Exeter & East Devon News from Tuesday, January 13th, 2026

Plans to back an East Devon nature reserve with a £1.1 million cash injection have been backed again after an initial decision was revisited.

The project to restore a much-loved Exeter landmark to its former glory is expected to clear another hurdle next week.

Almost 300 ‘co-living’ apartments are likely to go up on the site of an Exeter city centre car park despite the plan being described by one objector as a ‘high-rise mess’.

A controversial plan for up to 130 homes in an East Devon town appears to be at the final hurdle before being given the go-ahead.

Anyone who votes by post in Exeter is being asked to renew their postal vote applications.