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January is traditionally a bumper month for active resolutions and the Sport England national campaign This Girl Can in association with Active Devon will be encouraging women of all shapes and sizes to try out lots of different ways of getting active.

During a whole month of visits, workshops and other celebratory activities, Active Devon the County Sports Partnership whose emphasis is on grassroots informal community sport & informal activity are especially keen to ensure that local classes and active sessions are really tailored to the needs of women who may be starting out...

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has welcomed Government plans to invest millions in mental health provision at all accident and emergency departments. Prime Minister David Cameron will today promise to invest £247 million in the next five years to make sure that every emergency department has mental health support. He will pledge that these services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in at least half of England’s acute hospitals by 2020. “I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to establish mental health services in every accident and emergency unit in the...

The South West private sector economy ended 2015 on a positive note, according to December PMI® survey data. Output growth accelerated from November’s subdued pace to the strongest since July, while new business rose at the fastest rate since June.

Moreover, backlogs grew for the first time in seven months, and at the sharpest pace since January 2015. Firms continued to expand their workforces and reported higher input prices for the first time in five months, leading them to raise their own charges.

The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West Business...

East Devon District Council Leader Paul Diviani has led the tributes to Honorary Alderman Barry Willoughby who died recently.

Mr Willoughby was elected to the District Council in May 1984 and represented Exmouth Littleham Urban Ward.

He was the Council’s Chairman for two years from 1995 and served on a number of Council Committees including Planning, Policy, Housing, Exmouth Town, Tourism and Transportation and Environment.

He was Vice Chairman of the Planning Committee from 1997 until 1999.

He retired from the Council in May 2003 and, due to his...