Local News

Exeter funeral home makes eggs-tra special donation

A funeral home in Exeter has helped bring Easter joy to the local community and children in need after donating 205 chocolate eggs and ‘bags of hope’.

The treats were gathered through a collection donation drive organised by the team at Co-op Funeralcare Exeter on Cowick Street, in St Thomas Shopping Centre, with some of the Easter eggs donated to children living in temporary accommodation in the city.

The Bags of Hope initiative, run by The Salvation Army, aims to spread joy and kindness during the Easter period. The Exeter team spotted the project and launched a call-...

Full story

Man wanted for breach of tagging order

Police in South Devon are seeking a 21-year-old man who is wanted for a breach of an electronic tagging order.

Dennis Ham from Buckfastleigh is currently sought by police and officers are following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his whereabouts and intend to arrest him and return him to court when he is located.

He is described as a white man around 1.70m (5’7”) tall, of medium build with long hair and a beard.

Police are appealing to anyone who has seen Ham or has had recent contact with him to email 101@dc.police.uk or to telephone 101 quoting log 128...

Fire crews called to kitchen blaze in Exeter

Firefighters were called to a blaze in Exeter this evening (6 July).

Three appliances from Danes Castle, Middlemoor and Topsham were sent to deal with the fire in a kitchen at a property in Bennett Square at around 6.30.

On arrival crews confirmed there was smoke and flames issuing.

A cooker was slightly damaged by fire and the ground floor kitchen was slightly damaged by smoke.

The fire was extinguished using two breathing apparatus, positive pressure fan and dry powder extinguisher.

The cause of the fire was accidental.

Proposals to extend Teign Estuary Trail

A public exhibition on proposals to extend the Teign Estuary Trail to Dawlish will be held later this month.

Devon County Council is currently exploring the next section of the Trail and how best to provide links through Dawlish.

The exhibition will be held at the Community Centre on Dawlish Strand, from 12noon to 7pm, on Friday 15 July.

Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment on a number of route options which are being considered and will be on display at the exhibition.

Councillor Stuart Hughes, Devon County Council Cabinet Member with...

Stagecoach activities for Catch the Bus Week

Stagecoach South West is joining forces with sustainable transport group Greener Journeys to promote the benefits of bus use through the fourth annual ‘Catch the Bus Week’.

The campaign, which takes place from 4-10 July, aims to drive awareness of the benefits of taking the bus and encourage local people to make the switch from the car that week and consider leaving the car at home for some journeys in the future.

Stagecoach South West, along with Greener Journeys, which is spearheading the campaign, and hundreds of other participants all over the country – including bus...

70/30 Campaign Promoted in Devon

WAVE Trust, a UK charity, is raising awareness in Devon with a new campaign to reduce child maltreatment by 70 percent by 2030.

More than 1 in 5 children in the UK will suffer significant abuse or neglect in their lifetime, with 90% of these receiving no support.

The 70/30 campaign aims to prevent the maltreatment of children by tackling the root causes, such as parental substance abuse, domestic violence and maternal mental health problems.

Early, effective support can help parents to overcome these problems and prevent harm before it happens.

The campaign...

Hunt for fake policeman in Mid Devon

Police are investigating a theft and attempted burglaries carried out by a suspect impersonating a police officer.

This has been said to have taken place around 8.00pm on Tuesday 5 July, at a number of properties in Culm Haven, Uffculme, near Cullompton.

Police have attended and conducted house to house searches with a police dog after residents discovered a man attempting to enter their property on two occassions, in which the suspect claimed to be a poloice officer, and on one occassion is believed to have been caught leaving a property.

During the house to house...

Top chef backs Exeter leisure complex

The new St Sidwell’s Point leisure complex will smarten up the area and bring huge benefits to local people and vistors, one of Britain’s top chefs has declared.

Internationally acclaimed chef, Michael Caines MBE, has leant his support to the state-of-the-art scheme in the heart of Exeter.

“St Sidwell’s Point is a hugely exciting development for Exeter,” he said.

Michael, Chef Patron of the soon-to-open Lympstone Manor Hotel and holder of two Michelin stars for the past 18 years, added: “Right there in the very heart of our city, on a site that was bombed in the war...

Councils partner-up to protect environment

Teignbridge, East Devon District Councils and Exeter City Council have joined together to form a new cross-boundary partnership that works across the three authority areas to protect three internationally important conservation sites.

The three councils have established the South East Devon Habitat Regulations Executive Committee, a partnership helping to protect places such as the Exe Estuary, Dawlish Warren and the East Devon Pebblebed Heaths for future generations to enjoy.

With a growing population, there is likely to be more activity on these significant conservation...

Trust shortlisted for national patient safety award

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) is in the running to win a national award for its work to improve patient safety in local care homes.

The Trust’s North Devon care homes team has been shortlisted for the Patient Safety Awards 2016, organised by leading publications the Health Service Journal and the Nursing Times.

The team supports care homes to improve the safety and quality of care for their residents. It works with staff at around 70 local care homes and focuses on the six Cs: compassion, commitment, competence, courage, communication and care.

The...

Volunteers needed to work on historic tramway

Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 10 July as he leads a team of volunteers to continue working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor. The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.

The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey toTeignmouth on the south coast.

A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the...

Local News

Exeter funeral home makes eggs-tra special donation

Man wanted for breach of tagging order

Fire crews called to kitchen blaze in Exeter

Proposals to extend Teign Estuary Trail

Stagecoach activities for Catch the Bus Week

70/30 Campaign Promoted in Devon

Hunt for fake policeman in Mid Devon

Top chef backs Exeter leisure complex

Councils partner-up to protect environment

Trust shortlisted for national patient safety award

Volunteers needed to work on historic tramway

It's your Daily

You make the news

Top video

Selco Builders Warehouse | England Rugby star Jack Nowell visits Exeter Saracens junior teams

Exeter Weather

Search form

Local News

Top video

Exeter Weather