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A 22-year-old man from Wolverhampton, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to manslaughter at Exeter Crown Court, following the death of a man in Exmouth.

It’s English Tourism Week until 22 March and to mark the occasion, Visit Exeter is celebrating the people and businesses that make the city such a special place to visit.

A ban on motor vehicles using a Devon lane reserved for walkers and cyclists could be partially reversed after an action group’s threat of legal action.

A closure order has been issued to a residential property on Albert Street in Exeter, after the flat became a hotspot for anti-social behaviour; causing concerns for people living in neighbouring properties.

A fundraising appeal for a new state-of-the-art operating theatre at the Royal Devon & Exeter (Wonford) Hospital has hit its £1.4million target in less than 18 months.

Letting cars back into an Exeter street which has been a haven for cyclists since the Covid pandemic could leave Devon County Council liable to legal action, it has been claimed.

A new community car club is being launched in Devon, providing people with access to a car without the cost and responsibility of owning one.

People wanting to know more about the UK landline switchover can pop along to free information event in Exeter.

A Devon Traveller hotspot has been fortified in a bid to prevent future encampments.

A Devon MP has called for clarity over how the government’s nature watchdog responded to a planning controversy in his constituency.

Teignmouth Lido WILL open for the summer of 2026 after what campaigners are calling a victory for people power.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious collision in Bovey Tracey on Thursday 5 March.

Torbay has finally decided to haul down the coveted Blue Flags it won as part of a long-running international project and go it alone.

A 23 year old South Devon man has been sentenced to 50 weeks behind bars after admitting various offences including dangerous driving and possessing weapons.

Torbay’s silent revolution is winning over bus passengers across the English Riviera.

Five people were arrested and a stolen vehicle was recovered on Saturday night after a busy road safety operation across Teignbridge and Torbay.

The South West is leading the country in protecting newborns from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), with new data showing the region has the highest maternal RSV vaccine uptake of any NHS commissioning region in England.

The “significantly higher costs” of heating rural homes and running cars in the countryside has been flagged in a national poverty report that includes Devon.

Around 90 new zero emission buses are to be delivered with £7.53 million of funding awarded to Devon County Council.

Dog lovers across Devon are being urged to volunteer their homes to raise puppies that will go on to support veterans living with PTSD and other mental health challenges.

Almost a hundred people were arrested across the South West last week after police forces joined together to target illegal drugs and child criminal exploitation.

Devon County Council has agreed proposals to improve short breaks support for disabled children and young people.

A total of 58 top venting blank‑firer (TVBF) guns were handed in to police stations across the region during a Firearms Amnesty which took place across the counties throughout February.

A Devon headteacher believes assaults on staff are becoming more prevalent but that the scale of the problem is likely to be under reported.