Exeter 
Tighter restrictions for University of Exeter students after rise in Covid-19 cases
University of Exeter students have been asked not to meet indoors with anyone who is not part of their household for the next fortnight. More than…
Author Daniel Clark
News 
Weekly figures show 11 new Covid-19 cases in East Devon – and 50 more in Exeter
Eleven new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in East Devon in the past week – with 50 more in Exeter. Government statistics show numbers across Devon…
Exeter 
Exeter City FC to explore relocation options – but insists study is ‘not pre-cursor to a move’
Exeter City Football Club is to explore whether it should leave its St James Park home of more than a century and relocate elsewhere. The Grecians…
East Devon 
Government algorithm that could see number of new homes in East Devon rocket by 67% panned as ‘ludicrous’
A ‘ludicrous’ government algorithm that could see the number of new homes needing to be built in East Devon rocket by 67 per cent has been…
Exeter 
‘It would be silly of us to dismiss this’ – city council notes petition signed by thousands slamming ‘thoughtless development’ in Exeter
Councillors said it would be ‘silly’ to dismiss a petition signed by 4,000 people calling for developers to ‘stop destroying historic Exeter’ – but a new…
Sidmouth 
Support for Vision Group’s idea for Sidmouth electric trike taxi and delivery service
Electric trikes could be used to make deliveries and transport passengers around Sidmouth – if an idea sparked by a lockdown survey becomes a reality. The…
Ottery St Mary 
Funding boost for £80,000 Samuel Taylor Coleridge statue bid in Ottery St Mary that would be a world-first
An £80,000 bid for life-size statue of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in Ottery St Mary has successfully reached its first funding milestone. The mooted bronze sculpture…
Exeter 
Green light for Exeter city centre roads revamp when £52m St Sidwell’s Point development opens
Traffic changes have been agreed for when a new bus station and leisure centre in Exeter open in the spring of 2021. Work on the £52million…
News 
Local labs pledge as health chiefs hear Devon residents have been sent as far as Cardiff for a Covid-19 test
Local laboratories will be used in Devon to tackle a backlog in processing coronavirus tests. County health chiefs heard that that people trying to book a check…
Exeter 
Eyewear firm Acuitis in the frame to take over empty shop in Exeter city centre
A French eyewear firm has set its sights on opening a new shop in Exeter city centre. Acuitis Optical and Hearing Limited has unveiled proposals for…