News in Honiton

Court hears the defendant had no driving licence or insurance

Tributes have been paid to a judge who presided over many of the West Country’s most famous trials.

There are two main elections being held in East Devon next month.

District, town and parish elections are on Thursday 2 May, and a European Parliamentary election is on Thursday 23 May.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious collision involving two HGVs on the A35 at Kilmington Cross, Axminster.

Police, fire and ambulance were called at 5.50am this morning following the head-on collision on Gammons Hill.

The leader of East Devon District Council has resigned from the Conservative Party less than a week before the local council elections.

Councillor Ian Thomas says his resignation is 'in no way related to the excellent case being presented by East Devon District Council Conservatives'.

Residents are warned to brace themselves over the weekend as Storm Hannah brings gale force winds and heavy rain to the region.

Widespread disruption to travel has been predicted for the coming days across East Devon.

East Devon District Council is implementing a scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to over 70 homes in the village of Feniton. It involves a system of channels and culverts to divert flood water around the village and away from the homes at risk.

The first two phases of the scheme, consisting of new channels and improvements downstream of the village have already been completed, with Phase 3 currently in progress and Phase 4 due to commence in 2020.

Honiton Rugby Football will soon be playing on 'the field of dreams' at Twickenham as they look to become the first National Champions in the club's history.

The Ton boys will grace the field of dreams at Rugby HQ on May 5 against Northallerton to decide who is crowned the RFU National Senior Vase Champions.

Jurassic Fibre Limited, a recently established alternative network provider, is pleased to announce the completion of a long-term funding deal which will allow it to invest in developing a Fibre-to-the-Premise ("FTTP") network in Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

Jurassic Fibre will build and operate new full fibre infrastructure in towns and villages, delivering high quality, 1Gbps+ broadband to homes and businesses which are currently served by copper infrastructure.

Police want to reunite the above ring with its rightful owner after the item was recovered during a burglary investigation in the Honiton area.

The ring and box are very distinctive and officers believe it could belong to someone in the East Devon, Exeter and Exmouth areas.