THE rail line between Barnstaple and Crediton is closed until further notice, owing to flooding, Network Rail has confirmed.

UPDATE: 5.11PM

HUNDREDS of people went along to pay their respects to the fallen in Crediton on Remembrance Sunday, November 9.

THERE have been fireworks and bonfires in the area for the past few days but tonight, Friday, November 7, impressive - and loud - fireworks gave Crediton residents a sight over the heart of the town.

A TRAILER with five cows inside overturned on the A377 just outside Crediton near the entrance to Downes House on Friday morning, November 7.

A CAR repair garage near Crediton was targeted by thieves at about 12.30am this morning, Wednesday, November 5.

THERE is good news from Copplestone Parish Council that it has been informed that the A377 road closure in its parish will reopen from 7pm tonight.

Great Western Railway becomes the first train operator to receive the National Autistic Society's Autism Friendly Award, recognising their commitment to an inclusive environment for autistic travel...

A 30-year-old man has been jailed for more than four years for raping a teenage girl in Bristol in 2022.

IT has been another bad day for local rail users.

• UPDATE AT 12 NOON - Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed that it was a minor collision, a train clipping a car and that no-one was hurt.

AT a meeting held on October 20 at Exeter’s Historic Guildhall working class people from a number of diverse communities spoke at a meeting entitled “Action Against Racial Abuse”.

THE trustees of Thelbridge Parish Hall have been able to raise funds for a major refurbishment of the hall’s roof and external walls.

SENIOR leaders have issued a statement calling on the people of Exeter to work together in the best interests of the city.

The story of the most iconic ship of all time is being brought to life in an inspiring and poignant exhibition at Devon’s Westpoint Area.

The astrologer looks to the stars for your horoscope for the week beginning Saturday, 25 October

AGRIFEST South West is set to welcome a delicious new addition this year: the South West Food Village, bringing a fresh flavour to the region’s premier one-day celebration of prime livestock.

THE Poppy Appeal Organiser for Crediton would like to hear from anyone who would be able to collect at one of the Crediton supermarkets, Tesco or Morrisons, from Monday, October 27.

A STUDY by a Devon university has found that urban grey squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where human activity is high.

VITAL statistics on air pollution in Exeter have been ‘kicked into the long grass’, it has been claimed.