Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, the National Police Chiefs' Council Lead on Modern Slavery, have welcomed today’s news that the Home Secretary is backing their bid for extra resources to tackle modern slavery. Amber Rudd has announced that the Government is giving an extra £8.5 million nationally to help police fight this crime. This new response, led by Devon and Cornwall, will provide over 50 dedicated analysts, specialists and investigators. These additional capabilities will help police in England and Wales transform their current work....
One Big Mop Productions has announced the winner of a competition to create a work of art for its forthcoming film The Darkness of the Moor.
The film is a horror / mystery set on Dartmoor and based on its surrounding legends.
The competition was created in association with The Prince’s Trust and South West Art Workshops. The artwork is a truly stunning piece created by Mark Chilcott, and depicts The Great Storm of Widecombe-in-the-Moor when the devil supposedly attacked Widecombe church in 1638.
Mark used needles on wood in the old classical wood-carving style of...
The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust has become the new provider at Honiton Minor Injuries Unit (MIU).
The Trust is running the service, based at Honiton Community Hospital, for a 12-month period. The MIU was previously run by Northern Devon Healthcare Trust. Highly qualified nurse practitioners with expertise in treating a whole range of minor injuries will staff the unit.
Adel Jones, Divisional Director for Medicine at the RD&E, said: “We would encourage the population in and around Honiton to use the Minor Injuries Unit as much as possible whenever it is...
Police were called following reports of the alarms going off at the Banburys Store in Gold Street, Tiverton, at around 4.15am today (18 October).
It appears that a saloon-type car was used to force the doors to gain access to the store. People wearing balaclavas managed to steal vast quantities of perfume before fleeing the area in the same vehicle up Bampton Street.
Police are appealing for witnesses and would also like to hear from anyone who has come across any discarded items in the area including perfume and balaclavas, or who have been offered any perfume for sale....
Jack Walker, from Plymouth, has been named the south west’s Most Promising Trainee Civil Engineer in a prestigious regional awards programme run by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). Jack joined Dawnus Construction in Exeter in 2013 as an industrial placement student, but kept in touch with his colleagues after returning to university. He graduated from Plymouth University with a 1st class honours degree and re-joined Dawnus in May 2015. Since that time, he has been working on the 12 Dock project in Devonport, where he is now the sole engineer supervising the...
The Department for Education has announced (17 October 2016) that Richard Atkins CBE has been appointed to the role of Further Education (FE) Commissioner and will lead the government’s work to boost the quality of further education in England.
Richard Atkins takes on the role from current FE Commissioner Sir David Collins who will be retiring in November 2016.
A former Principal and Chief Executive at Exeter College and Yeovil College, Richard has an exceptional record of raising standards and improving outcomes for learners. During his tenure, he led Exeter from a ‘...
A new children’s play area at Knightshayes Court will be officially opened on Saturday 22 October in time for half-term.
Injecting new life into four fallen oak trees, the installation includes a tree house as well as tunnels bored into the trunks of the huge trees.
For 150 years, the cluster of fast-growing turkey oaks towered over the gentle, rolling landscape at Knightshayes; until the high winds of winter 2014 resulted in all four blowing over. Three came down in just one night, casualties of a storm which caused over 100 trees to fall across the estate, the greatest...
A part of their 2016 tour, O&O comedy duo are bringing their hit Ed fringe show The Good Stuff to the Beehive Arts Centre in Honiton this Friday 21st October.
Described as a “young Wood & Walters” O&O, aka Marina O’Shea and Tessa (O’) Gaukroger, aka The Funny One and The Tall One, followed rapturous reviews, sold out shows and a host of industry nominations with a successful debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.
Some may remember that the duo premiered a work in progress of the show at the Beehive back in March to a sold out crowd, and they are...
REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 5TH NOVEMBER BONFIRE NIGHT @ TOPSHAM RUGBY CLUB
Whatever the weather, Topsham RFC will endeavour to provide a warm and friendly atmosphere for the whole family to enjoy the spectacular display. Gates open at 17:00. Bar Open, includes guest real ales and delicious mulled wine. Delicious Hot Food, all the old favourites from 'the clubhouse' kitchen and BBQ. This is Topsham RFC's biggest fundraising event of the year, proceeds go a long way to maintaining the clubhouse and grounds, which we believe to be a great asset to the community. Please support us and...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision that has left two dead and a further two in hospital.
Emergency services were called following reports of a collision on the A358 Chard Road near Tytherleigh, just outside Axminster at 3.30pm on Monday 17th October.
The collision involved a Citroën Xsara Picasso and a Ford Transit Luton van; the Citroën was heading towards Axminster and the Ford Transit was heading in the opposite direction.
As a result of the collision, the 44-year-old female driver of the Citroën and a 17-year-old passenger both...
