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• Views sought on new charges set to be introduced for planning advice

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• New home for flourishing Exeter sports club

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• Will Honiton be ‘lovin’ it’ with mooted 24-hour McDonald’s drive-thru

  Honiton could get its first McDonald’s if newly submitted plans to transform an outgoing vehicle dealership into a 24-hour drive-thru are given the thumbs-up.

• Youth football club ‘devastated’ after stray golf ball risk scuppers relocation plan

  The risk of wayward golf balls appears to have dashed the chances of a Devon town’s youth football club securing a vital new home.

• Hot weather brings extra help for those sleeping rough in Exeter

  Those sleeping rough in Exeter are being given extra help to deal with the hot weather.

• Celebrations as Exeter green field homes plan is thrown out

  A decision to reject plans for retirement homes on a former sports field in the heart of Exeter may have paved the way for an ambitious community green project.

• Amber Heat-Health Alert issued for the South West by the UK Health Security Agency

  An Amber Heat-Health Alert has been issued for the South West and will be in place from 9am on Wednesday 8 July until 9pm on Sunday 12 July.

• Sidmouth could be the UK Town of Culture 2028!

  Sidmouth have officially entered the competition to become the UK Town of Culture 2028!

• Exeter College celebrates academic excellence at annual awards

  Exeter College has announced the winners of its 2026 Academic Awards, recognising the outstanding achievements of first-year learners across the College.

• Around a million parents urged to book new ‘four-in-one’ NHS jab to protect young children against measles

  Around a million families are being urged to protect their children against the spread of measles and other potentially deadly childhood illnesses, as part of a new NHS vaccination drive.

• Approved plan for up to 75 homes in major Devon town to get second scrutiny

  Plans for up to 75 homes in a major Devon town that have already been approved look set to undergo a second round of scrutiny.

• Exeter Canal bridge project is ‘missing a trick’ says city MP

  Exeter’s MP says decision-makers at County Hall are missing a trick by rebuilding two landmark bridges without making room for bikes, boats and barges.

• Monster development opponents urging public to attend meeting

  Residents who are fighting a prospective monster housing development on the edge of Exmouth are urging the public to attend a vital information session.

• End in sight at last for six-year Exeter roads wrangle

  Devon’s longest-running roads wrangle could be settled next week, with cars likely to be allowed back into a long-closed suburban street.