Friday 16 January 2026
The 600 metre cordon around Exmouth Marina has been lifted, and dispersed residents have been returning home, some for the first time in two nights.
The unexploded second World War bomb, dredged out of the water earlier this week, was towed at hightide this morning to a location off the coast and disposed of safely.
Councillor Paul Arnott, Deputy Leader of Devon County Council and Leader of East Devon District Council, still minutes before the bomb was detonated, spoke of his impression about how the event went.
Devon continues to maintain a strong supply of childcare places despite falling birth rates and rising demand linked to the Government’s expansion of funded childcare places, our cabinet heard this week.
Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs Councillor Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin has written to the Prime Minister expressing her concern about Lloyds Bank customers no longer able to cash in cheques at Post Offices.
We have joined forces with the f40 group to call on Government for urgent education reform and fairer funding for schools and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision.
Proposals to transform the delivery of adult skills training in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay have received backing from councillors.
Our Cabinet has approved plans to establish a new procurement framework capable of delivering up to £24 million of annual investment to support adult skills training initiatives.
This new approach will address skills gaps identified by local businesses and will be more flexible in responding to local business needs.
A number of ‘pop-up’ Covid and Flu vaccination clinics are available next week in communities across Devon.
The clinics are being delivered by our colleagues in the NHS.
The final highway scheme in a programme of major infrastructure improvements in south west Exeter will open next week.
The new Chudleigh Road link will open to traffic on Monday (19 January), providing a new signal controlled junction with the A379. It replaces the current junction and the former route will be permanently closed to motor vehicles.
The preferred alignment for the Boniface Trail, a new walking and cycling route linking Exeter and Crediton, has been endorsed by our Cabinet.
The decision on Wednesday, 14 January, follows detailed technical assessments and public engagement, and marks a step towards delivering a safer, sustainable travel corridor along the busy A377. However, further funding and design would be required before any sections of the trail could be constructed.
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