Exmouth lifeboat launched to a motor vessel taking on water.

More from Exeter & East Devon News

• WANTED | Luke Down, Exmouth/Exeter

  Devon & Cornwall Police are appealing for help to locate 39-year-old Luke Down from Devon. He is wanted in connection with reports of stalking and assault. Down has links to Exeter and is believed to be in the Exmouth area.

• Row amplifies after public claims edited out of video of EDDC Strategic Planning Committee meeting

  A dispute has arisen over a Devon council’s move to remove a resident’s claims about a controversial planning process. Officials are identifying sites for new housing across East Devon through to the early 2040s as part of drafting a new local plan.

• Exeter adult and paediatric scoliosis pathway and EOS scanner speeding up diagnoses and treatment for patients

  Nightingale Hospital Exeter is helping to see, diagnose and treat more patients with scoliosis, a debilitating medical condition where the spine develops an abnormal sideways curvature.

• New legislation set to make renting homes fairer

  The Renters’ Rights Act is designed to make renting fairer, safer & more secure and changes how private renting works. The new legislation covers tenancies, evictions, rent rises, home standards and ending discriminatory practices like specifying no pets. 

• Public urged to put safety first as essential cliff works close Sidmouth seafront paths

  East Devon District Council is urging residents and visitors to put their safety first and strictly follow path closures currently in place along Sidmouth seafront, as essential cliff works continue.

• Just over four weeks left to register to vote in Exeter

  Residents are being reminded to ensure they are registered to vote ahead of the Exeter City Council elections on Thursday 7 May. The deadline to register to vote is midnight on Monday 20 April.

• Exeter has failed to make the cut for the UK City of Culture 2029 title after its bid was rejected.

  The city had put significant effort into trying to secure the honour, but has not made the long-list of cities now in the running. The snub extended to other South West cities, too, with Plymouth and Bristol also being rejected.

• Exeter flood funding swells after national spending pledge

  Over £3 million has been secured to boost Exeter’s flood defences, including £2.8 million for Trews Weir upgrades and £484,000 for wider works. The Environment Agency says the 1970s system has been pushed to its limits.