Local Democracy Reporting Service
Providing coverage of local politics for media across Devon
The Local Democracy Reporting Service is a scheme run by independent media organisations across the UK and funded by the BBC. Radio Exe operates the service in Devon, reporting on local councils and other publicly funded democratic organisations in the county, such as the police, health and fire services. Three local democracy reporters cover the county, supplying content to more than 40 Devon media outlets, embracing local newspapers, news websites and radio stations.
Publishing our local democracy stories
If you operate a news website, newspaper or broadcast service in Devon, you may be eligible to use content provided by Radio Exe’s reporters. The BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service has more details of who can become a partner and how to apply. Partners get to use content from our local democracy reporters free of charge, subject to certain conditions such as crediting the reporter and the local democracy reporting service.
Devoncast
Devoncast is Radio Exe’s weekly news podcast, focused on local politics, community news and reviews. It can be downloaded free from most leading podcast providers, or streamed on through the Radio Exe app. It is a core programme on Devoncast Radio, which is available on DAB digital radio across much of the south of the county, and can also be streamed through the Radio Exe app or at www.devoncastradio.co.uk
Other Radio Exe news
We broadcast local news, including content from our local democracy reporters, every day. We produce lots more Devon news on our website and social media channels too. If you have a story you would like us to consider, please email news@radioexe.co.uk We can’t promise to reply or use your story, and we publish content in good faith. By sending us material, you are agreeing to its publication and that you are extending the intellectual property rights to Radio Exe to reproduce content, including photographs. We always endeavour to properly credit rights owners, but please let us know if the credit is not correct. We are not usually able to insert links to other websites.
Paul Nero - Managing Editor
Paul oversees the Local Democracy Reporting Service at Radio Exe. He is the managing director of Radio Exe, one of the few locally owned commercial radio stations in the UK, as well as a writer and broadcaster. After a period in London advertising agencies, Paul worked for media organisations including the BBC, the Financial Times and former ITV company TSW, before starting a copywriting agency producing content for financial services and technology brands. He is the author of five books and a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta).
Brad Hardware - Broadcast Journalist
Brad provides technical, administrative and research support to the Radio Exe team and is just starting out on his journalistic and broadcasting career. Brad reads the station’s news headlines three mornings a week and compiles many of our sports bulletins. Along with his Radio Exe colleague, Sam Sterrett, Brad covers Exeter City matches. As well as his Radio Exe work, he is following an NCTJ journalism course as well as a digital marketing course at Exeter College.
