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Council leaders in Devon have agreed to work together on an expression of interest for more devolved powers from Westminster.

It follows a summit of county, unitary and district council chiefs in Exeter organised by county council leader John Hart, Plymouth City Council leader Tudor Evans and Exeter City Council deputy leader Rachel Sutton.

They hope to make a joint expression of interest with Somerset County Council and its five district authorities based around economic development, skills and job creation.

It would be based on the boundaries of the Heart of the...

Police have welcomed the custodial sentence given to a 24-year-old Plymouth man jailed for nine months after filming himself travelling at 153mph on a motorcycle.

Ashley Dixon, from Plymouth, used a helmet camera to record himself on motorcycles travelling through rural roads in Devon and was described by the Judge sentencing him as a ‘lunatic’.

Dixon, who pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on Thursday and was jailed for nine months and banned from driving for two years.

The court was told Dixon took test drives from...

Award-winning photographer Michelle Sank’s images of the preparation, delivery and enjoyment of Rugby World Cup 2015 games at Sandy Park stadium in Exeter will be exhibited at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) from 19 September to 4 November 2015.

Urban and rural landscapes complement portraiture to give a comprehensive visual record of the preparation for the World Cup in Exeter. The photographs of signage, organisers, players, spectators and fans reflect the diversity of interest and importance of Rugby in Exeter’s communities. Her photographs differ from the mass of...

Rachael Phillips, a medical lab assistant at the RD&E, has signed up to ‘Brave the Shave’ and have her hair cut off for Macmillan Cancer Support on 4th September.

Macmillan provides specialist support to people with cancer and their families. This summer they are asking people to stand proudly alongside men and women who have cancer and be sponsored to shave off their hair for the charity.

Rachael, who has set herself a fundraising target of £350, was inspired by her own family to ‘Brave the Shave’. She said: “My granny had bowel cancer in her 80’s and overcame it. I’ve...