An East Devon man who cleans road signs for free has had to suspend his generous activity because of the threat of coronavirus.

Leaders at East Devon District Council has urged communities to be ‘resilient, resourceful and corageous’ in the ongoing wake of Covid-19.

Schools across east and north Devon will close at the end of Friday (March 20) as part of a government crackdown on the spread of Covid-19.

All support services at cancer charity FORCE’s weekly outreach centre in Honiton will stop with immediate effect.

An Exmouth man who lost his job – along with 14 others from his section – in the Flybe collapse said he is ‘frustrated’ and ‘sad’ over the airline’s sudden demise.

An advertising man has been cleared of raping a woman in an alleyway just minutes after meeting her for the first time in a night club in Exmouth.

Commuter chaos looms for rail passengers today after operator South Western Railway confirmed journeys could be delayed or revised after all lines were blocked.

Family man and former World War Two pilot John Cross has died.

Health chiefs at Devon County Council say they are continuing to prepare for the impact of any potential cases of Coronavirus in Devon.

A businessman has denied dodging VAT over an eight-month period.

An Exmouth firm has announced the rollout of a specially-designed room for children with sensory issues.

A pair of special events are being planned in Exmouth to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

A cannabis dealer was caught with more than £2,000 in cash and 143 drugs messages on his phone when police raided his home in Exmouth.

An Exmouth restaurant has been put on the market.

A Budleigh Salterton car park is being resurfaced by East Devon District Council this week using an innovative new material.

A former soldier has admitted threatening customers with a broken glass at a pub in Exmouth.

The site of a former garden centre in Lympstone will become a 10-home development after a planning application was granted permission.

A Lympstone restaurant has revealed plans to expand its premises after submitting a planning application.

A popular traveller, who piqued the interest of thousands of motorists driving by his ornate wagon parked on the side of the road, has died according to reports.

Traffic is queueing on a busy commuter road near Exmouth this morning following a collision.

Plans to change a former solicitors office into a hot food takeaway in Budleigh have been refused.

An East Devon MP has demanded a face to face meeting with fire chiefs after a decision to close stations in Topsham and Budleigh Salterton was rubber stamped.

A bid to transform an Exmouth GP surgery into homes has been knocked down by district planners – who say the proposals would ‘harm’ the community and employment opportunities.

A man has been arrested and murder inquiry launched after a man died in a caravan blaze at a Newton Poppleford scrapyard.

The moment a model dinosaur was toppled over and taken apart by an unknown vandal in Exmouth has been captured on film.

A woman has told the Journal how she witnessed a male dragging along the tail of a model dinosaur vandalised in Exmouth – only to then dump it in the road.

Exmouth’s popular dino trail has been targeted again – just one week into the new year.

More than 60,000kg of rock salt will be spread across Devon’s roads this Christmas as the county braces for the worst of the winter weather.

Devon is set to be lashed by wind, rain and could be prone to flooding during the next three days, the Met Office has warned.