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• Library campaigners may secure victory ahead of crunch decision

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• Gypsies and Travellers being ‘let down’ by local councils

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• Sexual assault, Exmouth

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• East Devon Marks Noise Action Week with Community Awareness Events

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• Police crack down on trailer theft

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• Devon’s Crisis and Resilience Fund - Supporting low-income households facing financial shocks

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• Commissioner's column: Local policing reform updates for Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly residents

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• Road between Tipton St John and The Bowd re-opened

  The road between Tipton St John and The Bowd in East Devon has re-opened with temporary traffic lights in place following an extensive repair scheme

• NHS supporters give Exmouth Hospital a big lift

  Fundraisers in Exmouth have given the town’s hospital a big lift with a £6,000 donation for a new patient hoist.

• Temporary traffic lights to be removed from the A376 over the summer months

  Temporary traffic signals which have been in place for the construction of the Dinan Way extension, will be cleared from the A376 on Friday 29 May to help ease traffic flow in and out of Exmouth during the summer.

• Oyez, oyez – it could be you!

  Newton Abbot Town Council is redoubling its efforts to fill a unique civil role that would suit someone with a big personality and even bigger voice.

• The test for nationalised GWR will be in ‘efficient and punctual’ services

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• Newton Abbot council homes will help families in need

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• Business growth cash plunges to zero in major Devon area

  Cash aimed at helping businesses to grow has plunged to zero in a major Devon area after changes to government funding.