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Right to Buy in Devon 'should be axed'

'Housing is not a luxury item but something we all need'

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I ate strange new ready meal backed by Dragons' Den star

Entrepreneurs Charlie Gilpin and Sam Moss of STOCKED appeared on the Dragons’ Den and gained backing from Steven Bartlett

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Major decision over eyesore Torquay hotel is 'just depressing'

'Just what we need: yet another derelict hotel'

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It's time to reclaim Britain’s place as a global leader

Liberal Democrats

Richard Foord MP says In a world fraught with conflict, and with war on our continent, the UK Government should recognise that we need strength if we cherish our democratic principles, so as to uphold peace and security.

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'Tactical voting to kick out the Conservatives isn't democracy'

General Election

'This isn’t democracy, this is madness'

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Huge Torquay revamp work 'ignores basic common sense'

'In the case of the Strand, its the order of the work that is being done that ignores basic common sense'

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Fears new holiday homes rule will ruin parts of Devon

The aim is to prevent local people from being unable to afford to live in their own community - but one reader says the measures will have a detrimental impact

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People who run Exeter are 'living in Disneyland'

'They pretend to listen to the public but in reality they have already made up their minds in pressing ahead with their madness'

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These have been tough times but the economy has turned the corner

Mel Stride MP says It has been another busy couple of weeks, both here in Central Devon and up in Westminster.

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Devon seaside road melodrama compared to 'slow-motion car crash'

'The cost of this slow-motion car crash is £400,000 of taxpayers’ cash flushed away down the blue ‘paddling pool’ painted in the middle of the road'

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I'm a teenager living in a pretty Devon town but there's one glaring flaw

'Whilst neighbouring towns aren’t too far away, we don’t always have the means to travel or even want to travel'

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Beautiful Devon village's vision 'a waste of precious time'

Torridge’s planning department has failed to champion Winkleigh’s vision of a sustainable community as set out in its neighbourhood plan that the community voted for in its referendum.

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We moved to Devon and it turned out to be a disaster

"Not only did people remind us of our “outsider” status all the time but they behaved differently towards outsiders"

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Exeter parklets claim is 'frankly ludicrous'

One reader has compared the new additions to the city as ridiculous lumps of “galvanised steel and composite decking”

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Budget tax cuts put cash back in pocket of workers

Anne-Marie Morris

Anne Marie Morris says the Spring Budget had a key focus on cutting taxes, helping small businesses achieve growth and supporting households.

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'Exeter's LTN is trying to solve the wrong problem'

The first real test of public opinion could come at the start of May when the local elections take place in Exeter

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New petty crime powers could transform Torquay and Paignton

Teignmouth has adopted alternative powers to stamp out trouble - the question now is whether other communities will follow suit

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I shopped at Farmfoods to see if it's cheaper than Aldi and Lidl - here's what I found

Farmfoods is a lesser known supermarket that's pulling in the customers with its cheap buys - but is it cheaper than Aldi and Lidl? We sent a reporter to find out

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Major Dartmoor decision is 'borderline utterly absurd'

'Allowing an occasional appropriate project will not suddenly open the floodgates to mass housing developments springing up all across the moor'

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Bulldozed Devon shopping centre site awaits its fate

Quite what the future for the prime town centre site remains unclear as plans have yet to emerge from the rubble

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Area of Devon is among the worst in UK for tackling climate change

'If the council is serious about wanting to achieve net zero then it needs to commit finance and take action now. Prevarication might look like a cheap option, but climate chaos will cost us dearly'

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We have made significant progress tackling my priorities

Police and Crime Commissioner

Alison Hernandez says recorded crime rates in Devon and Cornwall remain 2.5% lower than they were four years ago,

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Strengthening our local hospices takes pressure off our NHS

Simon Jupp MP says he is delighted that Hospiscare is receiving an extra £480,000 from NHS Devon to boost its budget for the next year following persistent campaigning

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Major investment will allow Exeter to expand food waste collections

Cllr Phil Bialyk says we have to make because this facility is so important to Exeter and it needs an upgrade to increase capacity and allow it to continue serving the needs of the city.

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Travellers apologise to Devon residents but say 'we're treated like dogs'

A group has moved on from two Devon sports centre sites

Family subjected to shocking racism in Devon town

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Property expert says popular garden product could knock £2K off house value

An expert says it can put buyers off and they may have to fork out significantly to get it removed

Travellers apologise to Devon residents but say 'we're treated like dogs'

A group has moved on from two Devon sports centre sites

Family subjected to shocking racism in Devon town

A brave woman’s video revealed the harsh reality of racism in Ilfracombe, sparking urgent calls for education and tolerance in the community

Torquay brothers deny stabbing man to death in street

Jack and Ben Milton have given evidence as they deny killing Aaron Parrington in Torquay