Exeter & East Devon News from Friday, January 16th, 2026

A Section 60AA order will be in place as police officers are present to police two protest marches in Exeter tomorrow, Saturday 17 January.

A pair of apartment blocks are being planned for an old gas works in Exmouth.

Parties at opposite ends of the political spectrum have united in Exeter in a bid to overturn a decision to scrap the city’s 2026 council elections

Plans to transform the site of a former Exeter nightclub into a giant block of student flats have been lodged with the city council.

Campaigners against plans for a monster 700-home development in Exmouth are trying to amplify opposition as the deadline for objections nears.

A large unexploded World War Two bomb discovered at Exmouth Marina has been safely removed and taken out to sea, where it is due to be detonated later today, Friday, January 16.

The final highway scheme of major infrastructure improvements in south west Exeter has been delivered and will open next week.

The leader of Exeter City Council has hit back at critics over his decision to request permission to cancel this year’s council elections.

Devon County Council have confirmed that Devon & Cornwall Police have lifted all cordons which had been in place in Exmouth while the operation to dispose of the unexploded Second World War device was under way.