Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was found with serious head injuries on Dartmoor on Wednesday 26 August.

The 68-year-old cyclist was found at 4.50pm lying unconscious on the B3212 between Postbridge and Moretonhampstead.

He had sustained a serious head injury, considered life-changing, and was airlifted to Derriford Hospital by air ambulance. He remains in hospital in a serious condition.

The man, from Essex, appears to have been cycling alone between Postbridge and Moretonhampstead.

The road was closed for three-and-a-half hours for...

Scores of people came along to East Devon District Council’s Feniton recycling road show on Saturday to pick up top tips on how to recycle more and throw away less.

The event was held in the village to help householders prepare for the new improved recycling collection service which is being trialled in the area, and in Exmouth (The Colony), from mid-September.

Next Saturday (August 29) the road show rolls in to the Imperial Recreation Ground in Exmouth from 11am to 2pm and everyone is invited to come along and have a chat with the council’s recycling and waste team....

SFEDI, the IOEE and Lloyds Banking Group are working together to a run a series of Meet A Mentor events in venues throughout the UK. The IOEE are delighted to announce a Meet A Mentor event in Exeter on Thursday 10th September at Exeter Castle.

Are you a volunteer enterprise mentor looking for a business to help? or Are you a business woman looking for mentoring support?

Then Meet A Mentor is for you!

The events are funded by Lloyds Banking Group and the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and are therefore FREE for both mentors and mentees, however...

Prof Janice Kay, Provost of the University of Exeter, has accepted an invitation to join Pearson’s Expert Panel for its new WCQ (World Class Qualifications) group. Prof Kay is the only panel member to come from a UK university.

Pearson's World Class Qualifications programme is bringing together international assessment and education experts to develop qualifications that will support young people globally to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow; qualifications which are a recognised and respected passport to progression in today’s fast changing world, as well being engaging,...

Michelmores LLP has become a member of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the UK's principal business lobbying organisation. The CBI represents organisations across all sectors, giving them a voice at a national and international level − to ensure business interests are kept at the heart of government policy.

The CBI regularly hosts conferences, events and meetings regionally and nationally, offering its members access to senior figures from business and government − as well as the opportunity to network with other CBI members.

Michelmores will host its first...

The RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is calling for more to be done to help young first time buyers better understand the process of buying a property, starting with increasing their access to knowledge of the local housing market.

This news comes after a survey conducted by NatWest revealed that while optimistic about getting on to the property ladder; many ‘millennials’ (young adults aged 22-30) do not have a good understanding of the core buying matters. These include how much deposit is needed, the mortgage process - including the strict lending requirements -...

Going beyond the uniform many of your colleagues are really going through IT each day.

The truth is this stuff goes deeper than being tired and over-worked.

It’s so tough, as a proud nurse to admit some days are a battle you just won’t win.

I’ve put this blog together for you in the hope that it’ll inspire YOU to be easier on yourself and know that you aren’t alone.

After chatting to many proud nurses just like you, here’s what’s frustrates them:

LIVING TO WORK

Shocking work life balance was HUGE. Sure, spending lots of time on long shifts...

Ricky Pellow says his young Exeter Chiefs side can expect “one hell of a night” when they take part in Friday’s Singha Premiership 7s Finals Night at the Twickenham Stoop.

For only the second time in the history of the competition, the Devon club booked their place – alongside defending champions Gloucester – in the capital showpiece when they advanced as one of two qualifiers in Group B last Thursday.

Although defeated by hosts Gloucester in their opening game of the night at Kingsholm, Pellow’s charges bounced back to record victories over Bath and London Irish to set-up...