Community & Society

Stories about Community & Society

500 hospital staff apply to Royal Devon NHS Trust redundancy scheme

More than 500 hospital staff have applied for voluntary redundancy at Devon’s largest NHS trust, many more than a target set in order to deliver planned service cuts.

Friday 26 June 2026

St Petrock’s homelessness survey finds increase in women sleeping rough in Exeter

Charity says women’s homelessness often hidden from view because of “fears around safety, harassment, and gender-based violence” in report following publication of city council snapshot count which recorded five-fold rise in rough sleeper numbers.

Monday 22 June 2026

SUNDAY 5 JULY 2026

Green Phoenix Festival 2026

Sustainability all-dayer returns with comedy, music, workshops, film screenings, community stalls and more.

EXETER PHOENIX

Tuesday 16 June 2026

SATURDAY 4 JULY 2026

Love St Thomas Summer Festival 2026

Community event returns for second year with live music, workshops, talks, stalls and more.

ST THOMAS CHURCH

Tuesday 16 June 2026

Police and crime commissioner seeks views on Devon & Cornwall Police south west regional policing reforms merger

Government white paper proposes England and Wales National Police Service and creation of as few as ten “super-forces” overseeing newly-defined local policing areas.

Thursday 11 June 2026

Devon & Cornwall Police underperforming in three-quarters of areas inspected

An inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has found that Devon & Cornwall Police is underperforming in six of the eight areas it assessed, a decline in performance compared with its previous assessment.

Monday 8 June 2026