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Special educational needs and disabilities protesters at County Hall

Devon County Council charged with “relentless institutional failings” in SEND children’s services provision

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.

City council approves Buckerell Lodge retirement home plans

Exeter City Council has approved plans to replace Buckerell Lodge with a retirement home, deferred a decision on a development of 350 dwellings at St Bridget horticulture nursery in Old Rydon Lane and refused a 26-bed student accommodation block on Howell Road.

City council set to splash cash on St Thomas pool despite budget cuts

Exeter City Council proposals to spend £100,000 on a splash pool in St Thomas, a marginal ward in which the council’s deputy leader nearly lost her seat at last year’s local elections, has led council news coverage of a budget which cuts more than £3 million of public spending.

City council approves use of Sandy Park stadium as events venue

Exeter City Council approved the use of Exeter Chiefs’ Sandy Park stadium as a venue for boxing, wrestling, theatre, film and music events at Monday’s meeting of its licensing sub-committee.

Devon County Council seeks comments on adult social care proposals

Devon County Council is consulting on its draft proposals for adult social care provision until 19 March.

Royal Devon NHS Trust nurses strike alongside ambulance workers

Royal College of Nursing staff at the Royal Devon NHS Trust resumed strike action today alongside South Western Ambulance Service workers as healthcare professionals across the country stage the biggest strike in NHS history.

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