Local Politics

Decision follows heated three-hour session

Bratton Clovelly only has one bus a week

Royal Parade will be safer for passengers

Long queues and medicines not available, it's claimed

It's unlikely to get cash out of Eastern Airlines

Community contributed yet to be agreed

It last tried in 2017

'This is fantastic news!'

Neil Denton passed away from cancer

Council has no plans to increase budget

Attendances high at the Plymouth site

Richard Foord has said he won’t ‘sit and wait’

Opportunity to discuss whether elections should be postponed

Flood risk in parts of Devon too

Many roads not 'adopted' by district council

A revamp of Manadon Roundabout could be on the way

North Devon Council looks to help its 36 foster families

List made of those needing urgent support

'It brings enormous credit to Torbay'

Ms Hernandez goes Independent

And it will have a soft play area

'It is excessively tall, overbearing and wholly out of scale'

'Serious risk' fears amid closure rumours

And how likely they are to happen

East Devon's scrutiny committee will look again

'We will take action to protect them'

MPs call for a review

Three out of three areas 'require improvement'

Project team needs £230,000 in shares

But she is also a barrister and OBE

Former DJ & councillor takes district seat

"Tax the wealthy, not care providers!"

Two could become one

Will it keep turning in 2025?

Jobs will not be cut

What you pay depends on where you live

Care costs pushing bills

Authority still rated inadequate

Is a shake-up on the way?

Citizens Advice help the vulnerable

Figures delayed until next year

'Savings need to be made'

Financial relief for households

West Devon residents fed up

Trials aimed at reducing deaths

They haven't gone up since 2021

'This is a crazy idea'

It's by quite a margin

MP pledges to 'bang the drum' for promised cash

Will Labour scrap it?

Most state pensioners won't qualify

BID endorses £500m extension partnership

Rows & walkouts in Teignbridge

Council could save £1.4m

Honiton & Sidmouth turn yellow

A 60-member council is being proposed

But opposition councillors blast 'petty politics'

Candidates ‘frustrated’ at polling card delay

Labour & Lib Dems fighting for new seat

“It’s a disgrace”

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Devoncast is back with the latest from around the county

A third of Plymouth City Council seats are up for grabs

Councillors decide benefits outweigh harm

John Hart leaves after 15 years

MP welcomes £108k package

New times & prices for long stays

Destruction won't be repeated

Each employee has taken 8 days so far

Plymouth aims to be a top retail centre

Some locals aren't happy

Some voters can't be canvassed

While providers turn huge profits

It 'tackles the symptoms, not the cause'

MP says 'every vote will count'

Project has been 'stalled for a decade'

But Labour motion is wasting time say Tories

Cullompton station back on track

Former councillors get civic honour

Councilor warns 'we could go bankrupt'

MP worried about future of support centres

Foord taking on Jupp

Service no longer 'sustainable'

Group to hear evidence over next year

Council expected to end service

One user asks council to 'save our lives'

Councillors told of 'dire situation' it's caused

Voters go to the polls on 4 May

Council reaffirm commitment to helping services

Committee told plan will "massively increase" rough sleeper numbers

Devoncast's look at local politics and Show of Hands

Mike Allen will leave in May

Barry Warren replaces Bob Deed

Councillors throw out "monolithic blocks"

Cllr Jane Taylor accuses leaders

MP welcomes Government grant

"Shambolic situation" criticised by Lib Dems

"Risk of over-commercialisation"

Meetings will soon be plant-based

Get on with it!

It follows an investment by a theatre production company

No overall majority in East Devon

County council department could face special measures

Plymouth's Luke Pollard defends no-show

MPs told department could face special measures

Labour and Conservatives now tied in city

Devon facing possible £75 million budget gap next year

Northbrook to become arboretum

Government could take action in Devon

Helen Hurford claims PM has "new mandate"

Helen Hurford will represent the party

Tiverton & Honiton by-election to replace Neil Parish

Where the parties stand ahead of council vote on 5 May

17 city council seats to be contested

Buczkowski: "The ‘one-size-fits all’ thinking must come to an end"

The polls happen Thursday the 7th

"Cllr Kelly has crossed me. The gloves are off"

There's concerns over "exempt accommodation"

Mr Singh quickly realised his mistake

Trains could stop there in 2025

Great impact on her mental health

Three candidates wasn't enough

Lib-Dems criticise Torbay's MP

Exeter leader has family in Ukraine

No council tax rise this year

60 to 40 to 30

By-election was tense, but efforts paid off  

Her resignation comes due to ill health

"A matter of urgency"

A £5 raise for band D properties

Cash for climate change and car parks

Chairperson "followed Politburo's playbook"

£200 fee is going in, then coming out

His former party is like "all-white Oscars"

Ben Bradshaw: It’s time to “pass the baton on”

£1 million down to £145,000

Saxby explains "circle of doom"

Senior Tory expresses "complete surprise"

Increase comes in April

Plans follows death of city teenager

Two year waiting time for an NHS dentist

"They have lovely chalets and all mod-cons"

And they're not the last!

An asset to the community

Crime commissioner asks for volunteers

Yellow-on-yellow attack over virtual meetings

"Grave" problems with the plans

Waste collections would be every three weeks

Anne Marie Morris voted with Labour

They opposed a 174-acre solar farm plan

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£160 million to improve key south west route

It's not top of everyone's list

Anne-Marie Bond bags £145k role

Party claims Tories have mismanaged county

Claire Wright to step down

Concerned at 'authoritarian' illiberal government

Town centre giveaway to boost shopping

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WATCH: Exeter MP speaks to Radio Exe moments after re-election

But will he ever be PM?

Always the bridesmaid

He prefers talking to Radio Exe!

It’s believed to be first in UK to use Alexa to help residents recycle

The election you may have missed

Oh yes she does!

Boris Johnson has been to North Devon and Darts Farm

Simon Jupp wants brightest, best and service workers

Exeter University jobs pay £35k to £59k

Peter Faithful is standing as an Independent candidate.

He's supporting Independent candidate, Claire Wright.

John Gray currently works with start-up businesses

Tories and Independent trade insults over former radio candidate

It's despite the Unite to Remain group backing Independent Claire Wright.

Sir Hugo Swire convinced his replacement with thrash all-comers

Tory Simon Jupp wants to be East Devon's MP