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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...

Buses have been cancelled as heavy snowfall continues to cause problems on roads across Devon.

A statement from Stagecoach South West said:

In consultation with Devon & Cornwall Police we can now confirm that as weather conditions have deteriorated we will not be operating the following services for the remainder of the day:

• The South West Falcon, operating between Devon, Somerset and Bristol with exception as shown below
• All services operating out of our Exeter depot
• The majority of services operating out of our Torquay depot with
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Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after two more of his current squad today committed their futures to the reigning Aviva Premiership champions.

Back-row forward Dave Ewers (left) and centre Max Bodilly are the latest names to put pen to paper on new two-year deals that will keep them at Sandy Park until at least 2020.

Both products of the club’s highly successful academy set-up, Baxter has spoken of the importance of nurturing homegrown talent and developing them into high quality players, all of whom are capable of performing at 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.

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