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Doctors in Devon are asking people to look in on their elderly relatives, neighbours and friends now that the cold weather is setting in.

As part of the national ‘Winter Friends’ NHS Choices campaign, Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) has launched a short film to encourage people to keep an eye out for the elderly over the cold months.

The film was produced with the help of Devon Senior Voice and reminds people to check in on senior citizens and make sure they keep warm, do not feel lonely and are coping well.

The film...

Exeter City Council has said today that it would be looking at its policy regarding dogs on leads in parks following a recent attack in Belmont Park last weekend.

The recent attack left dog owner Helen Dale in RD&E hospital after another dog attacked her Jack Russell, Poppy.

The dog’s owners, a man and a woman in their 20s, have not yet been traced.

The attack comes after a Pit bull type dog attacked and killed a Yorkshire terrier in August.

The attack also took place in Belmont Park and saw the pit bull breed dog destroyed under the Dangerous Dogs Act...

The eastern Sahara Desert was once home to a 45,000 km2 freshwater lake similar in surface area to the largest in the world today. A study led by the University of Exeter has revealed that the mega lake was probably formed more than one hundred thousand years ago in the White Nile River Valley in Sudan. Dr Tim Barrows of the University of Exeter and colleagues used a dating approach based on exposure to cosmic rays to measure the amount of the isotope beryllium-10 in shoreline deposits. Its abundance can be used to calculate how long rocks or sediments have been exposed at the surface of...

Police in Ilfracombe are investigating a series of burglaries where credit cards, TVs, laptops and even a car have been taken from homes in the area.

The burglaries which began in the New Year have targeted insecure homes usually during the night.

A police spokesperson said: “We are advising residents to be extra vigilant and ensure all doors and ground floor windows are secured at night, including sheds and garages.

“If anyone who has seen anyone acting suspiciously or has any information about this recent spate please let us know.”

Five homes have been...