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A review is set to be carried out on the future of Exeter’s South Street and the Corn Exchange block in the heart of the city centre.

Members of Exeter City Council’s Scrutiny Economy Committee will be asked to back plans to carry out a review of the area to assess what, if anything, needs to be done to the location in the future.

Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, stressed that the City Council was open minded moving forward but accepted that improvements could be made to the area in light of the changing dynamic of the city centre.

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A new renewable energy system has recently been installed at Dawlish Leisure Centre, as part of the much needed upgrade to the building management system.

The new biomass heating system is fuelled by wood pellets, which burn more cleanly than traditional fossil fuels and are practically carbon neutral because they use natural resources.

The installation of the biomass heating system is part of Teignbridge District Council’s ongoing plan to reduce waste and the reliance on fossil fuels, become more energy efficient, save on costs and protect the environment for future...

Hundreds of Devon residents are growing increasingly angry over the ‘appalling’ customer service they are receiving from home appliance manufacturer Indesit/Hotpoint.

It comes as the firm is being besieged by complaints over the handling of an alert over potentially dangerous tumble dryers.

The problem is caused by fluff accumulating in the filter, which is very close to the heating element on these models.

An investigation into the safety of Indesit’s tumble dryers was launched after the company was taken over by US appliance giant Whirlpool last year.

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East Devon District Council’s recently published sixth annual report to tenants, which reviews the housing service’s performance over the past year (2014-2015), reveals that the council’s housing service is continuing to make positive progress (exceptional in some areas) with its housing stock and service to tenants.

A customer survey of satisfaction, which was undertaken with a thousand tenants in October 2014, showed that overall there was still a high level (90%) of satisfaction with the repairs and maintenance service. However, the council is striving to improve this figure as...