Officers searching for Nathan Wood, who went missing in Totnes on Friday 5 August, have found a body in the River Dart.
The body was discovered by police divers at around 12pm on Sunday 7 August.
Formal identification has not yet taken place but Nathan’s family have been informed.
Detectives from Totnes CID will carry out a full investigation into the circumstances of the teenager’s death and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
Nathan, who was 16 and from the Paignton area, was reported missing to police on Friday 5 August. He was last seen in the...
On Friday (22 July), local councillors, tenants and housing professionals came together to celebrate the official completion of The Guinness Partnership’s latest homes in Topsham, Exeter. The ten brand new homes on the new Seabrook Orchards estate, developed by Bloor Homes, are comprised of two and three bedroom houses, with six for social rent and four for shared-ownership. Allan Ramsay, Director of Investment and Commercial at The Guinness Partnership, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to offer brand new homes to the people of Topsham in a community that has so much to offer. Seabrook...
Chudleigh Town Council has submitted an application for their whole Parish to be designated as a Neighbourhood Area with a view to producing a Neighbourhood Plan.
Local people who live and work in and around Chudleigh are being invited to comment on the application to create a Neighbourhood Plan area for Chudleigh.
The consultation runs for four weeks, until 4.30pm Tuesday 30th August 2016.
A Neighbourhood Plan is a community-led process for guiding the future development, regeneration and conservation of an area and is about letting the people who know about and...
A mental health charity in Exeter is set to reach out to more women thanks to a grand donation from a leading UK housebuilder. Mind in Exeter & East Devon has been handed a £1,000 donation from Persimmon Homes South West courtesy of the housebuilder’s Community Champions scheme, which sees a pot of £24,000 donated to local groups and charities. The funding will be directed to ‘The Women’s Network’, a service from the group that has a sole focus on women that have become isolated after experiencing a mental health difficulty. Rose Jordan, marketing, community and events fundraising...
Exeter City opened their EFL League Two season with a 2-0 defeat at Blackpool in the first clash between the two sides since 2001.
Kyle Vassell’s first half goal gave the Seasiders the lead and an unfortunate own goal by Troy Brown condemned the Grecians to defeat.
It was a case of ‘what if’ for Exeter, who hit the post twice in the first half, but could not find a way past home goalkeeper Sam Slocombe.
City handed debuts to three of their summer recruits with Pierce Sweeney starting at centre back, Lloyd James in central midfield and Robbie Simpson up front. Craig...
To honour the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare, The Festival Players Theatre Company is bringing one of the Bard’s most famous plays, Hamlet, to Powderham Castle on Wednesday 17 August.
Thought to have been first performed in 1600, Hamlet is considered the greatest tragedy in the English language. The gripping production will be performed in the atmospheric courtyard of Powderham Castle, by The Festival Players Theatre Company, a professional theatre company from Gloucestershire who have been touring Shakespeare’s plays for 30 years. For this production, musical...
Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are enjoying visiting the Rainbow Rhino at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre.
The life-size juvenile rhino was decorated as part of The Great Big Rhino Project, a mass public art event which aims to raise awareness about conservation. Pupils from across the 7-18 co-educational school submitted designs for the sculpture with Year 4 pupil Jasmine Hardy’s colourful interpretation coming out top. A team of pupils from Exeter Junior and Senior School worked hard in their own time to bring Jasmine’s original design to life for Paignton Zoo’s ‘Great Big...
Ollie Watkins says side have a good chemistry going into Blackpool match
Ollie Watkins says there is a good chemistry in the Exeter City team ahead of their opening match of the season against Blackpool.
Watkins, who scored three goals in pre-season, says City have benefited from having a settled side during the summer and are going into the season’s opener full of confidence.
“I’m sure the lads are confident that we can go and beat any team in the league – or in a cup competition,” he said. “We have got a good, cemented team at the moment and the chemistry is there...
BBC Radio Devon is celebrating after attracting more listeners to the station.
Despite a blip following a major shake up of presenters the audience has significantly bounced back.
The station now has 200,000 listeners each week, according to the independent RAJAR survey. Mark Grinnell, Editor of BBC Radio Devon said: “BBC Radio Devon is in a strong position. We are the place listeners come for news, information and entertainment. But we’re so much more than that – our listeners are a family and the station is here for their views and comments.
Public Health England (PHE) is reminding teenagers and young people to make sure they are vaccinated against measles after new cases were reported across England.
A significant number of cases, linked to music festivals and other large public events, have been reported since June. This follows an increase in measles over the year with 234 cases confirmed between January and June, compared with 54 for the same period last year. There have been 36 suspected measles cases reported in people who attended events in June and July.
Teenagers and young people who are unsure if they...
