Highways teams continue to work through the night to treat Devon’s main roads, ahead of a forecast of more freezing temperatures overnight which looks set to render roads hazardous in many parts of the county.
Snow blowers, snow ploughs and gritters have been working over the last 48 hours to clear the majority of A roads in the county, although some in moorland areas are still impassable.
Most minor B roads are blocked with snow drifts of 6-8 feet remaining on some roads.
Devon’s fleet of gritters will continue working overnight, but the advice to people remains...
Road conditions across Devon today have been described as ‘deceptive’ by the County Council’s Highways Operations Manager, Chris Cranston.
“Despite relatively little snow overnight, the freezing rain across the county has left many roads still impassable, and people are being encouraged to think carefully about making any journeys until the roads have been cleared,” he said.
“We are just reopening the A380 Northbound, and the rest of the major road network is now generally passable with care with 4-wheel drive vehicles, although the situation is still variable across the...
It was a full house earlier this week as the Conservative Group, which leads East Devon District Council, elected its new leadership team at the Annual General Meeting.
With Paul Diviani stepping down after leading the Conservative Group and East Devon District Council to great success since 2011, interest in the future shape of the group was keen.
Ian Thomas, currently Portfolio Holder for Finance was elected as Group Leader. Ian has represented Trinity Ward, since 2009 and is a Director of the Exeter Science Park Company.
With widespread snowfall across the county, Devon County Council has announced it will close the A380 Telegraph Hill from 3pm today (Thursday 1 March) as a precautionary measure.
The decision to close the A380 between Splatford Split and Eagle Farm, has been taken as part of the Haldon/Telegraph Hill plan. Highways England will continue treating the A38 Haldon Hill, and Devon County Council will focus its efforts on keeping traffic moving on the alternative coastal road, A379 (Dawlish/Teignmouth).
The Met Office has issued a red warning for heavy snow across most of the...
More than 200 schools are closed across Devon today and an amber weather warning in place as snow blanketed much of the county.
Heavier wintry showers and strong winds are forecast later this afternoon posing even more tricky conditions for drivers.
The Met Office has issued RED warning for the county with the risk of up to 20cm of snow countywide, with the possibility of 50cm on high ground of Dartmoor and Exmoor.
Snowfall is expected to spread north throughout the course of the day. Conditions could become more disruptive to travel as the day progresses.
Snow ploughs and snow blowers have been busy clearing snow in parts of North Devon today (Wednesday 28 February) as Devon County Council works round the clock to keep the county moving.
Exmoor and Ilfracombe were hardest hit overnight - the A361, A399, A39, A3123, B3343 were all affected by snow but are all passable with care.
Additional gritting and snow clearance was carried out on these routes by the County Council.
The B3223 Brendon Common was closed this morning due to heavy snow of up to 20cm in depth, which the Council cleared by early afternoon and is now...
Find out more about the fascinating heritage projects that have been carried out as part of the Moor than meets the eye (MTMTE) Scheme at a free event on 10 March.
The event is being held at Dartmoor National Park Headquarters, on Saturday 10 March 2018, to celebrate the multitude of volunteer-led community heritage projects that have been running on Dartmoor as part of this Heritage Lottery funded scheme.
There will be a chance to hear the stories of twelve of the fourteen parishes involved in the Parishscapes project. The restoration of Buckland-in-the-moor’s Ten...
On Saturday 3rd March 2018 people will come from all over the world to take part in a Civic Reception, Remembrance & wreath laying Service in Exeter, to remember the 70th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Exeter Window.
HMS Exeter was involved in one of the most significant sea battles of the 2nd World War; The Battle of the River Plate. Following that battle, HMS Exeter went onto further battles and met its demise at the hands of the Japanese on 1st March 1942, with the loss of 50 men. During 3 years in Japanese POW camps, a further 150 crew lost their lives. Survivors...
A team of cyclists from business across Exeter will be taking part in a charity bike ride from London to Amsterdam, including three members of staff from Exeter City FC.
The team, which includes our hospitality and events manager Jake Wood, finance assistant Lynn Travis and media manager Simon Larkins, are taking on the 145-mile trip to the Dutch capital to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.
The annual event, which is organized by the EFL and League Managers Association, sees football fans from around the country join some famous faces from the game as they pedal their way...
