Devon County Council is set to invest £3 million into a vital flood relief scheme for Exeter.

The council's cabinet will be asked to approve the contribution at its meeting on Wednesday (10 October).

And senior councillors will press the Environment Agencyto try to bring forward the projected start of the scheme from January 2017.

They will hear that efforts to accelerate the £25 million scheme are dependent on raising £12 million locally.

That would be added to the £13 million national grant which the scheme is expected to attract.

It is also...

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter hailed his side as "exceptional" as they maintained their unbeaten home record in the Aviva Premiership with a comprehensive 42-28 victory over Harlequins at Sandy Park.

Undone seven days earlier by Leicester Tigers at Welford Road, the Chiefs bounced back from that setback by producing their best display of the season so far to record maximum points against last season's top flight champions.

In an absorbing contest from start to finish, the Devon club not only ran in five tries through Brett Sturgess, Ben White, Jason Shoemark (2) and...

Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says he isn't going to get too downhearted after his side lost 2-0 at home to Port Vale on Satuday.

The visitors scored in each half to to deny the Grecians any points.

Steve Tully thought he'd equalised but saw his header hit the crossbar.

Vale's Tim Pope made Exeter pay when he fired home his second goal and there wass no coming back for the home side.

Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon City had not been effective enough at home and that he wasn't going to get into a blame game.

He added: "I think they are the most...

Welcome to The Exeter Daily.

This is a brand new news and information website that you can enjoy either at home, in the office or on the move.

TED is not only independent of any major publisher, it is free to use.

It is available via your laptop but there is also a mobile version which you can access by typing our url into your browser.

The team behind the project have a strong track record in publishing and commerce and know the Exeter market place intimately.

This is a business that will be run by people at the heart of the community for people at...

Guests from businesses across the city were invited to a VIP media launch event for The Exeter Daily.

Among those who attended were Chris Bentley and John Wood from the Exeter Chiefs commercial team, Exeter city centre manager John Harvey and representatives from Exeter University and The Exeter Chamber of Commerce.

TED, editorial director Marc Astley explained the concept behind the website and editor Natalie Vizard gave a live demonstration of how easy it is for users to self publish.

The event took place in the Astley Media Business Lounge at Exeter City Football...

The police helicopter was deployed in the early hours of Sunday morning following reports of an assault in Exeter.

Air crew, who were deployed on another call, directed ground officers to arrest three people wanted in connection with a 'slashing' incident.

The suspects, described as 'youths', were detained at around 4.10am, and are assisting officers with their enquiries.

It was announced last week that the Force helicopter will join the National Police Air Service next year as part of cost-saving measures.

More than 1,100 jobs are expected to be created in Devon and Somerset following a £2.9 million Government investment that will boost the region’s rural economy by £58 million, Farming Minister, Jim Paice announced on his rural roadshow to the region.

Devon and Somerset is one of five regions to benefit from a Rural Growth Network, set up to help rural areas overcome the barriers to economic growth, such as a shortage of business premises and poor broadband access.

Mr Paice announced the Rural Growth Network funding on his rural roadshow to Devon. Defra rural roadshows allow...

Mark Bridger, 46, has been charged with the murder of missing five-year-old April Jones. April went missing from near her home in Machynlleth, mid Wales, on Monday evening.

He has also been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice and child abduction. At a press conference at Aberystwyth on Saturday afternoon, Iwan Jenkins, District Crown Prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service said he had been in "close contact" with the police.

"In particular, we have been offering advice and guidance to the...

Scans have shown that Exeter City midfielder Scot Bennett didn’t suffer a serious injury against Bristol Rovers and will only be on the sidelines for a few weeks.

The worst was feared when the 21-year-old was stretchered off against Mark McGhee’s men six days ago but a relieved Paul Tisdale filled us in on the results of the scans.

“The scans proved to be positive,” the City boss said. “He hasn’t got any serious injury, just bad bruising and it will be sore for a number of weeks.

“Now it’s just a case of his pain threshold and what that allows him to do. So that is...

Exeter Chiefs' head coach Rob Baxter says his team will have to produce a "big performance" if they are to overcome defending champions Harlequins in their latest Aviva Premiership fixture tomorrow (3pm).

Undone 30-8 at Leicester Tigers a week ago, Baxter is hoping for an immediate riposte from his side as they prepare to welcome Conor O'Shea's men to Sandy Park for the third time in the top flight.

Like the Chiefs, Harlequins also came unstuck last time out, losing their unbeaten tag...