Local News

Residents with a passion for their community are being invited to apply for the new Independent Chair role for the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board in Heavitree and Whipton.

Exmouth RNLI were tasked on Thursday 4 June at 9.11am by H.M. Coastguard, launching our inshore, D-class lifeboat, George Bearman II, shortly after. Our volunteer crew of three headed off in windy conditions, generating 2 metre swells, towards the reported location of the incident in the Exe estuary.

Paddling pools at Heavitree Pleasure Ground in Exeter will reopen this weekend (Saturday 6 June).

People and organisations in Exeter that have gone above and beyond for the city have been honoured at the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s Commendation Awards.

East Devon District Council (EDDC) has agreed the next steps for Connaught Cliff and the Millennium Walkway in Sidmouth, regarding repair work in the Jacobs Ladder area.

People living in Exeter are more active than anyone else in the country….and that’s official!

Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, 42, from Somerset, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, from Surrey, and Petty Officer Owen Green, 24, from Hampshire, were all serving members of the Royal Navy and dedicated their careers to protecting and serving their country.

Did you know that today (4th June) is Devon Day? Here in the UK there are no celebrations. However in Devon, Alberta Canada there is a festival offering a full weekend of activities, including community events, markets, and family-oriented attractions. So why don't we mark this day?

Wales & West Utilities is set to start work to upgrade the gas pipes in the Salterton Road area of Exmouth.

Sidmouth Town Council earlier this year confirmed that The Red Arrows will be in attendance for the annual Sidmouth Regatta Airshow. Now it has been confirmed that among other aircraft joining them there will be a historic Fairey Swordfish of the Navy Wings flight.

Exeter residents are being reminded to have their say on two major strategies that will guide the city’s cultural development and future of the city centre in the coming years.

Devon’s new EHCP Funding Framework is now moving into phased implementation, following formal agreement through the relevant SEND governance routes.

Exeter College has opened its new Centre for Law and Social Sciences, transforming the College’s city centre Hele Road campus and creating a modern learning environment for students studying A Level Geography, History, Law, Politics, Sociology and Psychology.

The British Medical Association (BMA) is taking strike action involving resident doctors at a number of NHS trusts, including the Royal Devon, from 7am on Monday 15 June until 7am on Friday 19 June 2026.

There’s good news for Ukrainian residents living in Exeter, with the announcement of a new community connecting service.

Devon County Council’s Leader has said that the privatised water industry is not fit for purpose, that it’s broken, and that the public are suffering as a result of it.

Exeter Chiefs kept their play-off hopes firmly alive with an emphatic win over Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in round 17 of the Gallagher Premiership.

The football season may have just ended, where The Grecians are getting for life in League Two for the 2026-7 season. However two pre season friendlies have been arranged for the end of July.

A difficult afternoon for Exeter Chiefs at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham saw them defeated by a resurgent Harlequins side in their Big Summer Kick-Off.