Fire crews were called to a fire at a property in Generals Close, Starcross at around noon today.

Three appliances from Middlemoor, Dawlish and Teignmouth were mobilised following a call from the occupant of a property reporting that their cooker was on fire.

On arrival firefighters entered the ground floor kitchen with 2BA and one hose reel jet, before confirming that this was a small fire involving the grill pan.

Once out crews ventilated the socially rented property, confirming that damage was light fire damage to the grill pan only, before leaving duty of care...

Emergency services were called to a serious accident in Exeter city centre earlier this afternoon.

The incident happened at the top of Fore Street at around 1pm.

Fore Street is currently closed in both directions between the Bartholomew Street West junction and the Market Street junction.

More on this incident here: http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/pedestrian-dies-exeter-collision

A crow had to be freed by fire crews after getting its head stuck between solar panels in Tiverton this morning (Saturday 25 July).

The crow had become trapped, by its head, between two solar panels on the roof of a two storey house in Palmerston Park.

A fire appliance from Tiverton was mobilised following a request from an RSPCA warden who was in attendance at the property.

Firefighters rescued the cow using a ladder, a roof ladder and safe working at heights equipment.

Duty of care was left with the RSPCA warden.

Marine litter can undermine the psychological benefits of coastal environments, a study has shown.

The beneficial effects of the blue environment to human health and well-being are well documented, but there has been little research into how the growing global issue of marine litter might negate them.

To measure this, Plymouth University secured funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to assess public reaction to the differing conditions of coastlines.

Participants were shown images of clean...

A current and former student at an Exeter state school have won prestigious awards in a national online mentoring scheme to boost academic success and career confidence.

Kaydie Hicks, a student at St James School, and alumna Alli German, who works in public administration for Devon County Council, won the Third Sector Mentee of the Year award, sponsored by Total Professions, and Industry Mentor of the Year award, sponsored by Harper Adams University, respectively at the Brightside Online Mentoring Awards.

The two linked up together under a scheme run by the national...

In April NatWest Devon Commercial Banking announced St Loye’s Foundation as their nominated charity of the year.

After only three months NatWest Devon have already held several fundraising days such as an in work Tuck Shop, a book exchange and raffles in which all proceeds go to St Loye’s Foundation.

A team of 11 are also planning to do the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge in September, tackling Mount Snowdon in the North, Cadair Idris in mid-Wales and Pen y Fan in the South with an aim of climbing all three peaks in just 24 hours.

The team has also generously offered...

Hundreds of ladies are preparing to give cancer ‘double trouble’ at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life by taking part in the 10k event at Westpoint Exeter this month.

Race for Life 10k will take place on Sunday, 26 July and over 600 determined ladies have already signed up to show the disease that hell hath no fury like a woman in pink.

Event organisers are calling on mothers, daughters, sisters, friends and workmates who want to take on the challenge to sign up as soon as possible.

The 10k event takes place at the same venue as the 5k course. Both are non-...

Exeter City and the Supporters’ Trust launched the Club's ‘Former Players Association’ at the pre-season friendly against Fluminense U19s on Monday 20 July.

The initiative was one of the first priorities for the new Exeter History Group with the support of the University of Exeter.

Prior to the match all former players were invited to the get-together in the Apple Suite to catch up with past team-mates and other former players.

Nearly 20 ex-players turned up including Shaun Taylor, Chris Todd, Martin Rogers, Steve Flack, Jim McNichol, Dave Cooper, Alan Banks...

Exeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn insists he's 'itching to start' as the countdown to the new 2015/16 season draws ever nearer.

Having joined the Aviva Premiership club from Australian outfit Perth Spirit in January, the former England Under-20s international is now firing on all cylinders having fully recovered from the knee injury which blighted his start to life at Sandy Park.

Lining up alongside a large nucleus of Rob Baxter's first team squad at their Topsham training base, Hepburn is looking to make the most of the current pre-season to lay the foundations for what he...

A further 100,000 additional Rugby World Cup tickets will go on sale from July 27 it was announced today.

The increase from 2.3 million tickets to 2.45 million tickets, following final venue configuration across the 13 match venues, gives more fans the chance to be part of the spectaculat tournament.

40,000 tickets are currently on sale at tickets.rugbyworldcup.com and a further 100,000 additional tickets will go on sale from July 27. Tickets for all 48 matches will be available and fans that applied for England and knock out matches at Twickenham Stadium during the...