Local News

Police have appealed for information over an unprovoked assault in Exeter city centre.

Officers are investigating after an 18-year-old woman was pulled to the floor by her hair in Sidwell Street between 12.10pm and 12.35pm on Thursday 6 June.

The attack has had a significant impact on the victim and several passers-by intervened and assisted her at the time.

Officers investigating the assault have urged any witnesses to come forward.

Anyone who has information is urged to contact police by calling 101, or emailing 101@dc.police.uk, quoting crime reference CR...

An author and consultant from Devon has been shortlisted in a competition to find the ‘World’s Best Business Locations’.

Natalie Trice, 45, from Bishopsteignton, entered a photo of her workplace on the beach in Shaldon, Devon. She said: "I often head to the beach to work, hold meetings and even do one to one training sessions and mentoring there.

"This was taken in February and while it was cold, it was beautiful and reminds me of how lucky we are to live and work, by the sea. I love the water and find that being able to walk along the sand on my way to work is both...

The charity behind the region’s three top zoos has launched a new website with a new look and a radical new approach. Wild Planet Trust is the new name for the charity that runs Paignton Zoo, Living Coasts in Torquay and Newquay Zoo in Cornwall.

The charity’s new website places a strong emphasis on highlighting the conservation and research work of the zoos.

Trust spokesperson Phil Knowling said: “Our new website leads on our science and conservation work. This is the most important thing we do, and we wanted to make that clear. The site has a strong look and is easy to get...

Today marks the one year countdown to the start of the RD&E’s MY CARE Programme - the single biggest clinical transformation programme ever undertaken at the Trust. This is also the first transformation of its type in the UK to be implemented across the acute hospital and community services.

MY CARE aims to fundamentally improve people’s experience of care at the RD&E (including members of the public, patients, carers and staff), by better connecting care between our hospitals, community clinics and the care people receive at home. It means that patients will be seen in the...