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Two friends are taking on the challenge of cycling from Exeter to Paris (via Roscoff) to raise funds for local charity Hospiscare. Leif Tarry and Dave Clift will set off from the hospice in Dryden Road tomorrow (Friday 16 May) on the start their 525 mile challenge.

Dave and Leif have calculated that the challenge will take roughly a week to complete; this is if they stick to their 75 miles a day.

Dave and Leif have been actively fundraising for a couple of months with the help of Leif’s partner, Mary, who has been holding cake sales galore to help boost the boys fundraising...

East Devon District Council's Countryside team are pleased to have their own version of ‘Springwatch’ going on right now at the Axe Estuary Wetlands.

Cameras have been set up in two of the nest boxes on the nature reserve, allowing visitors to watch the fascinating comings and goings of nesting Blue Tit and Kestrel pairs live on monitor screens in the Information Centre.

The kestrels are a new nestbox-camera species for the wetlands, much to the delight of site manager Steve Edmonds: “The pair have five eggs which are expected to hatch sometime this week. Once hatched, the...

A short film by a University of Exeter film student has been selected to be showcased as part of Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Aygul Bakanova’s film the‘Void’, includes famous actors and is the product of collaboration with the Danish director Milad Alami. The film takes place on a ferry from Køge to Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. It features a star-studded cast including Lars Mikkelsen of The Killing, Borgen and Sherlock fame, and Game of Thrones actor Dar Salim. The Void will premiere on Thursday 15 May at the Théâtre Croisette as part of the Cannes Film...

An Exeter man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a a coach hit a wall in Cornwall killing two female passengers. Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 1pm on Tuesday (13 May). The coach had been travelling on the A387 from the Plymouth direction towards Looe between Sandplace and Widegates when the incident occurred. It was operated by Carmel and police believe it was being used for a trip organised by Age Concern from Exmouth.

The 57-year-old driver has been taken into police custody at Launceston. He was later released police...