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A major £500,000 investment to reconstruct the A3052 near Sidmouth will get underway in January.

Trow Hill will be reconstructed and resurfaced between Steven’s Cross and Dunscombe Lane, as part of a seven week programme of essential maintenance unveiled by Devon County Council.

Ahead of the resurfacing work, drainage improvements are programmed to start from Monday 4 January 2016. This is anticipated to take three weeks to complete.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet member for Highway Management and local member for Sidmouth and Sidford, said...

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An alarming new report reveals people in the South West are leaving major decisions about housing, assets and care to chance:

The report found that 82 per cent want loved ones to make decisions in the event of illness or accident but only 8% have created a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to enable this. People in the South West are better at planning for death than later life; 49 per cent of people with a will vs. only 8 per cent with an LPA.

Lesley Austen from Crediton-based Veitch Penny Solicitors urges people to take action to safeguard their wishes in the event of...

For the first time in Exeter, anyone who is rough sleeping in the city this winter will have to opportunity to come indoors and “safe sleep” for three continuous months, starting on December 1st.

Nicola Forsdyke, Exeter City Council’s Housing Options Manager explains, “We have been discussing how we could extend our normal Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) for rough sleepers with our partner agencies St Petrock’s, BCHA, who run the city hostel, Gabriel House and Julian House, who manage the Street Homeless Outreach Team, for some time and we’re delighted to get this new...