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Drivers are being asked to help deliver a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging points across Devon by revealing their driving habits and attitudes towards EV in an online questionnaire.

Devon County Council (DCC) is working with district councils and the private sector on two projects which aims to deliver more than a 100 EV charging points across Devon.

Now DCC has launched three online questionnaires, each one targeted to a specific group, to gauge the public’s attitudes towards EV.

Drivers are asked to choose a questionnaire that best describes their...

It is quite an uncomfortable situation when you find out that the broker you trusted with your money has scammed you. You signed up with a broker in hopes of making money, but the opposite just happened. The broker took your money and gave you a clear signal that you were not going to get it back. What should be your next course of action? Of course, you have to find a way to get the money back. You can try to get the scammer blocked, banned, and punished as well, but that would be a long shot. An easy way to repair the damage is only to get the money back that the scammer has taken from...

Tourism businesses, public health and local authorities from across the South of England have banded together in a broad partnership to produce guidance for visitors about COVID19.

A ‘tourist charter’ has been devised by the group, which is based on the experiences of the Isle of Wight’s recent test and trace pilot.

It gives simple advice to would-be visitors from booking ahead and reading terms and conditions, items to pack and things to avoid in light of the pandemic.

To complement this, a poster has also been produced for accommodation providers, that sets...

Pubs set to reopen on the 4th July, but will it be business as usual?

Some 80% of Exeter residents are not planning to go down the pub when they reopen next week, citing fears about social distancing and a potential second wave of the Covid-19 virus.

Pubs in Exeter have now been told that they can reopen as part of the next phase on the 4th July, alongside other hospitality businesses such as restaurants, hairdressers, and cinemas. But as one health and safety company has learned, even landlords are concerned.

Health and safety company Protecting.co.uk has found...