Guy Henderson

A 70-bed care home is to be built on the site of a former Devon school despite locals warning that it will be ‘massive’, ‘unsustainable’ and a burden on under-pressure health services. “Good idea, wrong place,” Honiton town councillor Robert Fowles told a... See more

A project to transform a tumbledown farm building near Sidmouth into a modern home has been turned down. Members of East Devon District Council’s planning committee decided by a margin of a single vote to reject the plan for the redundant barn at Burnthou... See more

The number of affordable units in a massive new housing complex on the site of a former Exeter police station is to be cut. Developer NCO (Seven) Ltd was given permission last year to build more than 800 studios and student flats on the site of the dereli... See more

A furore over sex toys being laid out on a stall during a ‘family-friendly’ public event at Exeter Library has spilled over into the council chamber at County Hall. Members of Devon County Council were asked if they would be endorsing live sex shows or th... See more

Empty shops in the centre of Exeter could be put back into use as part of a project to make the city centre more ‘animated’. Driving down the amount of anti-social behaviour is also part of the new five-year plan for the heart of the city. Six ambitious ‘... See more