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Devon County Council has announced a new pot of funding to help residents who are struggling to afford to pay for their gas, electricity or water usage, buy food or other essential items.

The Household Support Fund is a government initiative, and in the latest funding round Devon will be allocated around £5 million.

There are conditions on how the money can be used, but the County Council is prioritising up to £200,000 to support Devon residents who have prepayment, or ‘pay-as-you-go’ meters, to pay rising energy bills.

Most of the fund however will be targeted...

Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Crediton are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Officers were called to reports of a collision involving a car and a motorcycle on the A377 near Downes Mill, Crediton, at around 9.10pm, on Thursday 5 May.

The motorcycle rider, a man in his 40s, was seriously injured and was taken to hospital where he later died of his injuries.

The rider’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by a specialist trained police officer.

Police officers from the roads policing team, supported...

By Ollie Heptinstall, local democracy reporter

Labour has retained control of Exeter City Council as expected, following an interesting election night in which the party lost seats but unexpectedly won one in Topsham, and the Greens made gains.

Overall, Labour’s majority dropped by two – down to 26 of the council’s 39 seats – with the Greens winning seats from them in Heavitree and St David’s to take their tally to five.

The Conservatives dropped to five seats after losing a seat in Topsham, while the Liberal Democrats held the only ward they were defending to...

South West ultrafast broadband company, Jurassic Fibre , has responded to the national rise in living costs by halving the price of their ultrafast fibre-to-the-premises broadband packages.

The announcement comes shortly after the award-winning ISP reached its key milestone of 75,000 connected premises. On a mission to enhance the digital infrastructure of the region, Exeter-based Jurassic Fibre has also revealed that two new South West locations on their network roll out have gone live. Residents and businesses in Crediton and Dorchester, now have the opportunity to receive full...