Local News from Thursday, September 3rd, 2026

Blood Pressure UK’s annual campaign, Know Your Numbers Week, runs from the 7-13 September 2026 and aims to reach those who have high blood pressure and don’t know it, so they can get the treatment and support they need to bring it under control. The campaign marks one year since the launch of a blood pressure monitor loan scheme in Devon’s libraries.

The University of Exeter has marked a major milestone in its global strategy, welcoming the first cohort of undergraduate students to the Exeter-Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) Joint Education Institute in China.

Specialist surveys will be carried out on the A377 between Crediton and Newton St Cyres in September to help develop more detailed plans for the proposed Boniface Trail.

Learn Devon’s latest programme of free adult education courses is getting underway across Devon this month (September).

Exeter needs better hydration, according to councillors who are pressing the city to install more public water stations.

Police are appealing for information to locate 61-year-old John Lee Collinson, of Dawlish, who is wanted on recall to prison.

A massive new development in the centre of Exeter could go ahead without replacing an ‘iconic’ footbridge, after the developers have come back to Exeter City Council seeking permission to make a number of changes to their plans.

The results of the 2025 Adult Inpatient survey are in, and the Royal Devon has scored in-line with the national average, receiving positive feedback for respectful and compassionate care.+

Overnight maintenance work will be carried out on the A380 from Monday 14 September. The essential work is scheduled to take place overnight for four nights from Monday 14 September to Thursday 17 September. This includes re-tensioning safety barriers, line marking, grass cutting, gully emptying and joint seal repairs.

Another Devon council is planning to challenge the government in the courts over its plans for a complete transformation of the way the county is run.