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An elderly woman has died following a two-car collision in Axminster on Tuesday (15 November).

Emergency services were called to Lyme Road around 4pm following the collision between a Ford Mondeo and a Mitsubishi Space Star near the Symonds Lane junction.

The Mondeo was heading uphill from Axminster when it collided with the nearside verge before being in collision with the Mitsubishi which was travelling in the opposite direction.

The Mitsubishi left the road and dropped three metres down a bank before coming to rest against trees.

The driver, a 73-year old...

Exeter head coach, Jo John, has been selected to take part in an exciting new programme aimed at creating the next generation of top class coaches. The World Masters silver medallist from Hemyock is one of 15 coaches selected from across the country to take part in Coach 2024. The 14-month programme has been created by the ASA’s talent development team, England Programmes Swimming, to support the best coaches in the country develop their abilities even further. It will cover all aspects of coaching, from enhancing their technical skills to developing a greater awareness of themselves that...

Joma West, 30, has been shortlisted for the literary Novella Award run by Manchester Metropolitan University for her short novel Wild.

Launched in 2014, The Novella Award aims to find the best up-and-coming writer of a short novel. It is awarded to a previously unpublished work of fiction, between 20,000-40,000 words in length.

On being shortlisted, the University of Glasgow graduate said: “I felt amazed, thrilled, and just really proud that what I've written has been selected.

“I primarily write science fiction and I'm always interested in how writing about another...

Leading West Country Independent Estate Agents, Wilkinson Grant & Co have launched their annual campaign to raise awareness and help the homeless community in Exeter.

The agency has pledged to donate gifts to homeless individuals for each property they list for sale, or to let, before Christmas.

This year they have added a further dimension to the campaign by also pledging to make an additional donation to YMCA Exeter for each property sold or let in that time.

Last year the agency collected items such as toiletries, jumpers, blankets and undergarments, and,...