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Work will start in earnest on a £17million redevelopment of Exeter’s Royal Clarence Hotel early in the New Year, developers have revealed.

Residents, businesses, and visitors are being invited by East Devon District Council (EDDC) to share their views on the final draft of the Exmouth Placemaking Plan (EPP) a key document that will help shape the town’s future.

One of Hospiscare’s new-look stores opened its doors in Budleigh Salterton

East Devon District Council (EDDC) has announced that the £6.075m Feniton Flood Alleviation Scheme has been fully completed and is now operational, offering long-term protection to local homes, infrastructure and the community from flooding.

Exeter City Council is developing a new Culture Strategy to shape the future development and delivery of Exeter’s cultural and creative landscape over the next five years. 

A plan to build more than 150 homes and a group of commercial buildings on land next to Exeter Chiefs’ Sandy Park stadium could be kicked into touch by city planners.

A retired banker is now thought to be the first man over 60 to cover the entire coastline of mainland Britain on foot, after completing his 200th marathon in 200 days.

A man has been jailed after cash, cannabis and ketamine were found during a search of his property in Exmouth.

Bowlers in Dawlish are on target for fundraising success after being given a major boost by Teignbridge Council.

Work has started on a ‘masterplan’ which will help deliver hundreds of new homes in the centre of Newton Abbot.

Police are asking drivers please don’t end up with a fine or trip to court for ignoring No Entry signs on the A382 through the ongoing roadworks.

A Community litter-pick and bulb-planting event organised by Bovey Tracey Town Council has been hailed a success with scores of volunteers turning up on the day.

Torbay Council has come under fire for the way it handled the demise of the trust that manages dozens of the bay’s precious green spaces.

Remembrance Services and Ceremonies will take place across Torbay on Sunday 9 November and Tuesday 11 November.

Planners deciding the future of a controversial housing scheme on the outskirts of Paignton have been warned that it could create a ‘significant safety risk’.

The latest round in a ferocious battle for the future of a historic walled garden in Torquay will be played out in front of Torbay Council’s planning committee next week.

From this week you can book your child onto the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme for the Winter break. The offer is four sessions per child.

In the last five years to March 2025, automatic fire alarms have alerted the Service almost 58,000 times. On average, only 1.7% of the automatic fire alarms attended by the Service were classed as emergencies.

Officers are seeking witnesses after a single car collision on Dartmoor which left a woman critically injured.

Today the doors open for the final time to the Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre Visitor Centre in Princetown.

This Sunday (2 November) will see the RNLI lifeguard teams lower the flags for the final time this season, marking the end of patrols for 2025.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Services SAME4 campaign is a life-saving campaign focused on preventing fatal fires in homes across the region. It targets four key risk factors we most commonly see linked to residential fire deaths:

Councils across Devon have jointly launched the Devon Energy Prospectus, setting out the region’s bold ambitions and extensive investment opportunities in clean energy.

The Sweet Violets Bridge and new link road project, dubbed Dawlish’s ‘missing link’, has won the Under £10million New Build Award category at the recent ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards 2025 in Bristol.