Vandals attacked a rhino positioned outside of Exeter St David's station, ripping off its ear.
A specialist finishing had to be drafted in to repair the sculpture.
It was one of several life-size models to be positioned aroud Devon as part of Paignton Zoo’s Great Big Rhinos Project
With the trail only having started at the weekend, the rhino repair squad, made up of a dedicated team of fine finishers from Plastic Surgeon, a nationwide firm of surface repair specialists, saw an immediate requirement to showcase what they can do.
St Thomas residents responded with shock, disappointment and anger after recently planted fruit trees in Cowick Barton Playing Fields were destroyed over night. Many residents were very upset by the senselessness of the actions.
The majority of the new trees we broken and some dragged in to roads neighbouring the fields; one was even left pushed through the railings in the gate.
St Thomas Councillors, Rob Hannaford, Hannah Packham and Paul Bull condemned the actions of the vandals in the strongest terms.
Rob Hannaford said "The trees were bought with money from the...
The slight increase in risk of developing type 2 diabetes during statin treatment may actually be a consequence of having lowered cholesterol, rather than a direct effect of the drug, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation.
The genetic study found that people with genes predisposing them to having lower levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, had a decreased risk of heart disease and an increased risk of diabetes.
The researchers, from UCL and the University of Oxford, used large data sets of genetic information to investigate the possible...
Looking for business advice with the personal touch? Come and drop into Exeter Library on the second Tuesday of each month 4-6pm to network, get advice on starting or growing your business or developing your business idea from our range of expert business advisors.Cartridges Business Hub in collaboration with Exeter Library is providing a regular drop-in business advice service to businesses starting up or growing on the 2nd Tuesday every month from 4pm to 6pm.
You can book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-business-advice-cartridges-business-...
Legitimate businesses in East Devon are giving Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service a helping hand in its fight against rogue traders.
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service, Devon & Cornwall Police, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and HMRC all took part in a day-long operation.
Trading Standards officers and Police Community Support Officers talked to legitimate traders and builder merchants in Kilmington, Axminster, Honiton, Sidmouth, Seaton and Colyton asking them to help trading standards officers protect the vulnerable from doorstep crime....
Devon and Cornwall Police are investigating reports of dozens of dead pigeons having been placed on a road near Honiton.
A member of the public informed police just after 9am today (Wednesday 3rd August) that a number of dead pigeons had been placed in a line along the markings in the centre of the road on the A35 near Windmill Garage and along Battishorne Way and Weatherhill Road.
PCSO Steve Mingo from the local neighbourhood team said: "We have found over 40 dead pigeons in the area and they appear to have been deliberately placed in the road for quite some distance, a...
The entertainment at this year's Exeter Chiefs Season Launch Dinner on Saturday 27th August has been confirmed, with Q&As, a special guest speaker and live music just some of the great things on offer.
The evening, which will be celebrating 10 years of Sandy Park, will feature a special Q&A with star names from the Exeter Chiefs squad, as well as guest speaker David Flatman, the former England Rugby international turned TV Pundit, and live music from Charge!
The evening will be a chance to sit side by side with members of the Exeter Chiefs squad, including new...
Local brain injury charity Headway Devon's popular craft fair and coffee morning returns on Saturday 13th August.
Taking place in the beautiful XCentre, just a stone’s throw from Exeter’s historic Quayside, this event combines a wide range of stalls from talented local sellers with delectable treats in one of Exeter’s most beautiful spaces.
The event will take place at the XCentre on Commercial Road from 11am-3pm and entry is free.
With lots of local craft stalls to browse selling a huge range of beautiful items from artists, jewellery makers, chocolatiers and...
Customers on pre-payment meters, who are among the most vulnerable and least likely to switch, will be protected by an interim price cap which will save them around £75 a year from next April.
That was one of a number of responses announced by Ofgem in response to recommnedations made by the Competition and Market Authority (CMA).
The CMA’s two year investigation, which concluded last month, confirmed that two thirds of households are disengaged and paying over the odds for their energy compared to those who have switched tariff.
If your business doesn’t offer flexible work options then top employees may look to switch to somewhere that does according to a new survey from Regus. Over 3,000 professionals across a variety of sectors were quizzed on the importance of flexibility in today’s working life. And respondents in Exeter left very little doubt about the value of a flexible approach. 93% of workers in Exeter said that, faced with a choice of two similar jobs, they would choose the one that offered flexible working. And almost a fifth (38%) of respondents also stated that they would have stayed longer in their...
