Exminster

A car has been severely damaged after being found on fire by Middlemoor firefighters yesterday ( Saturday 31st May).

An appliance from Middlemoor was called to Kenn Lane in Exminster, following a report of a car on fire outside a property.

Upon arrival, at 4.49pm,crews confirmed a vehicle on fire in a very narrow lane which they set to work extinguishing using breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet.

The cause of the fire was accidental which resulted in the car being severely damaged by fire which also caused some damage to the highway surfacing.

This morning the RSPB sent a formal letter of complaint to the bosses Devon NHS concerning the willful destruction of land near Exminster.

Hillcrest is home to a population of Cirl Buntings, a bird so nationally important and rare to find. The RSPB, a charity in support of finding nature a home, believe this is a deliberate opportunity to reduce the nature conservation value of the land which in turn will gain planning permission for new development.

Restricted to the South Devon coastal land, the species of the Cirl Bunting became almost extinct in the late 1980’s in the...

Devon County Council is funding improved services for a cross-city bus route which links Exminster to Exeter.

Bus Service B, operated under contract to the County Council by Stagecoach, was extended earlier this year to provide a six days a week, all day connection between Exminster, Matford Business Park, Marsh Barton, the city centre, Pinhoe and Exeter Business Park.

In response to public demand, the service now runs seven days a week as the County Council has introduced Sunday and Bank Holiday services on the B route between Exminster, Exeter City Centre and the Met...