A failing development company set up by Mid Devon District Council is expected to be shut down after racking up a debt of more than £21m.

Development company set up by Mid Devon District Council racks up debts of £21m 

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The man's death is not being treated as suspicious.

Man in his 70s believed to have died in shed fire

Firefighters discovered a body following the major fire in Tiverton Road, Bampton last night (21 April).

Police have confirmed that a prolonged road closure on the A396 is due to the discovery of a body following a shed fire. 

Pictures show the extent of the damage after fire crews extinguished the large blaze in Devon

Residents in a Devon town fear for their safety due to lorries using it as a cut-through - and mounting pavements to do so. 

Police stepped in after a string of altercations between Michael Wentworth Waites and members of the public.

An inquest in Devon has heard how a 12 year old boy was killed in a freak accident when a metal peg from a barrier pierced his head.