An elderly Exeter couple are tying the knot after finding love at the city hospice.

Christina Crocker, 67, and Charles Harris, 78, met at the Hospsicare bereavement support group after losing both their spouses. Their friendship blossomed into romance and the couple are marrying in May.

Both had spent many weeks at the hospice in Dryden Road as their partners were cared for by Hospiscare nurses and doctors. Their spouses died within three months of each other.

Now the happy couple have decided to ask wedding guests to donate money to Hospiscare instead of presents....

Exeter Chiefs skills coach Ricky Pellow believes news that the European Grand Prix 7s Series is heading to the Westcountry is a major coup for the rugby-mad region.

Tickets, which have officially gone on sale, will see the cream of European Sevens talent descend on Devon on July 11-12 for the final leg of the Series, which also takes in rounds in both Moscow (June 6-7) and Lyon (June 13-14).

With qualification for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil on the line, the weekend promises to be an important competition for the seven-a-side game – and will see the home unions of England,...

Hot on the heels of its Gold award for Large Hotel of the Year at the Devon Tourism Awards (which were hosted in its own brand new events venue The Palazzo) in November 2014, Highbullen Hotel is pleased to announce it has taken the silver for the same category at the prestigious South West Tourism Awards which took place on 12 February in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Highbullen, a 37 room hotel which sits in its own 125 acre estate, was up against some exceptionally strong competition in the Large Hotels category, with hotels represented from across the region.

They included...

The dual facia Simply Be and Jacamo store, opening in Exeter High Street, has launched a search to find two local heroes, a woman and a man, as part of a competition which will see the winners opening the brand new store.

Opening on Thursday, 12 March, the winners will each be given £100 to spend on clothes for a new wardrobe before taking centre stage to cut the ribbon, declaring the store open.

Whether it’s someone who goes the extra mile to make a special contribution in Exeter or a member of the local community known and loved by many, the winners are guaranteed to have...

Devon's bus services could be back on the road and saved from planned Conservative cuts under new budget plans delivered to County Hall today (16th) by the County's Liberal Democrats.

In changes being put forward to Devon County Council when it meets on Thursday (19th) to decide the budget for the new financial year, the Lib Dems want to put back £1.7million to keep the county's buses on the road.

Fixing Devon's roads, tackling road drainage problems and weed spraying will also get a £1.5million boost says Cllr Alan Connett, leader of the county's...

Devon County Council has confirmed its commitment to the local economy by announcing support for major infrastructure improvements.

In approving its budget on Friday 13 February, the County Council Cabinet allocated £2.25 million for design costs and essential technical studies to kick-start future improvements to the A303/A30 and A39/A361 North Devon Link Road.

The announcement by Devon County Council has been welcomed by MPs who have been campaigning for greater Government investment in Devon’s key road links.

In the case of the A39/A361 North Devon Link Road, the...

Police received reports of a collision between a Yellow Ford Focus and a Toyota 4x4 in Wiggaton, Ottery St Mary at around 4.30pm on Friday 13 February.

It is believed that the Ford then failed to stop following the collision and fled the scene. The car was later discovered that evening in a burnt out state on Burscombe Lane.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward, we would also like to hear from anyone who has information relating to the whereabouts of the Yellow Ford Escort following the crash, prior to being discovered in its burnt out state...