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Key information is being sent out next week to around 1,800 households living in the Feniton and Exmouth (The Colony) areas giving details of an improved recycling collection service which is to be trialled by East Devon District Council.

From mid-September, residents in these areas will be able to recycle more in their green recycling boxes as the council is adding cardboard and mixed plastics to the extensive number of items it already collects from the kerbside each week.

Every household in the trial areas will receive an additional 70 litre reusable sack which they can...

Police are investigating after £20,000 cash was stolen during a burglary at a home in Winkleigh, Devon.

Offenders forced their way into the property in Exeter Road through the garage overnight on Tuesday 14 July.

They located the safe and removed £20,000 cash, £11,000 of which was in £50 notes.

PC Matthew Gwenter, based at Barnstaple police station, said the cash was the only item stolen from the premises.

“We would like to hear from anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious in the area at the time of the offence or has seen someone with an unusually large...

Research released today (29 July) reveals that people in the South West find having difficult conversations tougher at work than at home.

The research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) shows their top three tricky conversation topics are all work-related. Residents of the South West find it hardest to talk about negative feedback on work performance (34%) followed by pay (30%) and then tackling a colleague’s inappropriate behaviour (28%). This compares to personal topics like sex (12%), relationship break ups (17%) and money (19%), which the public feels are...

Devon-based tech start-up, Powered Now, announces the launch of its second investment pitch on Crowdcube, the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platform.

Aiming to raise £350,000 from the crowd, the pitch is open to anyone interested in supporting Powered Now’s disruptive technology. It will use the capital for marketing and further development of its award-winning mobile business administration apps for small firms of trades people, such as builders, plumbers and electricians.

Powered Now is looking to secure a minimum of £350,000 on Crowdcube in return for 10.8% equity...