Councillors have given fresh impetus to the vision for Cranbrook's town centre - Credit: Image East Devon New Community Partners Calls have been made for the Greater Exeter area to get a metro mayor akin to Manchester or Bristol to get things done and drive infrastructure improvements across the region. Cllr Paul Millar floated the idea at a recent East Devon District Council Strategic Planning Committee as the best way to get the ‘first class infrastructure’ that the region needs in order to flourish and prosper. His suggestion would see the authorities of Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon and Teignbridge – who were working together on a combined Greater Exeter Strategic Plan until it collapsed last summer – prepare a shared vision for devolution as they begin work on their joint, non-statutory strategic plan.