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In November Devon and Cornwall Police is focusing its roads policing efforts on young and emerging drivers. Road collisions impact significantly on people’s lives and it is stark truth that they remain the leading cause of death for young adults aged between 15 and 24, accounting for over a quarter of deaths in the 15 to 19 age group. This month police are concentrating on this group to improve attitudes to driving and risk taking. The primary factors for fatal collisions are speed, drink or drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, driver distraction and careless or inconsiderate driving....

Peter Cooper is a Zoology student at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall campus who is actively inspiring young people, including his housemate Charlotte Wetherill, who nominated him for Hidden Heroes, to share his love of wildlife.

Peter uses his time to volunteer for good causes working towards protecting the planet and regularly volunteers as a keeper at the New Forest badger group, at Marwell Zoo and at RSPB date with nature. In addition to his volunteer work and university work Peter involves himself in numerous groups and societies such as Focus on Nature, Bioscience...

Residents in Exeter are being asked for their views on plans to create a new recreational park and amend the layout of Hollow Lane. The proposals, which have been developed by Devon County Council in partnership with Exeter City Council and East Devon District Council, include the creation of a new park on land surrounding the road, which will include a range of green areas such as grassed land, trees and shrubs and a community orchard. There are also plans to provide a new walking and cycling route through the park which will form part of a wider route linking the East and West of the...

It's been 50 years since the THINK! road safety campaign was launched and road safety officers in Devon are reminding people of the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

In Devon during 2012 and 2013 there were a total of 3,529 recorded injury collisions. Of these, 148 collisions, including seven deaths, were as a result of road collisions where alcohol was recorded as being a contributory factor.

Ali Morrish from Exeter lost her daughter Anna in 2008 when she accepted a lift home after a party from a driver who had been drinking. She was killed aged just...