SMOKERS in Tiverton who are thinking about giving up the habit in the New Year are being offered a helping hand with the opening of an NHS-led quit club.
The Tiverton Stop Smoking Club is free to join and will run for six weeks, starting on Tuesday 5 January.
The club will meet at Old Heathcoat School Community Centre in King Street from 6pm to 7pm each Tuesday until 9 February.
Those attending will receive friendly support from a local NHS specialist adviser from the Devon Stop Smoking Service.
People can receive nicotine replacement therapy (NRT),...
Rob Baxter has warned his high-flying Exeter Chiefs side to prepare for a backlash of sorts from Northampton Saints ahead of today's (FRI) New Year’s Day clash at Franklin’s Gardens (3pm).
The East Midlanders crashed to their fourth Aviva Premiership defeat of the season last Saturday, going down 25-23 to previously winless London Irish at the Madejski Stadium.
At the same time, the Chiefs were notching up their sixth top flight win in seven starts, seeing off visiting Sale Sharks at Sandy Park as they maintained their pursuit at the top of defending champions Saracens....
Police investigating a dangerous driving offence are trying to trace the occupants of a vehicle in Exeter after it may have been reversed into by a car attempting to escape from officers.
A marked police vehicle was rammed by a blue Ford Ka in Holly Road at around 11.30am on Wednesday 30 December.
Officers believe the Ka may have also reversed into a light coloured Peugeot 106 that had a learner plate on the bonnet.
A 19-year-old man from Exeter has been arrested on suspicion of driving while disqualified, aggravated vehicle taking and failing to stop for police. He...
The Met Office has issued another severe weather warning for Devon as heavy rain is set to return on New Year’s Day.
Forecasters say an area of low pressure will bring spells of persistent and at times heavy rain through Friday and Saturday before weakening.
Following a brief respite on Saturday night, a further frontal system will bring more rain to these same areas through Sunday morning before clearing away northeastwards during Sunday afternoon.
There could be some local disruption from surface water and river flooding looks likely.
A man was rescued from his car after becoming trapped in flood water near Exeter this morning.
One fire appliance from Exeter Danes Castle, one from Exeter Middlemoor and the boat from Exmouth were mobilised to Burrow Road in Broadclyst at 5.30am, after reports of a person trapped in their vehicle in flood water.
On arrival, fire crews confirmed that the vehicle was in flood water, contact was made with the person trapped inside.
Crews used water safety equipment to escort the male from the vehicle to safety.
Burrow Road has been closed due to the flooding...
Millions of bank customers across Britain stand to benefit by hundreds of pounds as nine major banks launch fee-free basic bank accounts from 1 January.
The accounts will be available to anyone who doesn’t already have a bank account, is ineligible for a standard current account or who can’t use their existing account due to financial difficulty.
For the first time they will be truly fee-free, helping people to manage their money without fear of running up an overdraft.
The announcement follows last Christmas’ landmark agreement between the government and the...
