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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Exeter Racecourse has launched a brand-new Community Raceday and is inviting people across Devon to nominate a community hero who deserves recognition.

Community Raceday takes place on Friday, February 20, during half term, and coincides with Devon Day at the racecourse. The initiative celebrates the people who make a real difference in their communities – from volunteers and carers to sports coaches, fundraisers and quiet grafters who go above and beyond.

Every nominee will receive a free ticket to Exeter Racecourse, and one overall winner will be treated to a Family...

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Jamil sets his sights on British Curry Awards

Jamil Miah, founder of Denley's Essence of India in Topsham, is hoping to garner some all-important support from fans of the popular Indian restaurant for the chance of winning a prestigious British Curry Award later this year. Having been shortlisted four times already, since 2009, Jamil says he is excited about the possibility of coming away with a grand prize this year.

Jamil says: “With over 200,000 nominations received last year, every person’s vote counts, so we are asking all our loyal customers to help us in our goal of winning one of these esteemed awards.”

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Drivers urged to take extra care this summer

In summertime throughout Devon and Somerset the roads become busier than ever as holiday makers arrive.

Watching your speed is important throughput the year but Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is asking all road users to take extra care during the summer months.

According to the latest Statistics from Road Casualties Great Britain, in 2013 speed was involved in collisions where 3,064 people were either fatally or seriously injured.

Clearly it is essential that people stick to the posted speed limit but it is also vitally important to get the message...

Kitsons raise £5k in Three Peaks Challenge

Twenty-four members of staff from leading Devon law firm Kitsons braved the elements and successfully overcame the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge.

Their reward for completing what is known as one of the toughest challenges in the UK was raising more than £5,000 for Diabetes UK in memory of their colleague Mark Batten.

Mark, who was Chief Cashier at Kitsons, passed away suddenly in March 2014. He worked at Kitsons for over 35 years and was a prominent and well liked member of the firm.

On Saturday 11th July 2015, four teams of walkers and one team of runners from...

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in urgent debt

Leading local advice charity, Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau, has today published its advice trend statistics for July 2015.

The charity helped 17% more people; with 2435 people helped directly with advice and information on 5446 individual problems since 1 April 2015.

Clients with urgent, or priority debts, owed an average of £3,039.92 to their creditors, an increase of 122.3% on the previous year. Urgent debts include things like mortgage, rent and council tax.

The increase in the amounts owed to urgent, or priority, creditors is a real worry. It is a clear...

Improve your health by walking in Exeter

Walking for Health and ROC Active Exeter have joined forces to make the most of the secret green footpaths of Exeter to provide a fun, FREE walking group, which is open for all to enjoy.

ROCs new health walk group has been a great success so far. Last week, as the sun shone, some walkers stopped at the park for games whilst others carried on further, taking in some hidden paths and exploring the wonderful nature along the canal right by Exeter's City Centre.

All ROCs Walking for Health walks are open to everyone and provide a fun chance to work up to your 150 minutes of...

Body found on East Devon beach

The body of a woman was found at Budleigh Salterton beach on Friday 14 August.

The body was discovered shortly before 6pm, not far from Steamer steps by a member of the public.

Police believe the body to be that of 48-year-old Jayne Brocklehurst, who has been missing from her home in Budleigh since Saturday 8 August.

A police spokesman said: “Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the family have been informed.”

A38 reopens after serious collision

All lanes are now open and traffic is easing after earlier accident investigation work on A38 near Chudleigh.

Emergency services were called at 3.45am (Monday 17 August) after a Ford Transit van left the road and collided with a tree near to the Chudleigh turn off.

Three men have been taken to hospital and one of the men has sustained serious injuries.

The van was transporting six dogs who are all safe and have temporarily been taken to a local kennel.

Both lanes on the A38 Exeter-bound were closed at Chudleigh following the collision and diversions were put...

Serious collision closes A38

The A38 northbound remains closed near Chudleigh following a serious collision earlier this morning (Monday 17 August).

Emergency services were called at 3.45am after a Ford Transit van left the road and collided with a tree near to the Chudleigh turn off.

Three men have been taken to hospital and one of the men has sustained serious injuries.

The A38 northbound has been closed at Chudleigh for accident investigation work, and is likely to remain shut all morning.

Traffic is being diverted through Finlake and drivers are advised to avoid the area for the...

Help revenge porn campaigner win award

Laura Higgins from Exeter has been shortlisted for the TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards and is now in the running to receive £10,000 for her local project.

Laura is having a big digital impact in the area so make sure you get behind her by voting on www.talktalkdigitalheroes.co.uk

Laura is competing against four others to be nominated as the Internet Safety Digital Hero.

Laura has been working on the Revenge Porn Helpline, the first of its kind in Europe.

After supporting an increasing number of people who had been harassed by having their intimate photos...

Severe droughts could lead to widespread loss of butterflies by 2050

Widespread drought-sensitive butterfly population extinctions could occur in the UK as early as 2050 according to a new study published today in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change.

However, the authors conclude that substantial greenhouse gas emission reductions combined with better management of landscapes, in particular reducing habitat fragmentation, will greatly improve the chances of drought-sensitive butterflies flying until at least 2100.

The study was led by the UK’s Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) in collaboration with the University of Exeter,...

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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Jamil sets his sights on British Curry Awards

Drivers urged to take extra care this summer

Kitsons raise £5k in Three Peaks Challenge

Exeter CAB reports huge rise in urgent debt

Improve your health by walking in Exeter

Body found on East Devon beach

A38 reopens after serious collision

Serious collision closes A38

Help revenge porn campaigner win award

Severe droughts could lead to widespread loss of butterflies by 2050

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