A lorry driver died and a man was left seriously injured in two connected collisions which closed the A38 near Exeter on Saturday morning (9 April).
Emergency services were called at 6.10am after an 11 tonne Isuzu HGV was involved in a single-vehicle collision between Chudleigh Station and Harcombe Bends.
The lorry, which had been travelling towards Plymouth, went out of control and crossed the central reservation, and ended up on its side on the opposite carriageway.
The driver, a 32-year-old man from Torquay, sustained fatal injuries in the collision and was...
A family-run caravan and camping park on the East Devon coast is celebrating its latest clutch of awards.
And the team at Oakdown Holiday Park is particularly proud of one of its achievements - its David Bellamy gold award.
The award recognises Oakdown’s enduring commitment to preserving the natural environment - and it is the 20th time they have won it. It was presented to Doreen and Roger Franks at a ceremony in London.
Doreen said: ‘As we continue to develop and improve the park we are very careful to preserve and enhance the natural environment. It’s very...
SATURDAY 23RD APRIL starting at 11:30AM we are going to explore and move the body through a super fun dynamic flow which will challenge yet ease your body into movement.
Open to guys and girls, Yogis, non-Yogis, never stretched before to stretch every day people, come and start your weekend off with movement, smiles and meeting new awesome people!
Our dynamic flow session lasting just over an hour will be held in a beautiful naturally lit studio, with huge windows...
A leading nature charity is planning to reveal the secrets of the South West’s wonderful marine wildlife at a special event being organised for recreational boat owners and the wider public.
The event, entitled ‘Life Beneath the Keel’, is being staged by Devon Wildlife Trust at the Mount Batten Centre, Plymouth, between 10am and 2.30pm on Saturday 16 April.
Life Beneath the Keel is free to attend and open to everyone but has a focus on the boat owning community. Mike Elsey, Devon Wildlife Trust’s Corporate Relations Officer, explained the charity’s thinking. Mike said:...
Firefighters were called to fire at an Exeter home this morning (Monday 11 April).
Two fire appliances from Danes Castle attended the blaze at a house in Norwich Road, Exwick after reports of a dishwasher on fire.
On arrival crews found the dishwasher was well alight and got to work using two breathing apparatus sets, one hose reel jet and a positive pressure ventilation fan.
The ground floor kitchen was slight damaged by fire and the remainder of the ground floor severely damaged by smoke.
A total of four breathing apparatus sets were used in total.
A leading West Country legal firm is supporting the award-winning work of Exeter City FC in the community.
Everys Solicitors has once again pledged its support of the League Two club’s Football in the Community charity.
The law firm was impressed by the variety of work the charity carries out to deliver inspiring physical activity, education, health and well-being programmes and courses across Devon.
Llewellyn Nicholls, Everys Business Development and Marketing Manager, said: “Exeter City is far more than just a football club. At Everys, we have been extremely...
A team of British military personnel has arrived in Nepal to make an alpine-style ascent of the North East ridge of Dhaulagiri, which at 8167m is the seventh highest point on earth.
Alongside this feat of mountaineering, the joint service team officially named the ‘British Services Dhaulagiri Medical Research Expedition 2016’ (BSDMRE ) will conduct pioneering medical research into the effects of altitude on the human body – the first time a military study has done so above 6000m and using implanted technology. The team will climb at extreme altitudes without oxygen, following 6...
South West MEP Julie Girling has welcomed a trade-press report that leaving the EU would not automatically make life better for British fishermen and seafood companies.
She spoke out after the industry publication Undercurrent reported that "Brexit" would not necessarily free up UK fishing quotas or mean autonomy for the British fleet, according to the Marine Conservation Society.
Instead quotas would still need to be negotiated between the UK, the EU and any other member state involved, including Norway or Iceland, the MSC said.
Tiverton's trunk main is to get a spring clean - using ice crystals.
South West Water will be carrying out planned maintenance on the water network from 11-14 April.
Over time very low levels of iron and manganese present in all water supplies build up on the internal surfaces of water mains. If these are disturbed due to a sudden change in flow or pressure (caused by a burst main, for example) customers may notice their water appears discoloured.
To avoid this inconvenience, South West Water periodically removes any build-up in a controlled and planned way....
Exeter Greens have called for a halt to the continued growth of purpose-built luxury student accommodation, saying the speed and scale of the developments poses risks to the mix and diversity of the city centre; the provision of affordable accommodation and to student mental health.
The Party’s call for a curtailment of such new developments follows the latest plans for nearly 600 beds on the bus depot site and a planned 130+ bed block on historic Bartholomew Street. In the central area of the city alone, major developments totalling 2,640 beds are complete, under construction or...
