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• Communities across Devon to benefit as two popular grant funds return

  Community groups across Devon can now apply for a share of £235,000 as Devon County Council reopens two popular grant schemes to support grassroots projects and activities for young people.

• Postal votes set to be sent out in Exeter

  People in Exeter who applied for a postal vote for next month’s City Council elections can expect to receive these very soon.

• Extra funding will help more adults access Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps

  Devon County Council have been awarded additional funding to help more people access their successful Train4Tomorrow adult skills training programme.

• Protesters tell Topsham home builders: “This is just the start!”

  More than 250 people have turned out to protest against a proposed  housing development at Topsham.

• Home Office says law-breaking businesses are driving illegal immigration

  The Home Office has warned that local businesses dodging strict immigration laws are leaving vulnerable staff open to exploitation.

• Potentially fatal driving offences detected from above.

  In three days at the start of April, Devon & Cornwall Police officers caught 14 drivers using their mobile phones hand-held while driving, videoing them in the act from the lofty viewpoint of a special unmarked HGV tractor unit provided by National Highways under its Operation Tramline initiative.

• Exeter Canal temporarily closed to water users

  As a precaution Exeter Canal has been temporarily closed to water users until the results of tests for the presence of blue-green algae are known.

• Major Devon business park looking to recharge its EV proposal after knockback

  A major Devon business park is preparing to resubmit a plan for a host of electric vehicle (EV) chargers after its proposals were knocked back at appeal.

• Second bid to knock down East Devon town house looks likely to go ahead

  A second bid to knock down a town house in an East Devon conservation area so it can be redeveloped has been approved.

• One of the world’s biggest community science events coming to Exeter for first time

  For the first time Exeter is being entered into City Nature Challenge, one of the world’s biggest community science events, in a project led by the University of Exeter.

• Doubts over future of Devon’s ‘Winston Churchill Promise’ home

  The future of Devon’s ‘Little Poland’ – the country’s last remaining ‘hostel’ for Polish veterans who served alongside British forces in the Second World War – is in doubt.

• Greens pledge new market for Exeter city centre

  Exeter’s Green Party leader says the party is ready to ‘take the helm’ of the city council as polls predict heavy losses for Labour at the council elections next month.

• South West Water enters final phase of scheme to reduce storm overflows in Dawlish

  South West Water has completed a number of major works in Dawlish as part of a multi-million pound investment to improve water quality by reducing the use of storm overflows in the area.

• Victims urged to have their say to help shape future support

  Victims of crime are being urged to take part in a national, independent survey which will help shape victim services in the future to make sure people are getting the right support.

• Libraries In Devon Celebrate World Book Night By Gifting Books

  Libraries in Devon are working with The Reading Agency to give away 300 books this World Book Night.

• Appeal following collision in Seaton

  Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious collision on the A3052 approaching Harepath Hill, Seaton.