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FOR most of us the M5 is an unexceptional bit of motorway that you use to get from A to B - but to Bewdley coach driver Julian Phillips, its "glorious". Julian admires the M5 so much that the West Midlands-based Phillips International Travel coach driver has written a book about it. The book is split into 31 sections to match its 31 junctions and full of Julians own pictures. Julian used his time on furlough last year to pen his ode to motorway glory, The Glorious M5, based on the comme...

Flood warnings in Devon and Cornwall as Storm Bella rolls in There are now 74 flood warnings and 138 flood alerts in place across England - heres where the warnings are for Devon and Cornwall The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Politics, environment, farming and more in your new free Western Morning News newsletter - direct to your inbox every dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you th...

Trains cancelled and roads closed in Christmas Eve flooding - updates Join us for updates on what is always a busy day on the regions roads The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now It’s Christmas Eve and many people will be making their way home to spend some quality time with their family. This week’s adverse weather has resulted in a string of nasty crashes, as well as flash flooding around Cornwall and Devon. Although the weather looks a little more settled for Christmas Eve and Chr...

Wild weather creates busy night for police and emergency services Wishing all of those injured a speedy recovery Updated Police at the scene of a crash in Devon last night (Image: DCP South Devon Specials/@SouthDevon_SC) Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for ot...

Seaton Wetlands. Picture: East Devon District Council - Credit: Archant Usually we don’t need much of an excuse to step out during August, but this enticing line-up of events and activities gives even more reason to head out... The socially-distanced gym with leisure manager Chris Duchenski, centre. Picture: LED Leisure - Credit: Archant (Due to the current pandemic and potentially changeable situation, it is advisable to pre-book an event or call ahead before making any special trip). Events...

2 : RNLI Virtual Reindeer Run Banner Two volunteers from Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station hit the road running last Saturday for this years RNLI Virtual Reindeer Run 2020 to raise vital funds for the lifesaving charity. This year the annual RNLI Fundraiser went virtual because of the current Coronavirus regulations, but hundreds of runners across the country were able to take part in their own run, choosing their own route and distance to raise much needed funds. That included two keen volunteers...