DevonAir Radio

In the space of one hour on the evening of 9 May 2025, Sonny Boyes carried out multiple sexual offences against two teenage girls in Exeter. Today, 6 March, the 19-year-old appeared at Exeter Crown Court where the judge jailed him for 17 years, described him as having ‘breathless arrogance and distorted thinking’.

Public consultation on possible changes to Dryden Road in Exeter has reopened.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is launching a pilot to evaluate the use of Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) in its Emergency Departments (ED), supported by NHS England.

At a council meeting this week, councillors debated a Motion on Notice: Recognising and Protecting the Rights of Rivers in East Devon, reflecting the strength of feeling locally and nationally about the health of rivers and waterways.

Residents are being reminded to check they are registered to vote ahead of the Exeter City Council elections on Thursday 7 May.

One of Britain’s biggest transport companies is preparing to fight an Exeter business in a battle over late-night booze.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision on A35, at Axminster, on Wednesday 4 March.

Patients in Exeter will benefit from improved access to local healthcare as St Leonard’s Practice opens five new clinical rooms to expand neighbourhood health services.

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

Swimmers fighting to save a South Devon pool have been thrown a lifeline.

A controversial Devon speed camera which caught 6,000 drivers going over a 30mph speed limit in its first three months has been backed by local councillors.

A nationwide drive to combat loneliness by getting people to sit down for a chat together could be coming to South Devon – despite fears they might attract ‘creepy’ people.

Constructive collaboration between Torbay Council officers, local businesses, the Hackney Carriage trade, and community groups has delivered a practical short‑term solution for the Vaughan Road taxi rank while wider harbourside regeneration plans progress.

Torbay is set to cash in on millions of pounds worth of business as the English Riviera Airshow celebrates its 10th birthday.

Another Paignton shopping centre is to be turned into a temporary car park until more ambitious development plans take over.

South West Water (SWW) has admitted supplying water unfit for human consumption following a parasitic outbreak in Devon last year

Recycling in England is set to increase, thanks to new Simpler Recycling reforms set out by UK government.

Devon County Council has set out proposals to improve short breaks support for disabled children and young people, in a report to be discussed by its Cabinet next week.

Devon County Council Cabinet members will be asked to give the green light to exploring innovative housing solutions for people who need it most.

Devon-based charity Hospiscare is celebrating the results of a record-breaking 36-hour fundraising giveathon.

The South West is outperforming the England average on shingles vaccine uptake across both eligible age groups, new UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data shows. Yet the majority of newly eligible adults in the region have yet to come forward for their free jab.

Education unions representing headteachers, teachers and support staff across Devon are calling a public meeting to expose what they describe as a long-standing and unfair funding system that leaves Devon’s children 'worth less' than pupils elsewhere in England.

Visitors who regularly come to Devon could be eligible to join a prospective class action lawsuit targeting South West Water.

Devon’s pothole problem looks to have skyrocketed this year with the brutal weather conditions pounding the county’s highways network.