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More than 90 per cent of Devon residents say they aim to buy an electric vehicle (EV) according to a new survey of more than 1700 people.

And a third said they aimed to replace their petrol or diesel car for an EV within five years, and had seen an EV that they intended to buy.

Only six per cent of respondents said that they would ‘never’ buy an EV.

The survey, on attitudes to EVs, was commissioned by Devon County Council (DCC) to help gauge potential demand and locations for charge-points.

The government says new cars and vans powered by petrol or...

Work is progressing to build 380 new homes at Pinhoe Quarry, Exeter.

The South West’s largest housing provider, LiveWest and leading partnerships business, Vistry Partnerships, have joined forces once again to develop a scheme for the 32-acre site, building on their collaborative portfolio of new homes across the South West.

It is hoped the first homes will be ready to move into during autumn this year.

The development has been named Harrington Park, nodding to the well-known area of the suburb and the design, which incorporates open green space, play areas and...

A warning of icy roads has been issued by Devon County Council as freezing temperatures are forecast overnight and into tomorrow morning (Friday 22 January).

Gritters will be carrying out two treatments on most routes of the County Council’s precautionary salting network overnight. However, the amount of recent rain over the past 24 hours has left running water across some roads, particularly valley roads, including the A377 and the A396 north of Tiverton, which could create challenging driving conditions.

Road surface temperatures are set to drop to almost -4C in some...

APC Exeter, part of The APC network - the largest independent parcel delivery network in the UK - has today reported significant, continued growth, spurred by a huge surge in online shopping across Exeter. The company, which specialises exclusively in parcel solutions for SMEs, has today announced 57% year-on-year overall growth, which it largely attributes to the strength and resilience of its SME customers across the region.

Across the region, APC Exeter’s top five customers also achieved an average of 192% growth year-on-year. Among the business’ top performing customers, the...