Devon

Road users are being asked to travel with care this weekend as rain is forecast and flooding likely in several areas.

A Yellow Weather Warning is in place with heavy rain expected intermittently from mid-morning Friday 18 February to midday Sunday 20 February.

Over the three days many areas will see between 10-20mm of rainfall, with as much as 150mm falling over the three days on top of Dartmoor.

Additionally, there is the potential for shorter lived, more intense spells of rain almost anywhere.

While some of the amounts are not particularly high,...

A new cycle camera trial is being carried out by Devon County Council to help improve safety for cyclists.

The County Council has enlisted the help of Ride On, the bike recycling charity in Exeter, as well the Exeter Cycle Campaign, Met Office, RD&E Hospital and Exeter Science Park to try out the helmet-mounted video cameras to capture footage of dangerous driving.

Footage of vehicles passing too close to the cyclists will be uploaded to the Devon and Cornwall Police Operation Snap dashcam portal. Since August last year Operation Snap has received 195 submissions...

Takeaway spending surged by more than 50% a few weeks after the first lockdown. The average Brit used to spend around £12 a month on takeaway, but this jumped to more than £20 a month as more people used takeaways to treat themselves while staying in . One in ten Brits order a takeaway at least once a weekend and more than half of us know exactly which restaurant we fancy before going online to order. With this in mind Fresh Student Living have deep dived into the Takeaway habits of Brits over the past 12 months.

The trend is still growing. In January 2021, Google searches for ‘...

The Government-backed Help to Buy scheme has helped over 270,000 new home buyers since it was introduced in 2013. However, from 1st April this year, the scheme is changing. Emma Cotterill, regional sales and marketing director for Kier Living Western, explains what local buyers need to know.

Help to Buy was introduced to help new home purchasers with deposit funds. Initially open to anyone buying a new home up to the value of £600,000, it enabled purchasers to buy with just a 5% deposit and a 75 % mortgage. The remaining 20% of the purchase price was covered by an equity loan from...

Health and protection insurer, The Exeter, has today announced that Isobel Langton will succeed Andy Chapman as their new Chief Executive and will be joining The Exeter in April 2021. Isobel’s appointment is subject to regulatory approval.

Andy Chapman announced his intention to retire in February 2020. The search for his replacement began a year ago but has been delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Isobel is a widely experienced senior executive with strong financial, operational and relationship management skills, spanning over 30-years within the insurance...

A converted Georgian manor house on the outskirts of Exeter has been officially opened following its £2m refurbishment.

Dating back to the late 18th century, Winslade Manor stands at the heart of the 86-acre development of offices, homes and leisure facilities at Winslade Park, Clyst St Mary. Once complete, it will have an expected market value of £80m.

The first commercial tenants have moved in following the Grade II* listed manor’s impressive refurbishment, which finished on schedule in under a year with building work continuing despite three national lockdowns....

Supporters are ‘stepping up’ to help raise funds for the lifesaving service thisMarch, just by going about their daily life.

Devon Air Ambulance’s (DAA) latest virtual event invites supporters to complete a 300,000-steps challenge throughout the month of March in aid of the life-savingservice.

300,000 steps are just shy of the recommended 10,000 steps a day for a moderately active adult (equivalent to around 5 miles per day). They can be clocked up at home or while out and about in the local area, alone or as part of a bubble.

It’s surprising how quickly the...

There is still time for people in Devon aged over 70, and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable, to book a coronavirus vaccination in coming days.

The NHS in Devon is on target to have vaccinated all the eligible people in priority groups 1-4 who wanted to take up a vaccine, by Sunday (February 14), in line with the Government’s ambition.

The latest data published by the NHS show that as of 7 February, more than 271,000 people had received a first dose across the county, with approximately 98% of people aged 75-79, and 95% of over-80s, having received a vaccination...

A new hardship fund is being set up for local people struggling with their finances as a result of the pandemic.

Devon County Council is allocating £600,000 in its budget for 2021/22 to support people who need short-term emergency assistance.

This is on top of the £1 million that was made available in the current financial year.

The new cash will be split across Devon’s eight district councils, with each one responsible for considering applications and administering grants in their locality.

Devon's proposed budget for 2021/22 will be finally approved...

More cash will be spent on pothole repairs across Devon if councillors back a new budget on Thursday.

An extra £600,000 will be added to the county council's roads budget under the new plan.

Devon's Cabinet met today to sign off the authority's proposed budget for 2021/22 and it will be finally approved at the full council meeting on February 18.

Big spending increases for under-pressure areas like children's services and adult health and care have already been given the green light.

But council officials have been waiting for a number of last-minute...