Holidays & Travel

“I've never seen an English person smile. Is that because of their bad teeth?”

It came as a bit of a shock when, during my year abroad in Spain, I discovered the stereotypes that Spanish people have of the English. As well as poor dental hygiene, they seem to believe we are a race of silent, serious people, who drink tea from dawn till dusk while discussing the Royal Family. We are also stressed all the time and definitely have no idea how to 'fiesta'.

Now, I agree that the Spanish are champions of partying, but a main factor in this, of course, is the differences between...

Devon County Council has praised a unique mobile phone app aimed at motorcyclists that has helped improve safety for bikers on Devon’s roads.

The i-Biker app was launched a year ago on the iPhone and other smartphones. Since then it has been downloaded more than 13,000 times and it is now free to download.Among the routes that have seen an effective reduction in collisions since the launch of the software are:

• On the A3072 Crediton to Tiverton - 9 before and 2 after.

• A375 Sidmouth to Honiton - 8 before, 2 after.

• A379 Plymouth to
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The summer holidays are with us, and that means millions of Brits are heading off on holiday. However, one family member is often left behind, the family pet.

The RSPCA has released a statement saying that an increasing number of pets are being left nothing but piles of food whilst their owners go away. This type of ‘care’ is extremely dangerous, as the hot weather could cause the left out food to become inedible.

The RSPCA says that they are not trying to sway people from going on holiday. However, they believe all pets should be left with adequate care arrangements whilst...

The school holidays are about to trigger the start of the busy summer getaway period for Exeter Airport and up to 25,000 passengers will be travelling through the terminal in the next seven days.

The week will see 12,500 passengers using the airport on variety of routes from the Isles of Scilly to as far away as Sharm el Sheikh.

South West flights from Exeter to St. Marys have increased to five a day and over the summer 11,000 passengers will use the service.

The holiday operator Thomson, which has a based Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Exeter, has a busy schedule which...