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• Natural flood defences shown to protect flood-prone Devon communities.

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• South West Water urges customers to check for leaking toilets as drought reaches critical phase

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• Revised plans to repair Exeter’s Trews Weir revealed

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• Road users urged to take care as Storm Austen approaches

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• Councillors on patrol to see how Exeter is being kept safe and welcoming

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