A new talking compacting bin has been installed in a layby near Upottery, and will be monitored as a trial, with the aim of rolling out further bins in the future.

• New approach to recruiting foster carers in Devon showing early impact

  A new, more open approach to recruiting foster carers in Devon is beginning to make a difference, with more people coming forward to find out about how they could change a child’s life.

• Red Arrows team cut to seven for English Riviera Airshow

  The Red Arrows will swoop over Torbay at the weekend flying just seven of their trademark scarlet Hawk aircraft instead of the traditional ‘Diamond Nine’. The Royal Air Force’s elite aerobatic team will fly with fewer aircraft for almost all of their 2026 displays in an effort to preserve their ageing machinery.

• Community groups invited to apply for ward grants

  The grants offer up to £350 per project from a total citywide budget of £39,000. Each ward has £3,000 available to support local community initiatives until April 2027.

• Football Tournament Brings Exeter’s Communities Together Against Racism

  Footballers from across Exeter’s diverse range of communities will come together next month for an annual five-a-side tournament in support of ‘Kick Racism Out of Football’.