The Met Office is predicting the current light but persistent snow falling in Exeter will gradually change to sleet and then light rain later this afternoon.
A379 Bridge Road in Countess Wear is partially blocked with queueing traffic in both directions at the Glasshouse Lane junction, because of an accident.
There is currently queueing traffic and hazardous driving conditions on the A35 in both directions between the A35 King's Road junction in Honiton and the B3261 junction in Axminster.
Hazardous driving conditions are also reported on the M5, where there is a...
Update: 52A, 52B and 380 are now all able to serve their normal routes.
Stagecoach has announced the following disruptions.
52 service: Due to a police road closure the 52 can now only serve as far as Sidmouth Triangle.
Honiton service 20 is currently suspended due to weather conditions, it cannot serve Seaton or Taunton.
Service 52A can't currently serve Seaton and Service 52B can't currently serve Honiton due to weather conditions. Both services are terminating at Sidford until further notice.
Service 155 is not able to serve Bakery Way and Hooda...
Flybe has announced it is to cut 300 jobs, with 100 reported to be under threat at the airline's Exeter HQ, in an effort to return the carrier to profitability in 2013-14.
As a result of the cost reduction plan announced today, the Exeter-based airline has commenced the consultation process that may lead to approximately 300 proposed redundancies. This would equate to roughly 10% of its current UK based employees.
It is expected that the majority of the proposed redundancies will, following consultation, come from Flybe’s Exeter HQ, Manchester and Newcastle.
British pig farmers are challenging food manufacturers, retailers and caterers to give a public commitment that they are not selling illegally produced meat from farms that are flouting new European welfare legislation outlawing the prolonged confinement of sows in individual cages, known as “stalls”.
They have set up a website Wall-of-Fame-and-Shame which will list companies that have pledged to source imported pork products only from farms that are operating legally.
All companies selling imported pork and pork products are being urged by Britain’s National Pig...
Sidmouth College and Exeter City Football Club have been forced to postpone their upcoming schools football tournament and opening evening, due to the recent poor weather in East Devon.
The college, who are currently actively recruiting school-leavers for their new academy partnership with Exeter City, was due to host the tournament today (Wednesday 23rd January). However the decision has been taken to call off the competition and to rearrange it for a later date, which will be announced in due course.
As a consequence, the opening evening – which was due to take place...
A new specialist maths Free School approved by Education Secretary Michael Gove will be a regional centre of excellence preparing students for rigorous degrees.
Stagecoach is reporting that the majority of its services are running, however are proceeding with caution due to icy conditions therefore customers may experience some delays.
In addition, Stagecoach's North Devon services are experiencing the following problems:
315/X7: currently unable to serve N.Molton
155: currently unable to serve Bakery Way
694 & Honiton town services operating as normal.
99/99A services currently not running due to icy roads
A 42-year-old man, who was involved in a two vehicle Road Traffic Collision at 0548hrs this morning (Tuesday 22nd January 2013), has died of his injuries at Derriford Hospital. His next of kin have been informed.
The incident occured on the A38 Parkway, Eastbound between the Manadon off slip and Forder Valley on slip. The two vehicles involved in the collision were a Ford Fiesta and a Toyota Avensis. At the time of the collision the road surface was icy, following a recent hail storm.
A specialist forensic investigation of the scene took place, resulting in the road being...
Police are warning the public regarding a national scam involving investment in rare earth metals.
Police in Devon & Cornwall have recently become aware of a fraud whereby following a ‘cold call’ vicitms are persuaded to invest substantial amounts of money in rare earth metal oxides.
The investment potential is either hugely exaggerated or it involves a worthless commodity.
The victim tends to be elderly and contact is usually made by telephone and following pressurised selling, considerable amounts of personal savings are deposited into seemingly bone fide...
