Local News from Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026

More than 100 homes could be built in a vital area of land that helps an East Devon village maintain its separation from a fast-growing neighbouring town.

The £6million transformation of an outdated Exeter leisure centre has moved a step closer.

Britain’s biggest banks have come under fire from MPs over the ‘decimation’ of rural services which is leaving people in places like Devon out in the cold.

More than 6,000 people have signed petitions calling on the government to reverse its plans for local government reorganisation across the county.

Plans for a vital extra school in Devon’s newest town have been reluctantly approved after being dubbed a “missed opportunity”.