Ollie Heptinstall is a Local Democracy Reporting Service reporter based in Exeter.
He covers Exeter City Council, Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council and Mid Devon District Council as well as Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue for Local News Partnerships, a BBC-funded public interest democracy reporting scheme in which Exeter Observer is a partner.
NEWS ⁄ DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE
Deficient SEND and children's services combine with threat of section 114 bankruptcy notice to prompt 'root and branch' review aimed at restoring 'external confidence in the council's democratic legitimacy'.
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NEWS ⁄ COMMUNITY & SOCIETY
Children with special educational needs and disabilities protest alongside parents at County Hall as Ofsted monitoring continues to find serious unresolved issues and key areas that require significant change.
NEWS ⁄ PLANNING & PLACE
Environment Agency says most new residential development in River Exe floodplain 'will be required to be at first floor or higher' to deal with 'future flood risks exacerbated by climate change'.
NEWS ⁄ PLANNING & PLACE
£40,800 minimum salary to rent 26.5 square metre room in six storey 133-unit block, promoted as two minutes' walk from university St Luke's campus, requiring tenants among top 20% of Exeter earners – or with wealthy guarantors.
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