Local News from Saturday, October 17th, 2026

South West Water is urging customers to only flush the three Ps – pee, poo and paper – after its teams tackled more than 5,500 avoidable sewer blockages across the region in the last year.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit (PRU): Dementia and Neurodegeneration (DeNPRU Exeter) hosted by the University of Exeter has been granted an extension until 2028, securing additional funding of £2 million from the NIHR.

Devon & Cornwall Police is celebrating volunteers and saying a big ‘thank you’ as they mark almost two centuries since the landmark Special Constabulary Act.

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery has jointly purchased a stunning collection of works by leading British Modernist artists.

Devon and Cornwall Police have issued a warning regarding fuel storage. With fuel and heating oil prices remaining high, farmers are being encouraged to review the security of fuel storage on their farms and rural businesses.