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Devon County Council says it’s still expecting the construction of a new footbridge in Sidmouth to be completed in the Spring, despite recent storms.

Work is progressing well on the scheme to develop the structure to replace Alma Bridge, with the cliff re-profiling and stabilisation work having been completed. The piled foundations for the bridge abutment, columns and river training...

A super-keen cyclist could not believe his eyes when he read a phone message telling him he had won his dream bike in a prize draw.

Bryan Smith from North Tawton, Devon, was doing a major repair on his six-year-old Specialized Roubaix road bike when he saw that he had won a 2020 version worth £2,600 in a competition promoting the Eden Classic bike ride.

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East Devon District Council has identified a reduction in the number of licensed taxi drivers over the past four years, which can be attributed to a variety of factors including the decision by a number of taxi drivers each year to retire when the annual renewal of their licences is due.

This decline has been counter balanced by increasing numbers over the same period of new private...

Rolle Mews Car Park, Budleigh Salterton is being resurfaced by East Devon District Council this week using an innovative new material.

Instead of conventional asphalt, an alternative type of surface incorporating non-recyclable plastic waste, in place of a portion of bituminous binder material, will be used.

This product, which is produced by MacRebur, has several advantages...