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A record number of nominations were received for this year’s Devon Community Transport Awards and the winners were announced at a special ceremony on Thursday 26 May.

More than 80 nominations were received for this year’s awards, which are now in their 17th year and aim to recognise outstanding contributions to community transport in Devon.

The Devon Community Transport Awards, sponsored by the GM Coachwork Group, who specialise in wheelchair access vehicles and vehicle adaptations, honoured 10 proud recipients at the celebration event at County Hall.

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A project to grow and sell fruit and vegetables has taken root at Exeter Deaf Academy thanks to the generosity of Exeter City Football Club.

In May, Exeter City donated 40 tonnes of topsoil following the club’s pitch renovations at St James’ Park.

The football club’s topsoil is now being recycled and put to horticultural use in Exeter Deaf Academy’s garden nursery for their new ‘Grow Make Sell’ social enterprise. The enterprise aims to provide work related learning and experience for the Academy’s Deaf students.

Exeter City Football Club Estates Manager, Clive Pring...

A trilogy of short films, commissioned by East Devon District Council, charting the development of Cranbrook have been released.

The films capture three of the major milestones reached by the East Devon new town at the second half of last year. The films document the first shop opening, the first all-through school (first secondary school / second primary school) opened and the start of the train service.

Cranbrook is about to approach its fifth birthday, as the town was born when the first turf was cut on 29 June 2011.

There are now over 1,300 homes at Cranbrook...

Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight to all vehicles from 10pm to 5am on the evenings of Monday 6 June, Tuesday 7 June and Wednesday 8 June.

During these closures, kerbing and surfacing will take place on the east (downstream) side of Bridge Road/Countess Wear Bridge as part of the ongoing improvement work on Bridge Road.

These are among a limited number of overnight or weekend road closures during the scheme, all of which are needed to enable essential construction work to take place safely.

If your property is accessed directly off Bridge Road itself,...