News in Honiton

For drivers, the worst part of the commute is when you get stuck in traffic.

Ivy the lurcher needs a nice cosy home with lots of cuddles.

Mark Williams, East Devon's Chief Executive, plus officers from the council's StreetScene and Countryside services, together with the Leader Cllr Ian Thomas (centre), Honiton Town Council Deputy Clerk Heloise Marlow (left of Cllr Thomas), Honiton ward member Cllr Jenny Brown (left of Heloise Marlow), and representatives from the East Devon AONB and Blackdown Hills AONB pictured here at the launch of inhoniton and Honiton Events Week

Local community invited to get active #inhoniton 25-31 May 2019 with free fun events and activities run by East Devon at Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Beehive, LED and in Honiton's amazing green spaces, plus a discounted outdoor cinema screening

Date: 12.03.2019
Time: 16:16
Location: Springfield Road, Exeter

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received a call from a member of the public reporting smoke issuing from a property at the above location.

On arrival, the Incident Commander confirmed that there was smoke issuing from the ground floor of the property with one person unaccounted for.

High winds and heavy rain will continue to batter East Devon and the wider south west region for the next few days as Storm Gareth dominates the UK weather forecast.

The Met Office, which has issued a yellow weather warning for high winds, is also warning people to expect 'short term' power cuts and problems with other utilities.

East Devon District Council has reacted with dismay to news that government agency Homes England has changed how it is assessing the council's £10 million bid for the Axminster relief road.

The council bid for a non-repayable grant in 2017. This bid was accepted in February 2018, to be used to help fund the delivery of the crucial new relief road and associated homes, employment land and community facilities.

Seaton Wetlands, one of East Devon most popular nature reserves, has won a top national accolade after being voted for by readers of the BBC Countryfile Magazine.

The beautiful wildlife haven is runner-up in the Best Nature Reserve category in the 2019 Awards, which celebrates the best of the British countryside.

The Thelma Hulbert Gallery has been celebrating after winning the Arts category at the prestigious Exeter Living Awards 2019.

The awards ceremony took place in the Great Hall, University of Exeter on Thursday, March 7, and was hosted by David Flatman, former rugby union player and sports pundit.

Devon officially has the best pasty in the country after an Ottery based business won the biggest prize at the British Pie Awards.

An East Devon woman is among 157 people feared dead after a plane crash in Ethiopia today (March 10).

The family of Joanna Toole, 36, have been told she was among the passengers of the Ethiopian Airlines flight which crashed this morning shortly after taking off from Bole Airport, Addis Ababa.