Police are investigating a robbery at knifepoint which took place on Cowick street, Exeter.
A 25-year-old man was walking down an alleyway on Buddle Lane near the junction of Dunsford Hill when he was approached by an unknown man.
The offender threatened the victim with a knife and walked him to a cash point at the Tesco Metro on Cowick Street. The victim was forced to withdraw £50. The offender then took the bank card and withdrew a further £120, after which the victim managed to retrieve his bank card and ran away.
The Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA), organisers of the Devon County Show and Westpoint Arena, today announced the election of John Lee OBE FRAgS as its Chairman of the Board of Management.
Mr Lee has been involved with the County Show for many years as a steward, chief steward and previously held the position of chairman for seven years.
“I am delighted to have been appointed chairman of the DCAA Board of Management and look forward to working closely with the Board and Council to deliver a successful future for the DCAA, Westpoint and the Devon County Show,”...
From 17 September, visitors to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) will find some surprising and innovative sculptures. Centre-stage will be a single, massive, pulsating, inflatable sculpture inhabiting most of the gallery.
Artist Michael Shaw’s sculpture is original, dynamic and fun. In this exhibition, Michael Shaw: Sculpting the Museum, he responds to artefacts from RAMM’s collections using metals, plastics and natural materials, using laser cutting and rapid prototyping. His sculptures are displayed alongside the original artefacts as a 21st-century Cabinet of...
More than 2,000 children were among those reported to police for indecent images offences over the last 3 years, according to recent figures.
As a result, the RSPCA is urging parents to talk to children about the risks of sexting and sharing nude selfies on social media as this may be partly fuelling the rise in offences by under-18s.
Earlier this year, the charity carried out research by conducting interviews with 32 parents and carers . This was followed by an online survey of 1000 parents and carers from across the UK.
With the summer holidays over and children heading back to school this week, many parents may feel a sense of relief as their daily order returns. However, research from motor experts Confused.com also reveals that the new school term signals the end of quiet roads and the start of longer commutes. The average Brit will see 40 minutes per week added to their daily drive to work.
The average daily commute will increase from a swift 22 minutes per day during the school holidays, to half an hour during term time. It comes as no surprise that when children are back in school, over a...
SkyBar will be popping-up in Exeter on 16th & 17th September 2016.
Following the sell-out successes of the SkyBar events already this season, SkyBar will be bringing its unique, Balearic beach club vibe to Exeter for the first time this September! Blending cocktail bar chic with a terrific party atmosphere, SkyBar has quickly established a reputation across the southwest as the hottest tickets this summer.
With an unrivalled and exiting take on what makes an unforgettable night out, SkyBar has rewritten the rulebook when it comes to pop-up events.
Autumn may have begun but the weather this week will be feeling on the sticky side.
Forecasters are predicting temperatures above 20C with humidity high for the next few days.
You may also want to take your brolly with you as showers are a possibilty.
The four-day forecast is as follows.
Monday:
Monday will be cloudy with hill and coastal fog patches at times. Rain will quickly become light and patchy with some brighter spells possible later, while turning humid and warm. Maximum Temperature 22 °C.
Supermarket Morrisons is to cut prices on meat, veg and fruit this week.
A spokesman said it would be reducing prices on nearly 160 products by an average 12 per cent on the items, in the latest round of its Price Crunch campaign. The latest move comes just a month after Morrisons trimmed the price of more than 1,000 products, including toiletries and seasonal fruit and vegetables, by an average of 18%.
Retailers believe that food price inflation is unlikely to arrive until the autumn when the supply of UK-grown fresh produce reduces and they are forced to buy more food...
Plymouth Science Park’s landmark £7million building already has two top London-based firms wanting to move in.
Both are relocating their R&D hubs to Plymouth Science Park, drawn by its innovation, support for businesses, technological advancement and partnership working with the South West Local Enterprise Partnership, Plymouth University and Plymouth City Council.
The South West’s enviable lifestyle, more affordable rents and salaries, freedom from dreary commutes, less staff poaching, and an enhanced quality of life give businesses relocating here an advantage over...
In what is the first meeting between these two Premiership prize-fighters, it was Wasps who delivered the first telling blow of the new season against the Exeter Chiefs.
Undone in all three top flights meetings by the Chiefs last season, Dai Young’s side enacted a spot of revenge in this seasonal opener as a late flurry of points drove them down victory lane.
Jimmy Gopperth – the hero in last season’s European Champions Cup quarter-final between the two clubs – again proved the match winner, converting Tommy Taylor’s late try, as well as a penalty to finish with a personal...
