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Visitors are expected to flock to Exeter Library on Thursday 22 May, when Devon County Council’s multi-million pound refurbishment is finally revealed.

The opening date is announced this week in a special report to Councillors of the Exeter Board ahead of its meeting on Monday 27 January.

The County Council report follows public consultation on Exeter Library, as well as Pinhoe, St Thomas and Topsham libraries, which drew 555 responses.

As a result, St Thomas library will open for longer while the £4.1 million refurbished Exeter Library will open 58 hours per week,...

Parks and open spaces in Exeter could increasingly be managed by community groups as local authorities receive less and less funding, the City Council has announced.

Exeter City Council has invited groups and individuals across the city to discuss opportunities for local management or ownership of key areas of public open space in Exeter in the near future.

The council hopes the initiative will see local groups wanting to be more 'hands-on' and have more control of parks and green spaces in their communities.

The meeting comes after the City Council announced that...

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has been shortlisted in the most improved category of the Flu Fighter Awards 2013/14.

Flu Fighter is an annual campaign set up by the Department of Health and NHS Employers, supported by the Social Partnership Forum. The aim of the campaign is to deliver the seasonal flu vaccine to NHS staff.

In the lead up to winter, the time when you are most likely to contract the flu virus, flu fighter clinics were held for all staff across the ambulance service. The flu fighter clinics were widely advertised and staff were...

Police in Newton Abbot are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly assaulted in the town on Tuesday 21 January. The assault happened on Powderham Road early in the afternoon, between around 1pm and 3pm. A man approached the 27-year-old victim and assaulted him with a brick. The victim suffered leg injuries as a result of the incident. The suspect is described as white, short and of stocky build. He was wearing an Adidas baseball cap, dark blue tracksuit bottoms, a light grey hoody and a short black jacket. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call police on 101 quoting...