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BBC News
11-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Heat health alert across Devon and Cornwall as temperatures soar
An amber heat health warning has been issued across Devon and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned on Friday the alert had been put in place from midday until 09:00 BST on 14 warned of a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions, as well as a likely increased demand on all health and social care Met Office said temperatures across the south west could reach 30C on Friday and 28C on Saturday. It said peak temperatures of 33C were possible in parts of England and Wales on agency said yellow and amber alerts had been issued elsewhere in alert system is provided by the UKHSA and the Met Office and is designed to let the public know how harmful hot or cold weather can be to amber alert means conditions could affect the whole population and the NHS and could cause travel City Council has urged people to avoid the sun between 11:00 and 15:00 BST and drink plenty of water."It's going to be very hot and that can be dangerous - especially for older people, young children and anyone with health conditions," it said.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Plans to change Exeter traffic flow to encourage walking
Changes to the way traffic moves around Exeter are being proposed as local councillors hope to encourage more walking, cycling and wheeling.A detailed new plan for the Newtown area is to be debated on 15 July by the city's Highways and Traffic Orders Committee, made up of city and county councillors.A report to the committee said the proposed Newtown Community Transformation Project was a collaboration between Exeter City Council's Live and Move project and Devon County of the committee are being recommended to endorse spending almost £500,000 on a package of measures, with funding to come as a grant via Sport England, it said. The plans would include banning traffic from part of Russell Street; introducing contraflow cycling along Clifton Hill and stopping parking in parts of Belmont Road, Clifton Hill, Clifton Street, Heavitree Road, Clifton Road and Russell Street. Pay and display meters would also appear in parts of Russell project also aimed to make green spaces more useable, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Exeter bin lorry fire 'caused by discarded vape battery'
A serious fire in a refuse lorry in Exeter was caused by an exploding vape battery, a council has fire, which caused extensive damage to the vehicle, became so hot that it melted the metal walls of the waste compartment. Ruth Williams, from Exeter City Council, said: "This all happened because someone threw away their electronic vape without thinking."Waste batteries are a known fire risk and one careless act has caused major traffic disruption and at least £25,000 worth of vehicle damage." Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service had to close the road to tackle the fire crew and city councillors said they wanted to remind people to properly dispose of their recycling manager Craig Daysh said people putting vapes in normal bins was "a huge risk, to the refuse staff themselves, to the public and the exponential damage to the vehicles as well". The city council said: "Anything containing a battery - especially a lithium-ion battery - must be disposed of at a legitimate waste electrical recycling collection point."Retailers of electrical goods must provide these as part of Extended Producer Responsibility."People can put their postcode in the Recycle Your Electricals website to find local drop-off points to recycle or donate electrical goods.
BBC News
24-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Decision day for Northbrook swimming pool in Exeter
A decision is due to be made later on the future of a popular swimming pool in Exeter which is threatened with at Northbrook swimming pool were told in February a decision had been made to close the pool after Exeter City Council voted to cut its budget for leisure centre services by £586, a public outcry, the council then held a public consultation for six weeks between 11 March and 22 got more than 2,000 people to sign a petition which forced the city council to look more closely at the impact of closing the pool, with a vote to be taken by the council's executive later on Tuesday.
BBC News
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Exeter car parks 7% price hike plan
Car park charges could go up by about 7% in Exeter with the price of a two-hour ticket in the city centre hitting nearly £ City Council is considering putting up the cost of parking across the city with a two-hour stay in a central car park going from £4.50 to £ the price increases are approved by the council's executive car parks are expected to raise about £11.5m for the authority every year.A council report says the number of car park users is expected to decrease over time and the council relies on car park income to fund many of its services. A charge for using the RingGo parking app - which has previously been covered by the council - could be passed on to the customer under the proposed report says the council's car park team will "put a greater focus on parking enforcement" as there is a "potential that customers of city centre car parks opt not to pay for parking".The city council previously announced plans to build a new temporary car park in the city centre on the site of the old bus station and has said money raised from that car park will be spent on the authority's Net Zero work.A decision is due to be made on the proposals at a meeting of the council's executive on Tuesday.
