Local News

Network Rail will lay more concrete foundations in Dawlish today after additional damage to the sea wall caused by Friday' nights storm could delay the track’s restoration by up to two weeks. The track, initially damaged by storms at the beginning of February, was originally expected to be completed by mid-march. However this Friday saw the temporary flood defences, made of shipping containers filled with concrete, overwhelmed by the rising water. Network rail has since strengthened the defences and has said they anticipate a new assessement on the timescales by the end of this week. After...

The Exe Valley Market Bus committee will celebrate taking delivery of its brand new community bus at a formal launch event at Calverleigh Village Hall on Wednesday 19 February.

The Market Bus, which is a not-for-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, has purchased its new vehicle with the help of a £35,000 grant from Devon County Council, using its Department for Transport Sustaining Community Transport Fund.

The organisation has been running local services in the Oakford, Stoodleigh, Washfield, Loxbeare, Lurley and Calverleigh area for over 30 years and is a...

Despite it being reported that the bad weather was on its way out, the Met Office have issued warnings of ice and rain to hit the South West over the next couple of days.

The Met Office have predicted that as skys clear and and winds ease, icy stretches could form ( Sunday 16th February).

Because of this a Yellow warning of ice has been issued for today ( Sunday 16th February).

Although it has been claimed the worst of the rain has passed, a Yellow warning of rain has also been issued for Monday 17th February.

The public should be aware that although the...

Police officers from Devon, Cornwall, and the Isles of Scilly have been working through the night after being called to a high number of flood related incidents. Devon and Cornwall Police have said their control room took around treble the average number of calls yesterday ( 14th Feb).

The force also saw a record number of police generated incident logs at 1549 up until midnight on Friday night (14th Feb). (The previous highest was 1542 during Christmas 2012).

The majority of the calls the police recieved were relating to weather incidents. Police were called to help with...