Road conditions have improved throughout the day with all the main routes passable with care.

Higher parts of the county, on Dartmoor and especially Exmoor, are however still experiencing some difficulties, as well as the A39 Lynton to County Gate, and highways teams are working hard to improve those situations.

Gritters are out on most main routes tonight and again tomorrow morning, as road temperatures are set to fall below freezing.

Icy conditions are expected, particularly in the northern and eastern parts of the county.

Motorists are being reminded of...

Over 190 pouches of suspect tobacco have been seized as part of an operation to tackle the illegal trade in Plymouth.

Plymouth City Council's Trading Standards Officers executed a number of warrants on homes in the Devonport area, acting on intelligence indicating the sale of illegal tobacco.

Detector dogs from specialist providers Wag Tails, which are trained to smell tobacco - either hand rolling or cigarettes - were on hand during the searches and it is up to the Trading Standards officers to assess if it is illegal.

Richard Green, Senior Officer...

Areas to be avoided if at all possible...

There is a lane closed and hazardous driving conditions on the A38 Haldon Hill in both directions in Kennford at the A380 Telegraph Hill junction, because of snow.

There are also hazardous driving conditions on the M5 between J30, A376 (Exeter) and J26, A38 (Wellington), because of snow.

Meanwhile, there is queueing traffic and hazardous driving conditions on the A380 Telegraph Hill in both directions in Ashcombe at the B3192 junction, because of snow.

Cornerstone has completed its move into striking new city centre offices. The eye-catching new building is in a prominent position on Western Way and will house Cornerstone’s head office team following a move from Southernhay East, where the housing association had been based for the last 70 years.

The move is a major milestone for the organisation and has been necessary to accommodate its continued growth and development. The office, built by Morgan Sindall and designed by Heighway Field Associates, features brick and glass curtain walling, while being sympathetic to the historic...

After our successful Exeter debut with The Mastersons from the USA at The Barnfield Theatre last October, we are excited to announce our first three gigs this year at the same venue - a venue we believe to be ideally suited to acoustic music.

The gigs are:

JAZZ MORLEY

Saturday March 16th, 2013 7.30pm £8 in advance, £9 on the door

Jazz Morley is a young performer making her mark the old fashioned way, ever keen to play live, meet new audiences and carve out her career by touring. Jazz is in Exeter on her Spring 2013 tour with a brand new single - “No One...

Dunchideock Barton has this morning got out the snow plough and cleared all the roads leading to Dunchideock in readiness for our party!

We owe our thanks to the Farmer who has so kindly thought of us all. The weather forecast is also kind with heavy rain expected this afternoon, which will wash any residue snow away. The temperature is not expected to drop so there is no risk of freezing. We have ourselves made the journey and the lanes are clear.

We would love to see you at the school today to see the stunning work the students produced in their exams over the last two...