This Autumn, YouTube’s biggest stars will come together once again to raise money for vital cancer research as part of ‘Stand Up To Cancer with YouTube http://youtube.standuptocancer.org.uk .
Over 1,000 hours, Zoella, Alfie Deyes, Dan and Phil, Caspar Lee, Joe Sugg, Oli White, Louise Sprinkle of Glitter, Marcus Butler, Ali A, Pixiwoo, Spencer FC, Sorted Food, Jim Chapman, Niki and Sammy and many more will get creative in their fundraising efforts to inspire their millions of subscribers and fans to help beat cancer.
“Following on from last year’s hugely successful 12-hour...
Gareth Steenson says a return to home comforts can help provide the perfect lift he and his Exeter Chiefs team-mates need after losing to Wasps in their seasonal opener at Wasps at the weekend.
Rob Baxter’s side will kick-off their home campaign this Sunday with a testing engagement against reigning English and European champions Saracens at Sandy Park (3pm).
With just one defeat on home soil in 20 months – that incidentally against Saracens last February – Steenson admits delivering on home turf is a key incentive.
“It’s a good test to put things right,” said the...
A Crown Prosecution Service report on crimes against women shows that 206 people were prosecuted for disclosing private sexual images without consent in the year 2015 -16, ending March. Abuse online is pervasive, and young victims are particularly vulnerable.
Alexandra Whiston-Dew, a solicitor at Mishcon de Reya, notes that increased convictions under the new law demonstrate that victims and the police are becoming increasingly confident in tackling revenge porn. She states that it is important that victims are encouraged to report online abuse, despite the uniquely humiliating...
Exeter City Football Club and Exeter Chiefs have united to give their support to plans for a major new leisure complex in the city centre.
St Sidwell’s Point, an environmentally-friendly and sustainable building at the heart of the new Grecian Quarter, has been given a ringing endorsement by both clubs.
The cutting edge development, which will be built at the heart of the redeveloped bus station site, will be a world class leisure attraction with three pools, a health suite and spa, soft play area and 150 station fitness suite.
Police in Teignbridge are appealing for information in relation to an incident that occurred at an address in Fore Street, Bovey Tracey on Sunday 28th August 2016, between 10.30pm and 11.00pm.
During the incident the victim, a 31 year-old man, was subjected to a violent assault inside the premises and sustained substantial head injuries which required hospital treatment.
The two male suspects who were dressed in black are believed to have made off along Fore Street, in possession of numerous items of stolen property including mobile phones and a tv. It is possible they left...
Police are appealing to the public to help them locate 37-year-old Margaret Elston, who is missing from Exeter.
Margaret is described as a white woman, approximately 5”7 tall and of slim build with long mousey brown/blonde hair.
Officers do not know what she was wearing but she favours hooded tops often Animal brand, black jeans or tracksuit trousers with black Ugg boots, and often wears a black waterproof coat or gillet.
Margaret was last seen on 23rd August in Exeter and it is unusual for her to be missing for so long without being in contact with her family....
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.
