News in Exmouth

An Exmouth cobblers is moving a stone throw away to a bigger and better store after 23 years on Albion Street.

Owners Ryan Ballett and Dawn Leach took over Albion Cobblers from Dawn's father a few years ago.

Devon County Council is forecasting a budget overspend of £2.7m for the 2020/21 financial year.

But that figure still excludes the £47.7m 'black hole' relating to the funds put towards Special Educational Needs and Disabilities that the Government was going to put in place and plans to deal with.

A scaled-down, socially-distanced service of remembrance took place at the Exmouth War Memorial on Sunday, November 8.

A two-minute silence was held at 11am to pay tribute to the men and women who have served and sacrificed to defend our nation.

People in their 20s are still testing positive for Covid-19 more than any other age groups across Devon and Cornwall, except in Torbay where people in their 50s are.

The latest figures, based on tests reported between November 3 and November 9, continue to show that as was the case last week, Plymouth, Cornwall and the Devon County Council area, the 20-29 age group are still seeing the highest prevalence of cases.

A road has been closed in both directions because of a burst water pipe in East Budleigh.

The B3178 Oak Hill was closed at about 12.30pm today (Tuesday, November 10) due to an accident between Bicton and East Budleigh.

The number of new deaths relating to coronavirus have fallen across Devon and Cornwall, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

There were 11 deaths registered in the two counties that had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate, during the week from Saturday, October 24 to Friday, October 30 - but registered up to Saturday, November 7.

Exmouth and Budleigh skateparks have been closed along with a number of other play areas.

East Devon District Council have shut the parks until Thursday, December 3, as part of national Covid-19 restrictions.

Walk, jeff or run your way around Exmouth on the last week of lockdown to help raise money for two worthy causes.

Exmouth residents are being urged to take part in a virtual event in aid of Exmouth Friends In Need - which works to prevent or relieve poverty in the town Exmouth and the surrounding area.

A kitchen fire broke out at an Exmouth home earlier this evening (Saturday, November 7th).

Firefighters were called to a home in Hulham Road at about 6.30pm.

Nearly 2,000 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the last seven days across Devon and Cornwall.

The total confirmed number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has shot up to 12,001 across the two counties, as of Friday, November 6.