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Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has been appointed to construct a £2.5 million depot for Western Power Distribution in Bude. The firm is already on-site constructing the new depot, which will be used to accommodate office staff and house equipment at the industrial estate in Stratton Business Park. The two-storey building will comprise open-plan office space, individual work areas and a spacious workshop. It will also include an induction room, wash-down area and a drying room. During the six month project, the Morgan Sindall project team will also create a fuel...

On Friday 24th June WESC Foundation, Exeter’s specialist day and residential centre for young people and adults with visual impairment, was presented with a new minibus and marks the 40th year that the Lord’s Taverners have been helping charities.

The event took place at the school and was attended by WESC Foundation Head of Health, Jill Dudding, and the school’s staff and students plus Lord’s Taverners committee members; David Kirk, of Kirk Hills Chartered Accountants and Chairman of Lord’s Taverners Devon and Cornwall region, Damian Cook of Stratton Creber Commercial, Keith Biggs...

Devon County Council has launched an online consultation on options for improving the North Devon Link Road.

The local authority is currently investigating options for upgrading the route, having been allocated £1.5 million from the Department for Transport to develop a business case over the next couple of financial years. This is in addition to the £1 million budget which the County Council had allocated for developing designs.

An initial consultation in 2014 revealed considerable support for improvements to the Link Road, with over 90% in favour.

Around 17,000...

Victims need clearer information on what they can expect in the aftermath of major flooding from the government and other authorities, new University of Exeter research shows.

In a new report, published this week, academics show the importance of action by politicians and officials for people’s recovery from the damaging effects of flooding.

They show how communications after major flooding in 2013/14 contributed to increasing conflict between flood-affected publics and authorities, making it more challenging for these groups to work together to combat future flood risk and...