56 minutes | Saturday, 15 February 2025
Cllr Frank Biederman has joined the Liberal Democrats after being an Independent for more than 12 years.
The Devon County Council and North Devon Council member tells us why on this week's Devoncast, plus he shares his views on local government reorganisation, homes, road schemes and buses.
A country pub in Torquay has been allowed to keep its licence after a second review over noise concerns and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey drops into Paignton to talk to businesses as he campaigns against rises to employers' national insurance contributions.
And finally The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital opens its new children's emergency department and its a real hit with patients, parents and staff.
It's all in the latest edition of Devoncast, from Radio Exe and the Local Democracy Reporting Service.