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The achievements of athletes, coaches and volunteers from across Devon were celebrated at Sandy Park on Friday (8th May) at the Exeter Foundation annual Devon Sports Awards in association with Active Devon.

The Awards were hosted by BBC Spotlight Sports Reporter Dave Gibbins, and featured guest speaker Mark Foster, who inspired the audience with anecdotes of his swimming and career since retirement.

The main prize of the evening, the Exeter Foundation award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport in Devon, went to Sports Therapist and Table Tennis coach Liz May, who is the...

An Exeter man has caused an internet sensation by strutting down the city’s High Street wearing hotpants and heels – all in aid of Hospiscare!

More than 137,000 people have watched videos of bearded Mark Williamson, wearing a tie, shirt and jacket, with bright blue shiny hot-pants and heels, strutting his stuff to bemused shoppers.

Mark,47, was dared to carry out the crazy stunt, copying the Money Supermarket’s ad, Dave’s Epic Strut, and after practising in his lounge and the garden he stunned and amused Saturday shoppers who of course got their phones out and filmed him....

On Sunday 17 May, from 10am to 5pm, over 350 vintage vehicles will park up in style to celebrate ‘classic car day’ in the historic parkland at Killerton, near Exeter.

‘Classic car enthusiasts travel far and wide to show off their prized vehicles at the renowned annual event in the hope of winning the coveted Killerton House Cup for the ‘best car in show’.

Visitors can also explore over 50 stalls selling jewellery, furniture, silk scarves and textiles, listen to live jazz or wander around the National Trust house, gardens and parkland.

Food lovers can enjoy a served...

Neighbourhood officers stopped more than 60 vehicles during a successful traffic operation in the Honiton area on Thursday 14 May.

Officers from Honiton Neighbourhood Policing Team, the Special Constabulary and a team from the Vehicle Inspectorate (VOSA) carried out stop checks in Dunkeswell and Sidmouth Road, Honiton.

Overall a total of 64 vehicles were stopped and the drivers were spoken to at both locations.

Of these, four traffic offence reports were issued by police for excess speed, no seat belts and no insurance offences. VOSA issued six prohibition notices...