Temperature drops below freezing.

Winter is on its way in East Devon.

The temperature dropped below freezing early this morning, with -1 being recorded in Plymtree.

It was 1.5 degrees at Hunter’s Lodge shortly before 7am and two degrees in Honiton at 7.20am.

Bob Francis, a member of Honiton and District Lions Club, lives in Plymtree and said he had to scrape ice from his car this morning.