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A crow had to be freed by fire crews after getting its head stuck between solar panels in Tiverton this morning (Saturday 25 July).

The crow had become trapped, by its head, between two solar panels on the roof of a two storey house in Palmerston Park.

A fire appliance from Tiverton was mobilised following a request from an RSPCA warden who was in attendance at the property.

Firefighters rescued the cow using a ladder, a roof ladder and safe working at heights equipment.

Duty of care was left with the RSPCA warden.

A current and former student at an Exeter state school have won prestigious awards in a national online mentoring scheme to boost academic success and career confidence.

Kaydie Hicks, a student at St James School, and alumna Alli German, who works in public administration for Devon County Council, won the Third Sector Mentee of the Year award, sponsored by Total Professions, and Industry Mentor of the Year award, sponsored by Harper Adams University, respectively at the Brightside Online Mentoring Awards.

The two linked up together under a scheme run by the national...

Hundreds of ladies are preparing to give cancer ‘double trouble’ at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life by taking part in the 10k event at Westpoint Exeter this month.

Race for Life 10k will take place on Sunday, 26 July and over 600 determined ladies have already signed up to show the disease that hell hath no fury like a woman in pink.

Event organisers are calling on mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and workmates who want to take on the challenge to sign up as soon as possible.

The 10k event takes place at the same venue as the 5k course. Both are non-...

A collection of signed limited edition artworks comprised of iconic Marvel comic book covers are available at Castle Fine Art, Exeter. In its fourth release in collaboration with Choice Fine Art, Marvel’s fine art publisher, Washington Green has published six new images to join its bestselling ‘Superheroes’ portfolio. The new works pay tribute to some of Marvel’s most memorable characters; Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, the X-Men and Wolverine – a character published as part of the series for the first time. Each of the limited edition prints are hand signed by Stan Lee, 92,...