News in Exmouth

Date: 28.11.2018
Time: 16:50
Location: B3344 nr Harcombe Cross, Chudleigh

2 fire appliances from Middlemoor and Danes Castle (Exeter) were mobilised following multiple calls from the driver and passing motorists for a car on fire at the above location, which is also the entry slip road to the A38 Eastbound carriageway.

On arrival the vehicle was well alight and crews soon had the fire under control, using 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet, 1 compressed air foam jet and an environmental pack to prevent the foam from entering any drains or watercourses. This incident is now complete and was brought under control at 17:37hrs. The fire which started accidentally, destroyed the car and once the vehicle, and scene was made safe, duty of care was left with the owner awaiting recovery and Police traffic officers.  
 

The findings of a survey held to determine what the people of Exmouth want to see from a planned seafront redevelopment have been published.

The newly appointed Exmouth mayor’s cadet is hoping that the role will propel him into a successful Royal Marines career.

Exmouth is being warned to brace itself for the possibility of flooding tonight (Wednesday, November 28).

Date: 28.11.2018
Time: 08:54
Location: Bishops Court Lane, Clyst St Mary

2 fire appliances from Middlemoor (Exeter) and Exmouth were mobilised following a request from the Police for our attendance to initial reports of a one vehicle RTC, where a van had left the highway and come to rest in a hedge, trapping the male driver.

On arrival of the first appliance from Middlemoor, they confirmed this was a 2 vehicle RTC, involving one car and one van. Whilst there was no one physically or medically trapped or injures, the driver of the van was stuck inside the vehicle, unable to get out due to its position in the hedge. Our crew set to work stabilising the vehicle to enable extrication and the 2nd appliance from Exmouth was returned en route, as their services were not required.

The crew made steady progress, using a winch and then stabilising equipment, and by 09:34hrs confirmed the driver of the van had been extricated into the care of Ambulance paramedics. Police attended for traffic duties, which also included closing the lane in both directions to assist our crew with the extrication and scene safety. Duty of care was later left with them awaiting recovery.

An Exmouth mum who has campaigned against the planned closure of a ‘lifeline for the vulnerable’ has received Government confirmation about the facility’s future.

Award-winning chef Michael Caines has announced he will open a restaurant on Exmouth seafront in 2020.

Firefighters in Axminster took this clip to show why floodwater can be so dangerous

Michael Caines is opening a restaurant next to a multi-million pound water centre

Date: 27.11.2018
Time: 18:44
Location: Dalwood, Devon

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received a call from a member of the public reporting a large van stuck in fast flowing flood water.

On arrival the incident commander confirmed that a large van with one male still inside, was stuck in fast flowing flood water.