Exeter & East Devon News from Thursday, January 15th, 2026

Here is a map of the extended cordon which has been put in place this evening from 9pm in Exmouth.

Residents who still haven’t left the cordon area created after the discovery of an unexploded war-time bomb in Exmouth have been urged to find somewhere else to stay by their local MP.

Emergency services, local councils and other public service partners are continuing to work closely following the discovery of a significant Second World War unexploded device at Exmouth Marina

Emergency services continue to respond to the discovery of a significant unexploded German Second World War device at Exmouth Marina, which was found yesterday during routine dredging operations.

The defendants are jointly charged with the murder of 24-year-old Denva Smith, who died from a single stab wound in May last year. Mr Smith was found in the garden of a property in Ashfield Close on May 31.

The Exmouth community has come together in a remarkable show of support after residents were evacuated yesterday following the discovery of a Second World War unexploded bomb near Exmouth Marina.

A decades-long bid to connect Exeter and Crediton with a cycle trail has taken a major step forward but campaigners have pleaded for quick action.