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Exeter Racecourse concluded its season against the backdrop of stunning blue skies and a plethora of colour as ladies and gentlemen from across the region converged to celebrate ladies night.

Dozens came forward for the best dressed competitions, with Lynne Hailstone from Kingsteignton judged the overall winner.

Her prizes included a stay at the South Sands Hotel in Salcombe, a gin school experience with Salcombe Distilling Company, a voucher for a dress from Henry Hunt and delicious goodies from Devon Hampers. Kathleen Simmons from Truro was second and her prizes included...

Petrol heads can get their fill of vintage vehicles this spring at Killerton, when over 400 classic car enthusiasts take a pit stop in the historic parkland to showcase their polished pride and joys. The roaring event takes place on Sunday 14 May at the Killerton Estate, just outside of Exeter. With a backdrop arguably as beautiful as the auto motives, visitors can cruise into summer by admiring hundreds of classics while soaking up the surrounding cared-for landscape. Buttercup, a 1950’s yellow truck, will also be making a special guest appearance with the vintage vocal trio, ‘The Liberty...

Devon and Cornwall Police is planning to increase the number of officers trained to carry Tasers from the current 550, to up to 1,200 by September 2019.

This represents around 85% of the regular, uniformed front line officers (excluding PCSOs & Special Constables); about 41% of total officer strength.

The announcement comes after the Home Office recently announced the authorisation of the Taser X2 as the conductive energy device model for use in the UK.

Ops Commander for Devon and Cornwall Police & Dorset Police, Chief Superintendent Jim Nye said: “With ever...

You just took 6 weeks of leave from your day job and it is time to have some fun. You may end up picking your laptop to see what is happening around or play a game online. But what if you could make money from what you love to do? Do not confuse a hobby with work. However, a hobby can become your job. Most successful entrepreneurs started their ventures as a passion, which later developed into a money making business. For example, if you play free slots for fun and you are a pro at it, you can choose to monetize it by switching to the real money version. This way, you will be able to...