New research shows the stormy winter of 2013 - 14, when the railway line at Dawlish was washed away, was the most energetic for almost seventy years.
A study in the Geophysical Research letters journal found the waves along Europe's atlantic coast were the most severe since at least 1948. The researchers say they had the ability to dramatically change Devon's coastline.
City lose final match of the season
Match Report: Exeter City 1-2 Oxford United
Man dead due to 'bad batch' of herion
A major incident was declared in North Devon
Teen pregnancies falling in Devon
Number has been broadly trending down since 2015
Dental van on way to Devon to help tackle treatment crisis
It will help tackle treatment crisis in hard-to-reach communities.
Misconduct inquiry into suspended chief constable suspended
Frustration at pace of investigation
