13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (355+ words) A proposed pedestrian crossing has moved a step closer after councillors backed spending £10,000 on a feasibility study – despite frustration over the cost and who can carry out the work. Councillors in Ottery St Mary agreed to go ahead with the…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (443+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (562+ words) This round-up of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s independent fact checking charity which works to give people access to reliable information they can trust. Fake images of Portsmouth small boats protest shared online Two images which…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (943+ words) The Government has announced further changes to prison release arrangements as part of reforms intended to address pressures on the prison estate while attempting to maintain public safety. As Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (536+ words) A charity ladies’ night featuring drag performers has become the centre of a social media row after one of the people behind it said an event post attracted a “ridiculous amount” of hateful comments. Dom Boull posted a video on…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (664+ words) A £50,000 budget could be set aside for a major review of a neighbourhood plan as councillors prepare for changes to national and local planning rules. Sidmouth Town Council is being asked to agree the proposed funding for a review of…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (569+ words) Hundreds of protesters have descended on Portsmouth vowing to prevent migrants who arrived in a small boat being taken to a processing centre in Kent. They were attempting to block routes away from Eastney Marina and vowed to stay all…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (392+ words) An East Devon MP has described the loss of face-to-face banking in rural areas as a “heist". Richard Foord, MP for Honiton and Sidmouth, made the comments during a Westminster Hall debate on September 1, highlighting the growing impact of bank…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (236+ words) Latest planning applications submitted to East Devon District Council feature proposals for window and door replacements, tree works, and retrospective changes to residential properties. Among the applications are plans to replace windows and doors at a Sidmouth property, the removal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (566+ words) Scottish Government plans to tackle misogyny are not “anywhere near good enough”, the brother of a murdered mother has said. Sean Hunter said action is needed now and people need to face “real consequences” for their behaviour. His sister Stacy…...