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Network Rail is urging people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves and others at risk new safety figures reveal that there were more than 19,300 trespass incidents on the rail network (2,682 on the Wessex route) in the 2023/24 financial year – that’s one every half an hour.

Across the Wessex route in 2023/24, there were 2,682 trespass incidents which equates to over seven...

While everyone was caught up in the excitement of the football final on Sunday 14th July, Carole Placet Mann had her mind on a more special occasion: Bastille Day, the French celebration of independence and freedom. Bastille Day, on 14th July, marks the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a big event in the French Revolution. The day is celebrated with parades, fireworks, parties, and...

East Devon District Council (EDDC), Suez and Coastal Recycling have cultivated a partnership to support Devon Dig and Donate, a community growing project with a mission to grow and provide fresh, healthy, nutritious produce for people experiencing food poverty in East Devon and Exeter.

One tonne of cardboard collected from East Devon residents was donated by EDDC, which SUEZ...

Two long serving Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) who work in Exmouth are leaving Devon & Cornwall Police after a combined career total of more than 50 years.

Karen Capey and Colin Balch are familiar figures in Exmouth town centre, as well as Budleigh Salterton and surrounding villages. They have worked for a long time for the Force in various roles and have attended...