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• Exmouth Community College Students Inspired by Visit from Award-Winning Author Dean Atta

  Students at Exmouth Community College (ECC) experienced an inspiring and creative day of literary engagement when BAFTA award-winning screenwriter and Stonewall Book Award-winning author Dean Atta visited the school this term. The visit brought together Year 10 students alongside Year 12 and Year 13 English Literature and English Language students, offering them the opportunity to engage directly with one of the UK’s most celebrated contemporary writers.

• New strategy aims to help Devon reverse nature decline

  Devon County Council has published a major new strategy designed to help nature and wildlife recover across Devon.

• Police appeal for information for missing Exeter man

  Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 55-year-old man who has been reported missing from Exeter.

• Hopes for extra nurses in Devon with apprenticeships opportunity

  Devon looks set to be able to secure more nurses as part of a national apprenticeship initiative aimed at bolstering their ranks.

• Appeal following serious injury collision near Exeter

  Police are appealing for witnesses and footage following a serious injury collision on the A377 near Exeter.

• Exeter-led projects win EPSRC grants for ‘nature-based engineering’

  Two projects led by the University of Exeter have been awarded grants by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

• Survivors and emergency services work together to identify road safety priorities

  Every year, thousands of families across the UK are affected by road traffic collisions. In those critical moments after a crash – the first recognition of injury, the first person to call for help, and the first clinical decisions – outcomes can be shaped in minutes, or even seconds.

• Chris Packham backs Exmouth screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing

  The screening forms part of a growing UK-wide programme of events designed to help ensure that both the public and decision-makers are clearly and honestly informed about the climate and nature crisis – and what it may mean for communities across the country.

• New faces on Exeter City Council following elections

  Nine new councillors have been welcomed on to Exeter City Council following last week’s elections.

• White caterpillar webbing in trees no cause for concern

  People are being told not to be concerned about the appearance of white webbing in trees in an Exeter park, caused by an infestation of caterpillars.

• Celebrating Devon’s Foster Carers in Fostering Fortnight 2026 – ‘This is Fostering’

  Across the UK, hundreds of foster carers open their homes to provide love, stability, and care to children and young people in need. But many more foster carers are urgently needed to ensure every child can be matched with the right home for their individual needs.

• Library campaigners may secure victory ahead of crunch decision

  Campaigners battling to keep Devon’s library service from being reorganised with reduced opening hours could be victorious as a crunch decision over their future approaches.

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

  Gypsy and Traveller communities are being let down by councils that fail to provide the right facilities for them, it has been claimed.

• Sexual assault, Exmouth

  Police investigating a reported sexual assault in Exmouth are appealing for witnesses. Devon & Cornwall Police say a teenage girl was assaulted on Gypsy Lane between 4pm and 5.30pm on Thursday 7 May. Anyone with information is urged to come forward.

• East Devon Marks Noise Action Week with Community Awareness Events

  Noise Action Week (11–15 May) EDDC is shining a spotlight on the impact unwanted noise can have on health, wellbeing, and local communities, while encouraging residents to take practical steps to help reduce noise pollution.

• Police crack down on trailer theft

  Rural Affairs officers from Devon and Cornwall Police held a series of property making events over the past two weeks, offering free trailer marking for farmers and rural communities.