Exeter & East Devon News

An innovative project developed in partnership with the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is transforming care for newborn babies, helping families go home sooner.

Exeter Airport is being sold as part of a multi-million-pound deal.

Want to safeguard your business’s future and reward your staff? A new East Devon grant could help you pass your company on to the people who know it best.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a single vehicle road traffic collision on the A30 westbound slip road for Exeter Airport, at Clyst Honiton.

Ottery St Mary Town Council wants to hear what you think about the local facilities — parks, hangouts, sports areas, and more. What’s working? What’s missing? What could be better?

Residents, businesses, and organisations in the surrounding area of Cranbrook are invited to share their thoughts in a review of how their communities can best be governed at the parish level.

Officers are appealing to the public for help in identifying this man in connection with an assault in Seaton.

As part of Wales & West Utilities' work to upgrade gas pipes in Queen Street, Exeter, it has been agreed that two weeks of traffic management will be in place.

Three much-loved waterside benches in Exeter have been refurbished, thanks to the hard work of volunteers and the support of the City Council.

An “aspirational” plan for 500 social housing properties to be built or bought has been unveiled by a Devon council.

Wonford Hospital were delighted to welcome Steve Race, MP for Exeter, to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)

Young footballers in Exeter have been given a sneak preview of the newly laid grassroots football pitches they will play on this coming season.

Lovers of literature have been celebrating the birthday of publishing giant Penguin on a platform in Exeter, the place where it was thought up over 90 years ago.

At Maer Road Car Park, proposed improvements to encourage responsible tourism include installing a freshwater tap, as well as disposal points for shower, dishwater, and chemical toilet waste.

Police are seeking the public’s help to trace a 23-year-old man from Exeter.

A surge of people power has led to an action group galvanising an East Devon community to push for water quality improvements in their local river.

Following its first full regulatory inspection, East Devon District Council has received assurance from the Regulator of Social Housing, noting solid performance in housing quality, tenant safety and long-term investment planning.

University of Exeter staff have been recognised for their sustained commitment to promoting social mobility to enable people from all backgrounds to thrive.

More than £5 million in urgent repairs to a Devon council’s housing stock will be needed this year even after a better-than-expected review of its entire estate.

Police are seeking the public’s help to trace a 51-year-old man from Exeter.

Families can enjoy a summer of free activities down by Exeter’s waterside.

Developers behind a massive new housing scheme in the centre of Exeter have asked for permission to axe a familiar city landmark.

A new police station in Exmouth is off the cards as estimated costs have risen to £6 million.

East Devon District Council are excited to announce that Carter Avenue play area in Exmouth and Land of Canaan play area in Ottery St Mary are now open!

Following a cliff fall at Budleigh Salterton beach on Saturday, East Devon District Council want to remind residents and visitors to avoid the affected area and to follow all warning signs, safety barriers and instructions.

Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision near Musbury at the weekend are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Officers are appealing for information following a serious collision in Budleigh Salterton which left four people injured.

ExmouthDAB Ltd, operated by the local radio station DevonAir Radio, has been officially awarded the small-scale DAB multiplex licence for Exmouth, Dawlish, and surrounding communities by Ofcom. This milestone will enable DevonAir to expand its digital presence while continuing its successful FM service.

Sidmouth Town Council earlier this year confirmed the exciting line-up for the hugely popular annual Sidmouth Regatta Airshow which this year returns on Friday 22 August 2025 as part of the Regatta weekend.

National awards celebrating the beauty and quality of the country’s best parks and gardens have been given to four East Devon areas. 

A man who killed his 70-year-old sister in East Devon has been given a hospital order.

A new strategy to protect three of South East Devon’s most important nature reserves—Exe Estuary, East Devon Pebblebed Heaths, and Dawlish Warren—has been approved by all three local councils.

A new project aims to promote the links between Exeter’s train stations and the city’s Green Circle walking route.

