Swinney urged to 'get on' with crackdown on commissioners in Scotland
The programme for government includes plans to consolidate the number of commissioners
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Public water stations proposed for Exeter following record heatwaves
'Access to water is a basic human right'
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Devon funeral notices as heartfelt tributes paid to 41 lost loved ones
Among those paid tribute to are a pub landlord, a former magistrate, a Plymouth College deputy and a local TV personality
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"Not a boom for everyone": Devon tourism bosses reveal winner and loser spots of summer
VAT cuts and last-minute bookings saved Devon's summer tourism season
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'An appalling heist': Devon MPs attack big banks over massive rural branch closures
'It is simply outrageous that they have been able to get away with this'
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'Emergency vehicles struggle now': Anger at plans for new housing on Tiverton garage site
A Devon council is hoping to add to its housing stock via another collaboration with a modular homes builder.
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Derby apprenticeship training company named among best in the country
Very few companies have achieved 'strong' in every area judged
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New era for Derbyshire church as it gets major upgrade after 700 years
The Peak District church will finally have a regular water supply
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Couple who died just days apart remembered in Derby Telegraph funeral notices this week
Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one
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The Peak District manor which inspired detective author Agatha Christie - and you can stay there too
It was her brother-in-law who introduced her to the delights of High Peak Manor
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Department store to open in old Stoke-on-Trent Wilko
It opens this month
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We explored a drizzly town centre and had a creeping realisation
Expectations were low after last time
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Industrial Bath landmark left 'empty for years' is being transformed
The "sterile brownfield site" was once Bath's biggest employer
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Coronation Street star grew up in a cult and 'hid who I was' but is now 'healing'
An "extreme" challenge at a Somerset beauty spot marked the latest chapter
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How climbing is helping with Cornwall's mental health crisis
Cornwall has a vibrant and varied landscape ranging from craggy cliffs and turquoise seas to lush areas of woodland. This is the perfect environment for adventure, play and learning through climbing
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Funeral Notices: Much-loved wife, devoted mother and dear friend remembered this week
Our thoughts are with all those who have lost a loved one in our most recent list
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Chemmy Alcott gutted after iconic Ski Sunday is scrapped
'I danced up and down that beach.' Ski Sunday has been a staple of British telly for nearly 50 years - but it is sadly no more
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14 cases before Northern Ireland's courts this week
Here is your round-up of the key cases that were heard before Northern Ireland courts during the week of August 31 to September 4
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Woman lasted just '10 minutes' in Cambridge hotel room where air con did not work during heatwave
The woman claimed it 'felt like it was 35C' in the hotel room during one of the August heatwaves - despite the hotel's website promising air conditioning
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Owners of scruffy Plymouth landmarks ordered to tidy them up
Plymouth Council has served 28 legal notices
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'Disgusting': Plymouth residents furious as developer attempts to drop affordable homes
A developer wants to restart a stalled housing scheme in Lipson but has applied to have section 106 planning obligations removed in order for the development to be viable
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The truth behind new Plymouth homes after 'illegal immigrant' onslaught
Plymouth Community Homes secured £250m for new houses - but some people were far from happy
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Calls made to speed up plans to replace decaying Leicestershire pub
The former boozer has been subject to anti-social behaviour, drug use and rodent issues since closing down
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All the Leicestershire doctors who have been banned or faced disciplinary action in 2026 so far
One doctor laughed as he told a dying cancer patient a tumour was "so easy to cure" - knowing he couldn't treat it
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