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Police have seized suspected cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of £250,000, following a warrant at a warehouse in Marsh Barton, Exeter.

Officers were alerted to the premises at 8.15pm on Saturday 25 January after a police dog handler was walking in the area as part of a training exercise and noticed an overwhelming smell of what she believed to be cannabis.

The dog led the officers to a non-descript warehouse on the estate, where neighbourhood officers were called to assist.

A Misuse of Drugs Act warrant was obtained direct from a magistrate, allowing...

Exeter City Council's Customer Service Centre looks set to change its opening hours.

The decision which will go before the City Council's Executive on Tuesday 4 February, could see the centre open for an extra day each week.

Currently the Customer Service Centre is open four days a week but stays open into the late evening on Thursday. Cllr Rob Hannaford, Lead Councillor for Housing and Customer Access, said the Council had been trialling the late night opening on Thursdays since March last year but it hadn't been very popular.

"We wanted to give people who work...

The Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital are now able to expand their chemotherapy services after a sister at the hospital has completed her training.

Chemotherapy services at the private hospital, which many don't even realise are available, offer that extra bit of privacy.

Miriam White, has completed her training to expand the hospital’s private chemotherapy service with her colleague, Anna Gillard.

She said:

“Most people are unaware that we provide a chemotherapy service. Patients appreciate the privacy and comfort of their own room with en-suite facilities...

Forecasters are warning that further heavy rain is due to hit Devon until late on Tuesday (28 January).

The Met Office warns that frequent showers, some heavy, will bring a further 10-15 mm of rainwater into the region with the risk of up to 40 mm of rain on some areas of high ground.

The rain brings the risk of even further flooding and travel disruption especially in areas where the ground is already saturated.

The Met Office’s chief forecaster said: “A very unsettled start to this week is expected as an area of low pressure moves slowly southwards across Britain...