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Organisations that want to be involved in the commissioning of services to victims after April 2015 are being given the opportunity to join in the improvement of victim services. From April responsibility for the commissioning of most victim services across the peninsula will fall to Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg who is asking groups to register their interest in providing victim services in the future. In his recently published revised Police and Crime Plan Mr Hogg made a clear commitment to ensuring that all victims get effective support to deal with the effects of crime. The...

Active Devon are running a series of free Club Support Evenings across the county for sport clubs and organisations in May 2014. One of these club support evenings will be held at Exeter City Football Club on 12 May 2014 and is specifically aimed at supporting sports clubs and organisations within the Exeter, East & Mid Devon area.

The event will start at 6pm with refreshments and the chance to talk to Active Devon staff and other local sports contacts. The evening will run to a schedule with the opportunity for networking and the chance to take part in workshops.

The...

Rural communities in East Devon could see up to £5,000 of funding from the district council to build or improve village halls and community shops.

The grants can be used to help refurbish, improve or even build village halls, community shops and community buildings in rural areas (those in towns are not eligible). EDDC Councillor David Cox, who sits on the grant decision-making panel, said: “In our rural areas, halls and community buildings are often at the very heart of the village and may be the only communal facility available to residents.

“East Devon District Council...

Police are urging householders to be on their guard following incidents of a phone fraud where unsuspecting victims are duped by people posing as police. In the latest incident on Tuesday, an elderly man from Paignton was duped out of £12,000 by someone posing as a police officer from the Metropolitan Police who claimed that someone had been arrested in possession of his bank cards. This follows another incident in North Devon in March when a Bideford couple were duped out of more than £30,000 by people posing as police. Someone claiming to be a police officer from the Metropolitan Police...