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The Environment Agency’s work to protect 3,200 homes and businesses in Exeter reaches an important milestone this week. Work on Station road is due to complete on time and the road will re-open on 8th June as planned. On both sides of the river large, steel gates have been installed and will sit behind the footpaths housed in brick clad walls with the exposed gate face clad in timber. When a flood is expected the gates will be closed completing the flood defences and protecting the properties behind them. The new flood gates on Station Road and the adjacent flood defence walls are integral...

A multimillion pound bid to revolutionise digital technology education across the South West has reached the final phase of competition.

The Department for Education (DfE) is awarding £170 million to establish a network of Institutes of Technology across the country. They will offer top-quality training and apprenticeships in higher-level technical skills.

They will aim to bridge skills gaps in the economy by providing the knowledge and training that employers need. It would deliver a range of higher level courses across the digital, engineering and manufacturing sectors...

Members of a volunteer search and rescue team have been handed £1,000 to help fund vital kit for their state of the art stretcher.

The Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Plymouth has been handed the cash through Persimmon Homes Cornwall’s Community Champions scheme.

Volunteer Simon Applebee explained: “We seek to provide the best service and are continually training with the latest lifesaving equipment.

“We have recently invested £2,000 in a specialist stretcher, but we need to invest more in providing key accessories, including wheels and carry handles, that will aid...

Devon County Council has pledged to phase out its use of the most polluting single-use plastic products within two years.

The move is part of a new action plan the Council has developed to help cut the amount of single-use plastic waste in Devon.

The ‘Plastics Strategy’ outlines how various single-use plastic food and beverage packaging and tableware (such as cutlery and cups) will be removed from Council work locations by 2020.

It also summarises how the Council will use its position and responsibility to raise awareness of the issues surrounding single-use...