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Devon is to receive nearly £7 million in Government funding to repair roads damaged by the winter storms, the Transport Secretary has confirmed today. The funding comes after Devon County Council reported last month that at least 11,500 potholes had been reported on Devon’s roads in January and February alone. The number of potholes reported on Devon’s 8,000 Mile road network is unprecedented and significantly higher than a normal winter which typically only sees around 2,000 potholes across a whole season. Confirming the funding earlier today, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said...

Guitarist Larry Miller, hailed by Classic Rock’s The Blues magazine as “Keeper of the British blues – rock flame” in a recent 5 page article, is appearing with his band at The Exeter Phoenix this Thursday 20th March.

After years on the road, which in the early days included regular headline spots at London’s Marquee Club and appearing at the famous Reading Festival, Larry is gaining the recognition he deserves for his exceptional guitar playing and showmanship. His eighth and most recent album is a live double CD titled ‘Live & Outlawed’ which captures his explosive live...

Officers from Teignbridge District Council and the Environment Agency are taking to the waters to check water flows with the little help of a harmless fluorescent dye.

Teignbridge and the Environment Agency are carrying out detailed water movement surveys at Teignmouth Beach on 17 and 25 March in an effort to help minimise the risk from pollution.

Fluorescent dye will be put into the water from a sewage overflow discharge location and water movements followed over spring and the smallest tides. The dye is not harmful to the environment or recreational water users, and will...

Update: A 45-year-old woman from Axminister has died after being involved in a serious road traffic collision at 7:45 am this morning.

A second woman aged, 56, is in 'critical condition' after their two cars crashed on the B3261 between the A35 and Axminster

The 45-year-old woman from Axminster who died was the driver and sole occupant of the silver Ford Focus. Her next of kin has been informed and formal identification will take place in due course. The 56-year-old woman from Axminster was taken by air ambulance to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where she remains in a...