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On 7th December Exeter City Futures held its Challenge Definition Workshop to synthesise insights, comments, and discussion from Exeter City Futures Community. The workshop brought together the most engaged and entrepreneurial community members, members of Exeter City Council, and the Exeter City Futures team.

Introductions from key Exeter City Futures team members, local councillors, and insights from the upcoming Energy Report helped put the workshop into context and inform the day’s activities. During a day of lively and engaged discussion participants worked to define key...

Operation Vortex saw officers from the Devon and Cornwall, and Dorset strategic alliance roads policing team out in force on roads between the 14th November and 29th November 2016. During this time around 400 drivers were stopped and dealt with for a variety of traffic offences.

Six unmarked traffic cars were deployed as a team across the strategic road network. Two other teams supported this operation, working alongside the frontline roads policing team: two dedicated Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) analysts and the Safety Camera Partnership Unit.

Operation...

The conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT) is to take over the long term management of Exeter’s Valley Parks. The transfer of management was agreed last night at a meeting of the Trust’s Board. Although Exeter City Council will continue to own the Valley Parks, day-to-day management will be carried out by Devon Wildlife Trust. The date for the transfer is yet to be finalised but is expected to occur in 2017. The transfer applies to large parts of Riverside, Ludwell, Mincinglake, Duryard, Belvidere, Barley Valley and Whitycombe Way.

Devon Wildlife Trust’s Chief Executive,...

A big boost on spending for adult social care and health is being planned by Devon County Council despite continuing Government cuts.

Next year's target budget calls for an extra £18.8 million to be spent on adult care and health in 2017/18. That's a rise of almost 10 per cent and would take the total budget to £216.5 million.

The budget targets will be considered by Devon's Cabinet next Wednesday but they come with a tough health warning from County Treasurer Mary Davis.

In a report to councillors, she says the Government still hasn't confirmed what level of grant...