Hurricane force winds once again battered Devon overnight and into this morning bringing down trees and power lines.
Residents were evacuated from their homes in Dawlish last night as a precaution and were not expected to be allowed to return until later this morning at the earliest.
Supt Claire Armes told the BBC: "Thirty people have been evacuated from Sea Lawn Terrace as a safety precaution because of high tides and strong winds.
"The residents have been taken to Dawlish Leisure Centre and Teignbridge Council is sorting out their accommodation."
Former Government Minister and Strictly Come Dancing star Ann Widdecombe is to be the latest in a long line of distinguished speakers to address the Michelmores Business Breakfast at Exeter Golf and Country Club.
The often outspoken politician, who vehemently opposed abortion and supported the reintroduction of the death penalty, is a rare anti-hunting Conservative.
She showed a softer side after retiring from politics when she began a range of media work including appearances on Celebrity Fit Club, Strictly Come Dancing and Have I Got News for You. She is also an...
Students of Exeter College got a taste of the big apple this month as 39 students of the Media faculty jetted off across the pond, drawn in by the bright lights of one of the most revered global hubs for media and entertainment. The students spent five days touring the city of eight million inhabitants, taking in sights ranging from the Empire State Building, the Staten Island Ferry and the Museum of Moving Image in the heart of Queens. First year Creative Media Production student, Ellie Guest said that “Being up the Empire State Building at night really showed that New York is not only...
Rod and Ben’s soups has joined forces with Exeter-based Hillside Foods to develop three exciting new organic soups for its summer range.
Hillside brothers Jay and Will Allan, who have won numerous Great Taste awards for their handmade fruit pastes, relishes, chutneys and biscuits, have turned their hand to food of a liquid variety, and have come up with the following flavours - Roast Chicken, Lemon and Thyme; Devon Potato, Creamed Onion and Rocket; and Fresh Summer Carrot and Herb - for a real taste of the Devon countryside.
Staff and volunteers at A la Ronde are busy putting the finishing touches to the ‘A la Ronde’s Got Talent’ exhibition, which takes place 1-12 March.
The National Trust property at Summer Lane, Exmouth is well known for its extraordinary collection of arts and crafts works by Jane and Mary Parminter, the founder cousins of this remarkable sixteen-sided house. The legacy of creativity continues to this day as the A la Ronde team showcase their talents to visitors.
The exhibition contains items crafted in a variety of mediums submitted by about twenty staff and volunteers who...
DEFRA Minister George Eustice MP praised the Heart of the South West Rural Growth Network (RGN) pilot on a recent visit to Devon.
The Food and Farming Minister spoke on support for rural business at the “Growing the Rural Economy” event at Cullompton Community Centre.
The event, organised by Devon County Council, was part of the work of the Heart of the South West LEP Rural Growth Network (RGN) pilot. The pilot was awarded £2.9 million from DEFRA to develop a network of rural enterprise hubs to support micro and small businesses across rural Devon and Somerset, and is...
Stagecoach Bus confirmed today a package of measures to help communities affected by the closure of the storm-damaged railway line at Dawlish in Devon.
Around 80m of sea wall was destroyed by high tides and storms last week, causing a significant stretch of railway to collapse into the sea.
Work is underway to repair the sea-wall, but Network Rail estimates that the damage means the line between Exeter St David’s and Newton Abbot will not re-open until mid-March at the earliest.
Stagecoach, which operates around 330 buses across the south-west of England, is...
Devon County Council is urging people to take care on the county’s roads as storm force conditions are set to continue throughout the rest of today and into tomorrow.
Traffic is likely to be busy with the start of the half term holiday, and although the heavy downpours will gradually turn to showers later, the county will be hit by strong winds and gales reaching up to 80mph on the South coast and up to 70mph inland.
Showers are forecast to gradually peter out over the weekend and gusts will become lighter during the course of Saturday.
The Exeter branch of RGB Building Supplies is inviting local tradesmen and women to their free demonstration morning on Thursday 27 February.
Between 8am and 12pm suppliers from Milwaukee Power Tools, Birchwood Price Tools with Scruffs fashion inspired clothing, Dakea Windows, Intatec (plumbing and heating specialists), Salus (manufacturers of heating control systems) and Alpha Boilers will be at the branch speaking to visitors and demonstrating their products.
There will also be a number of special offers throughout the morning and those attending will be treated to free...
Thirty-one people in Exeter will no longer be exempt from the "Bedroom Tax" after changes to government legislation, announced by Exeter City Council earlier today. The "tax" sees people in social housing lose up to a quarter of their housing benefit if they are considered to be under-occupying the property by the Government. However, it was discovered before last Christmas, that 31 people in Exeter had been paying the tax unnecessarily due to piece of legislation overlooked by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). While this saw some Exeter residents receive refunds the Government...
