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The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has become the latest public figure to criticise the BBC over its dismissal of a Veteran DJ for broadcasting a song containing racist language.

Commenting on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, David Cameron said that the BBC had acted “unfairly” in its treatment of the BBC Radio Devon DJ David Lowe who was dismissed after broadcasting a 1932 recording of ‘The Sun Has Got His Hat On’.

A listener complained to the BBC after the recording, which includes a verse containing the ‘n-word’ that has been omitted from later versions of the song, was...

East Devon District Council has listened to traders in Axminster and is proposing to launch a special car parking rate in all its pay and display car parks in the town – starting this month.

The move follows the success of an experimental Christmas parking promotion in December 2013, which proved successful in a number of East Devon towns.

Councillor Iain Chubb, EDDC’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “This scheme is an example of EDDC working smarter and engaging with communities. We have been working with town representatives to find a mutually acceptable way of...

Explore the wonderful wildflower meadow at A la Ronde near Exmouth on 22 May at 11.30am and 2.30pm when a knowledgeable guide will lead visitors around the meadow and help them discover some of the species that grow there.

This event is free but numbers are limited. Tickets are available from the shop on the day.

There’s even more to see and do at A la Ronde so why not make a day of it by playing garden games on the ha-ha lawn or maybe trying your hand at brass rubbing or the nature and buildings spotter sheets. The tea-room which serves coffees, lunches and afternoon teas...

Broken down by region, detailed MoT data reveals that Exeter is among the bottom ten places for MoT passes with a 53 per cent pass rate. The most common reasons for failure were lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (23.6 per cent of failures), followed by suspension (17.5 per cent of failures) and brakes (14.4 per cent of failures). The Devonshire city found itself fourth from bottom of the list, its clean air clearly not enough alone to keep its cars healthy.

The latest analysis of 24.5 million MoT records by consumer motoring website HonestJohn.co.uk maps the top and bottom...