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The UK’s leading marine charity says it hopes people who love the coast around Devon will take part in a nationwide beach clean event which includes clean-ups at Beacon Cove, Slapton Sands, Seaton, Dawlish Warren, Cockleridge, Instow and Croyde. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) runs regular beach cleans around the UK which this year will culminate in the Great British Beach Clean over the weekend of the 19th-22nd September. MCS says it hopes to get a record number of people cleaning beaches around the UK during its Great British Beach Clean weekend and is looking for volunteers in...

Residents living close to a pedestrian crossing where a 12-year-old boy was killed, today said they had predicted a serious accident would happen there.

The collision with a lorry happened on the crossing on the Topsham side of Countess Wear roundabout last Thursday afternoon (28 August).

The boy, from Exeter, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival. The lorry driver was uninjured.

And today local residents voiced their fears that unless changes are made this wouldn't be the...

The 12-year-old boy killed in an accident at an Exeter crossing has been named as Leo Gregory.

And police today appealed for a cyclist seen on CCTV near the scene to come forward.

Emergency services were called to Topsham Road near Countess Wear at 3.10pm on Thursday 28 August, after a collision between the boy and a skip lorry at the pedestrian crossing. Leo sustained serious injuries and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival. The lorry driver was uninjured. The road was closed for five hours while serious...

Shop staff and volunteers at the Exeter British Heart Foundation (BHF) Furniture & Electrical store have thanked residents for their support over the past year by hosting a party and inviting the whole community. The party took place at the Exeter BHF Furniture & Electrical store on Cheeke Street yesterday. Thanks to the Exeter community, BHF shops in Devon have raised £1,390,000 for the BHF over the past year. This staggering amount has enabled the BHF to fund 166 defibrillators, seven heart support groups and 26 health care professionals in the local area. The Exeter Furniture...