Update: Roads are now open between Stoke Canon and Bickleigh and Stagecoach services are operating as normal.
Stagecoach have announced that all its services are operating normally apart from 55 and 155, which are currently unable to serve Stoke Canon and Bickleigh and are diverting down the motorway.
Train passengers are facing a miserable Christmas after National Rail announced that the Exeter St David's to Barnstaple line would remain closed until at least December 29.
The following changes will apply until further notice:
Plymouth - Exeter - Taunton No trains are running between Plymouth, Exeter and Taunton.
A limited bus service is running between Plymouth, Exeter and Taunton but this is expected to be very busy
First Great Western and CrossCountry are accepting each others passengers First Great Western passengers may use South West Trains services...
Wreaths come in many different styles and colours, but what exactly do they represent? The Exeter Daily finds out...
In ancient Rome, people used decorative wreaths as a sign of victory. Some believe that this is where the hanging of wreaths on doors came from.
The origins of the Advent wreath are found in the folk practices of the pre-Christian Germanic peoples who, during the cold December darkness of Eastern Europe, gathered wreaths of evergreen and lighted fires as signs of hope in a coming spring and renewed light.
On the morning of 22nd December, Devon & Somerset fire crews attended the following flooding incidents:
1.41 Bretonside, Plymouth 1.57 two people in vehicle pushed to safety, Heybrook Bay, Plymouth 2.18 Colebrook inn, Colebrook Road, Colebrook, Plympton 2.39 Vicarage Lane, West Alvington, Kingsbridge 2.46 Rosewood Close, Goosewell, Plymstock 2.50 Stray Park, Yealmpton 3.03 Charles Street, Dartmouth 3.08 Coleridge Lane Cottages, Chilington, Kingsbridge 3.11 Newnham, Plympton 3.20 Bickleigh, Plymouth 3.28 Movice Street, Devonport, Plymouth 3.30 two men rescued from a car, Haye...
There is major disruption on the railway this morning due to the overnight ran,First Great Western have said that trains are unable to operate between Taunton and Plymouth. Therefore, services from Penzance, Plymouth, Exeter St Davids towards Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington will terminate at Plymouth and start from Taunton until further notice.
Services from London Paddington towards Exeter St Davids and the West of England will terminate at Taunton and be started again from Plymouth until further notice.
A very limited road transport operation is currently in...
A section of the Exe Estuary trail at Nutwell Court (between Lympstone Station and the Commando Training Camp), may be closed over the coming days to allow Network Rail to carry out emergency repairs to their bridge on the adjacent Exmouth to Exeter railway branch line which has been damaged by the recent severe weather.
The temporary closure is needed to allow Network Rail to safely gain access to the bridge with heavy plant and equipment. A temporary speed restriction for passing trains has been put in place by Network Rail and they are preparing to carry out emergency works to...
Police have issued an EVOFIT image of a suspect following an assault in Exeter.
Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident along The Quay in Exeter on the evening of Friday 7 December 2012.
At about 7.50pm a woman in her thirties was running along the canal path between The Port Royal pub and Trews Weir Bridge when she was approached by a man from behind and pushed against a wall. She screamed and the man ran off.
The suspect is described as Indian or Asian in appearance, aged approximately 28 to 30 years old and of a slight build. He has thick wavy...
Clients, sponsors, advertisers and supporters were welcomed to 107.3FM Radio Exe's studios in Exeter to celebrate the station’s first year under the new brand. Guests enjoyed wine and canapés provided by Taste of Exeter. Live music from local musicians including Hannah Berney from the BBC1 programme, The Voice and The Nameless Girl was broadcast later on the station's Live & Local show with Ashley Jeary.
Living Coasts, on the English Riviera, has seen 7 African penguin chicks hatch in the last few weeks.
Clare Rugg, Operations Manager at Torquay’s coastal zoo and aquarium, said: “This time last year we had 5 chicks and the year before 2, so 7 is quite a good number. African penguins tend to have more chicks in the spring, but they are known to breed all year round.
“The chicks are coming out of their burrows and sitting in the winter sun, they are plump and fluffy – they are great to see!”
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after attending two separate incidents at the same time on Wednesday night.
At 9.15pm, crews were called to a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a home in Ashleigh Close, Redhills, Exeter. A detector had alerted the occupants and the fumes were found to be coming from a defective gas cooker.
Less than 15 minutes later, crews in North Devon were called to Meddon Street, Bideford, where a detector had given warning of fumes coming from a...
