A30 Westbound closed due to flooding from Honiton (Honiton) to Exeter Airport (Clyst Honiton).

A30 Eastbound closed, queueing traffic due to flooding from Exeter Airport (Clyst Honiton) to B3174 (Daisy Mount Cross, West Hill). Congestion to the A376 through Ebford as traffic diverts.

Here is a map of the extended cordon which has been put in place this evening from 9pm in Exmouth.

A Royal Marine has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a man who died following an alleged assault in Exmouth.

Police in South Devon are urging residents to lock doors overnight to prevent crime. Several incidents have involved opportunistic thieves stealing car keys, along with other personal items including phones, jewellery and cash.

Devon County Council will receive the total over four years, from April. The funding needs to be spent on developing and constructing facilities for walking and cycling, as well as network planning and Bikeability cycle training.

Sports clubs across Devon and Cornwall are being urged to be vigilant following two recent break-ins which saw high-value machinery stolen.

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team is celebrating a strong year, detailed in its 2025 Annual Review. The report highlights key achievements in wildlife conservation, visitor engagement & community involvement across East Devon’s natural spaces.

Partners caring for vulnerable adults in Torbay have welcomed a watchdog report rating services as ‘good’. The Care Quality Commission says despite some shortfalls, adult social care in the bay performs strongly in key areas. Standards remain reassuring.

Running from November 2025 to March 2026, the programme teaches children how reducing food waste helps the environment and why using their food waste caddy at home is important. 

The BMP, produced with South West Flood and Coastal, the Environment Agency and AECOM, says ageing defences, rising seas and climate change raise risk. Without action, Exmouth could face £800m in flood, erosion and beach-loss damage in 100 years.

New rules mean all postal vote applications are now only valid for a maximum of three years.   Those who applied for a postal vote before 30 January 2024, will need to reapply by 31 January 2026 to continue voting by post. 

Toby Carter, 23, of Babbacombe Rd, previously pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Exeter Crown Court in October. Yesterday he was sentenced to three years &four months in prison disqualified from driving for five years upon release.

Despite knowing its listed status—and having consent only for limited works—Mr Bruce Philipps oversaw the wholesale stripping of the historic interior, taking the building back to bare brick and removing floors down to the earth.

Devon County Council has won praise from Ofsted for big improvements in care-leaver services. Leader Julian Brazil says the endorsement shows the progress made since the new administration made children its top priority after May’s elections.

Devon County Council has brought in four temporary social workers to boost responses to safeguarding concerns for vulnerable adults, helping the council meet its two-day target for addressing cases and improving support for those at risk.

Developers plan 800+ student and co-living apartments on Exeter’s old police station and magistrates court site, claiming past planning issues are resolved. The seven-block scheme could be approved at the city council planning meeting on 8 December.

Assistant Chief Constable Dave Thorne said the digital evidence system aims to deliver faster results for crime victims. Since introducing NiCE Investigate in summer, police have completed over 1,600 business requests and 12,000 citizen requests.

Over 50 homes are planned for the ‘Topsham Gap’ after planners agreed they would be out of sight. Heritage Developments will build 54 houses on the former Topsham Golf Academy driving range off Exeter Road, having previously developed nearby Berkeley Park.

Exeter residents are invited to help shape a new cultural strategy. The city council and local cultural groups are urging people to complete an online survey on Exeter’s cultural future. The survey runs until 12 December and takes only a few minutes.