The Exe Sailability project and its army of volunteers was presented with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service by the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Devon, Rear Admiral Chris Snow CBE DL.

A historic Devon house has welcomed donations from a housing developer whose road closure knocked its income and led to an event cancellation.

People from Exeter’s LGBT+ community are still facing ‘hatred, abuse, public humiliation and assault’, councillors have been told.

Exmouth Town Council is pleased to announce the reopening of the public toilets at the Maer in Exmouth, following a successful collaboration with East Devon District Council (EDDC).

Exeter City Council and Exeter Chiefs have launched the next phase of their Because of Rugby… campaign, celebrating the legacy and future of women’s rugby in the city.

Government cash that was at risk of needing to be handed back will now be spent on bolstering a major road scheme in a Devon town

Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for a closed-off Exeter road to be re-opened to traffic.

A derelict Exeter pub with a colourful history dating back more than 160 years could be turned into flats.

Rumours that Exeter’s Northbrook Pool is to be demolished have been sunk by the leader of the city council.

East Devon District Council would like you to share your views on the draft pavement licensing policy.

Important work to protect the cliffs and beach at Seaton Hole will begin next month, following planning approval for a £1.4 million improvement scheme.

Coleridge bridge in Ottery St Mary will be dismantled and removed from site, starting from today (Wednesday 23 July), to enable repairs to be carried out.

Unless further funding can be found the Exmouth Job Cafe which was set up following the loss of the Job Centre in the town, may have to close in the Autumn.

Exeter City Council has awarded more than £17,000 to local organisations through the first round of the 2025/26 City Grants Programme.

Willow Walk play area in Honiton is now open!

A Devon MP has urged Premier Inn to “get a grip” over the state of the appearance of one of their hotel’s in a prime location in his constituency.

Two people were cut-off by the tide in East Devon on Sunday afternoon

Dance groups are getting the chance to take part in a celebration of dance event at Exeter’s Cathedral Green.

Despite its large, branded presence, the high-tech gantry camera caught 337 drivers without seatbelts and 67 on phones. Deployed to improve road safety, the mobile unit will now move on to monitor another location in the region.

A Devon village has suffered a blow after a development for up to 86 homes has been greenlit by the Planning Inspectorate.

The ‘prohibitive’ cost of running a community swimming pool in Exeter left the city council with no alternative but to close it.

An urgent review of a nationwide rule that can see protected trees felled at the behest of  insurance companies has been demanded by a Devon MP.

Two inspiring people are being given the opportunity to serve as flag bearers during the Team Welcoming Ceremony for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025.

A suspended Reform UK councillor has lodged an appeal against the party’s decision to remove him from the group.

A Devon boxing club has delivered a knock-out blow in a multi-year planning wrangle as part of efforts to build itself a new headquarters.

A Devon family has said it would be “devastated” and possibly forced to move if a 200-year-old oak tree is removed from their garden.

Another 2,000 homes in the city will soon be receiving weekly food waste collections.

Fraudsters pretending to be from local councils have emailed residents to tell them that they have outstanding Council Tax account payments, and to follow a link to proceed to payment.

A pilot project supported by the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, designed to help GPs spot early warning signs of cancer from routine blood tests, has received £2.4 million to roll out and test it is working.

Cycling campaigners celebrated at County Hall after councillors agreed to go ahead with a new traffic project in Exeter.

A council committee that closed a busy Exeter road to create a ‘pop-up’ cycle route through the city during the Covid pandemic has been urged to open it again.

East Devon District Council is asking local people, community groups and businesses to help choose a name for a new community planned near Westpoint, in the west of the district.

Exeter has a vital role to play in Devon’s forthcoming devolution deal despite being in the ‘second tier’ of councils involved.

Supporters across the heart of Devon opened their gardens to raise vital funds for hospice charity amidst funding deficit. 55 gardens opened during 2024 in support of Hospiscare, the local hospice charity for Exeter, Central and East Devon.