East Devon District Council’s Cabinet has formally adopted the Exmouth Placemaking Plan, following endorsement from both Exmouth Town Council and Devon County Council’s Highways and Traffic Orders Committee (HATOC). The decision marks a major step forward in delivering a coordinated, long‑term vision for the town centre, seafront and key gateways.

The plan has been significantly...

A peaceful protest marked the arrival of South West Water's new CEO today (April 1).

Keith Haslett has taken over from Susan Davy whose time in charge was marred by several pollution incidents, regulatory breaches and mounting public criticism.

Among those making their voices heard were members of Surfers Against Sewage, Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the River Exe....

Two new life-sized sculptures inspired by Beryl Cook’s much-loved painting Hips and Chips have been unveiled today near the Belvedere on Plymouth Hoe, adding to the growing trail across the waterfront and city centre that celebrates her life and work.

Dating from the 1970s, the original painting is a characteristically humorous everyday scene with two women and a man...

A static bus set up for partygoers in Plymouth has welcomed over 1,300 people onboard since it was first launched in April 2024, providing a friendly drop-in service for anyone in need of support or medical care whilst on a night out.

Over half of the people who visited the Safe Bus received treatment from on-board paramedics, which is estimated to have saved over 400 calls for...

Mrs Julie Rickets, a retired resident from Sourton near Okehampton, is looking forward to a run of good fortune having been through the trauma of having her house flooded by a burst pipe, and receiving the shock news that her rural bungalow needed a new roof.

On top of having had trouble with her car, Julie needed a boost, which is exactly what she got last week when she discovered...

The government’s announcement that the proposed new town of Marlcombe in East Devon is not on its shortlist of those likely to proceed will come as a big relief to the local community, which has long opposed the controversial scheme. Devon CPRE has always been concerned about the loss of some 500 hectares, primarily farmland and some ancient woodland, arguing that we need productive farmland...

As Devon CPRE ramps up its campaign against the Alverdiscott solar cluster in Torridge, the charity is dismayed that neighbouring North Devon has waved through a 108-acre solar farm in Braunton without even a planning committee debate.

Exagen Development was granted planning permission by North Devon District Council yesterday for a solar array along with a substation, cabling, CCTV...

Exeter MP, Steve Race, visited Bowhill Primary School on Friday 27th March 2026 to show his support for Little Green Change's Biodiversity in Schools Project, which provides free environmental education and biodiversity improvements to state-funded primary and secondary schools in Devon, Dorset and South-West Somerset, thanks to funding from The Nineveh Charitable Trust, The People's Postcode...