A man who died in a collision in Colyton has been named as Richard Daniel Manley, aged 43.
Richard grew up in Plymouth, but has lately been living in Seaton with his young family.
Richard was described by his family as loving father, brother and son who was very proud of his time serving in 26 Royal Engineers. He was always willing to help anyone in need and nothing was ever too much trouble for him. He was a genuinely good guy, with a heart of gold who will be sorely missed by all his family and friends.
Richard's family have been overwhelmed by messages of support...
Devon County Council has awarded £113,000 worth of funding to Schools across Devon through its Enterprise in Schools Grant programme to help encourage entrepreneurship.
The programme is designed to help Devon’s schools create or expand educational opportunities within the areas of enterprise and innovation for both pupils and staff, and is informed by the ‘Enterprise for All’ report.
It will enable schools to provide a better balance between education and skills for employment and aims to equip young people with the motivation and confidence to work for themselves.
Does your car need a winter wash? Come along to our regular pop-up car wash to help raise money for the Scout's trip to Haarlem, Holland. Standard cars £2 and larger vehicles £3. Tea and Coffee available while you wait!
Early January saw record levels of runners in the England Athletics South West Cross Country championships held in the beautiful grounds of Bicton College in East Devon.
This event brings together the top athletes from across the region for a high level competition. Sponsored by Western Event Hire and South West Athletics CIC this event has grown in scale and entry levels over the last few years since being organised by South West Athletics Academy.
Western Event Hire supported the many volunteer officials that help to make these events such a major success by providing...
Whoever said ‘it’s not a problem, but an opportunity’ might have been talking about Honiton’s reaction to the challenges the community faces as a result of budget cuts in the public sector and local services being under threat.
There’s a chance to find out more about an East Devon District Council supported project called Honiton Together at a discovery day being held in the town’s new Beehive Centre on Thursday 22 January between 1pm and 4 pm. There are still places available for stallholders too.
Whilst the impact of the recession and ongoing austerity measures is hardly...
Nominations for the prestigious Exeter Foundation Devon Sports Awards are now open.
Active Devon and Exeter Foundation, who jointly stage and promote the event, are expecting this year’s event to be more popular than ever.
The awards celebrate, not just the participants, but the clubs and teams, the coaches, the officials and the volunteers who help performers to succeed.
For 2015 the organisers are keen that an even wider cross section of sport in Devon, both at community and elite level, is recognised.
Chartered Accountants Francis Clark have announced that Declan Curry, the distinguished business and economics journalist and broadcaster, is to be the keynote speaker at the firm’s annual Finance in the South West seminar.
Declan Curry was the business presenter on the BBC’s breakfast TV for almost a decade. He presented his own regular programmes on BBC Two and Radio 5 Live, wrote documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and reported for programmes as diverse as “Panorama” and “The One Show”. The Finance in the South West seminar brings together people representing the funding and support...
Exeter based security firm Marsh Barton Security Services (MBSS) has been awarded the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award for its support and commitment towards UK Defence and members of the Armed Forces Community including Reservists.
The Employer Recognition Scheme, set up in 2014, rewards UK employer organisations which pledge, demonstrate and advocate support to the Defence community and align their values and activities with the Armed Forces Covenant, a public, voluntary pledge to help organisations express the ways in which they can provide support to Defence....
An 87-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being in collision with a lorry in Exeter yesterday (19 January).
Police and emergency services were called to Topsham Road around 1.15pm after the elderly pedestrian was in collision with the HGV.
The woman, from Exeter, sustained a serious leg injury and was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
The driver of the 18-tonne truck, a 43-year-old man, was interviewed by police and has been released while police enquiries continue into the circumstances of the incident.
The taste of Italy has arrived in Ottery St Mary courtesy of the Rusty Pig.
Chef Robin Rea has installed a pizza oven at the popular Yonder Street restaurant to provide diners with a delicious alternative to his artisan fare.
“Each pizza will be freshly made using locally-sourced ingredients, as with all the food we prepare,” explained Robin.
“As much of the pizza as possible will be seasonal including the sauce, so we won’t be serving up a traditional Margherita. We have also been experimenting with dessert pizzas – chocolate and marshmallows recently went down...
