Local News from Wednesday, September 30th, 2026

The University of Exeter has made a significant jump in one of higher education’s most influential international league tables.

The Exeter Sustainability Awards are returning for a fifth year, once again putting a spotlight on sustainability success stories across Exeter.

Campaigners opposing parts of a major years-long process to decide where to put homes across a Devon district are eyeing the possibility of frustrating the entire plan.

A new strategy setting out a shared vision for the future of Exeter city centre over the next five years has been approved by the Council’s Executive.

A bi-annual community sea dip event took place on Exmouth beach after a pollution warning lasting 14 days was lifted at the eleventh hour.

Library users across Devon will no longer face fines for returning books late, from Thursday 1 October 2026.