Another Exeter Community Lottery player is celebrating after winning £250. It’s the fifth time someone has won the £250 prize in Exeter in as many weeks. The player won the prize in last weekend’s draw while raising money for the Exeter Central Fund, which distributes funds to a range of different good causes. In April...
A Devon village that has hoped for a new community building for more than 20 years has secured planning permission. The Landkey Mazzard Hall, proposed for the top of the Millennium Green off Harford Way, Landkey, is expected to meet the demands of the growing community of 2,300 people. Planning officers approved the application that...
A reserve assistant found a pink bluebell plant while doing a tree survey at a nature reserve in Devon. Richard Nokes discovered the small clump of pink bluebells at Halsdon Nature Reserve on 16 April. He said it was the first time he had seen pink bluebells. Devon Wildlife Trust said native bluebells are usually...
Zhara Simpson BBC News, South West Paul Naylor A rainbow sea slug was found in the Isles of Scilly in 2022 “Sea slugs are like normal slugs you find in your garden but jazzed up,” Eleanor Goodman says. Ms Goodman, a Devon Wildlife Trust volunteer based at Wembury Marine Centre, said she was passionate about...
A Devon council has been awarded more than £760,000 of funding to deliver energy efficiency improvements to some of its buildings. North Devon Council said £762,065 from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme would be used to improve Ilfracombe’s Landmark Theatre and the Brynsworthy Environment Centre in Fremington. Improvements funded by the grant would “help...
BBC Police said more than 100 vehicles were found to be speeding Two drivers were arrested and a number of vehicles seized during a police operation in south Devon, officers have said. The operation on 16 April in Teignbridge was part of a “day of action” to keep roads safe, Devon and Cornwall Police said....
Martyn Oates BBC South West political editor BBC Political parties in both Devon and Cornwall will need to form coalitions to run their respective councils As the dust settles on local elections in Devon and Cornwall, Martyn Oates considers what the results mean for the political picture in the South West. Two councils slipping into...
Lisa Young BBC News, South West BBC In an emotional reunion Gavin Bowden thanked Oscar for being “a guardian angel” A man who was seriously injured while paddleboarding has met the 14-year-old boy who saved his life. Oscar paddled to help Gavin Bowden, 60, after he was hit on the head by his board in...
The distribution of seats on Devon County Council following the results of the 2025 elections held on Thursday 1 May 2025 is: Labour (LAB) 0 Green (GREEN) 0 Liberal Democrat (LIBDEM) 0 Independent (IND) 0 Conservative (CON) 0 Reform UK (REFUK) 0 The distribution of seats on Devon County Council following previous county council elections...
Counting is due to start later after polls closed on Thursday for the local elections in Devon. Sixty councillors are due to be elected across 58 electoral divisions. Of those, most are to return one councillor, with the Broadclyst and Exmouth divisions due to each elect two. The results are due to be announced later...
People living in Exeter are being reminded about changes to bin collection dates after the Bank Holiday weekend. Due to the May Day Bank Holiday on Monday 5 May, City Council bin collections for refuse, recycling, food, and garden waste in Exeter will be delayed by one day. Bin collection will resume on their normal...
Polling stations have opened in Devon for local elections. Sixty councillors are due to be elected across 58 electoral divisions, with the Broadclyst and Exmouth divisions due to each have two councillors elected and the rest one councillor. Stations are open from 07:00 BST until 22:00 and people on the electoral roll need to bring...
Anna Varle BBC South West health correspondent BBC Paddy McMonagle said swimming helped him stop thinking about his treatment for cancer Patients being treated for cancer in Devon are using cold water swimming as therapy. Chill Coach Ellie Ricketts has encouraged 150 patients at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to complete an eight-week course called Into...
Chloe Parkman BBC News, South West BBC PC Lucy Wyatt said the training was “invaluable” Police officers have been learning how to handle donkeys in a bid to tackle equine crime and welfare. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police’s rural affairs team received training at the Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary on Wednesday as part of national...
Exeter’s 91,000 registered electors go to the polls on Thursday 1 May to elect nine councillors to represent them on Devon County Council, with voters in Mincinglake & Whipton and Topsham also taking part in by-elections for two city council seats. At the same time voters across the rest of Devon – except in Plymouth...