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An Exeter man has been charged with grievous bodily harm after an incident in the city.

Police were alerted by ambulance crews that a man had been stabbed at a property in Salutary Mount, Exeter just before 5am on Saturday 28th June.

Officers attended and arrested a man at the scene.

The injured man, aged 58 and from Exeter, was taken to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital for treatment. He suffered stab wounds to his back which are not life threatening nor life changing, he has since been released from hospital.

Steven Ritchie, aged 47, from Exeter was...

From Dartmoor to the Peak District and from the North York Moors to the Lake District, England’s uplands are iconic landscapes that improve the environment, help combat climate change, provide havens for nature and benefits for people, such as clean drinking water.

Nowhere is this statement more true than upland peatlands.

But today a partnership of wildlife groups and industry is reminding government only four per cent of England’s upland peatlands are in good ‘ecological’ condition, and the remainder is not living up to its potential for providing homes for nature and...

East Devon District Council is inviting all residents of Axmouth Parish, plus voluntary and community groups and other local organisations, to send their ideas to Axmouth Parish Council on how £3,450 can be spent on sport in the area.

All the funds available have been accumulated by the district council from recent housing developments in the parish of Axmouth (Section 106 money). EDDC has a nationally acclaimed policy of involving residents in deciding how this money is spent.

Axmouth Parish Council is urging individuals as well as voluntary and community groups and other...

Local Heroes, a national charity developed by Devon and Cornwall Police officer Ryan Doyle, has gained the support of two British celebrities.

Actor and producer Greg Wise, known for his roles in 'Sense & Sensibility' and 'Cranford', is the charity’s new patron.

Exeter-based TV chef Glenn Cosby, who rose to fame on The Great British Bake Off, joins the charity as its latest hero.

Local Heroes raises awareness of hate crime and gives young people the confidence to recognise and report it, by delivering workshops through trained youth workers.

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