Exeter & East Devon News from Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

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.