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On Tuesday 17 February 2015 an internal misconduct hearing was held in respect of a serving police sergeant.

A member of the public had made a complaint that the sergeant had been seen engaging in sexual activity with another, in a public place whilst on duty.

The sergeant admitted the allegation and that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct.

The sergeant was dismissed from the police service without notice.

Assistant Chief Constable Russ Middleton said: “We expect the highest standards of professional behaviour from all of our officers and staff. The...

Devon County Council has submitted a £44 million bid to the Government for additional funding for major resurfacing, drainage and streetlight improvements on some of Devon’s most critical road infrastructure.

Devon is attempting to secure a share of the £575 million Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund. In a joint collaboration with Torbay Council, it’s looking to secure £34.29 million to fund improvements to the A39 and A361 North Devon Link Road and the A380, all of which serve future growth developments which are currently in the pipeline.

The road upgrade schemes...

Exeter Phoenix is to receive £320,745 from the Arts Council’s Capital funding programme to revamp the building’s facilities and develop their digital resources to enhance audience experiences.

They are one of five organisations in the south west that have been awarded a total of £1.25 million towards developing the sustainability and resilience of their buildings in the third round of Arts Council England’s small scale Capital funding scheme.

The Phoenix will use their grant to undertake a range of enhancements to the building’s infrastructure that will increase capacity in...

How do you transport large, exotic and venomous fish from the English Riviera to zoos on the Continent? The answer is – with great care…

Staff at Living Coasts, Torquay’s coastal zoo, recently had the unenviable task of moving two stingrays to Antwerp Zoo and another to Pairi Daiza, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, in south western Belgium.

The blue spotted ribbon tail ray, Taeniura lymma, is capable of injuring humans with its venomous tail spines, which is why keepers wear special venom defender gloves for the operation. Although in fact the biggest issue is...