Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fatal road traffic collision on the B3180 near Daisy Mount, Ottery St Mary last night (Monday 24 November).

The incident happened shortly before 10pm on Monday when a blue Ford Mondeo car was involved in a collision with a male pedestrian outside of the West Hill Nursery.

The pedestrian, a 42-year-old local man, died at the scene following the collision.

He is believed to have been walking along the road at the time of the incident.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have been driving in...

First Great Western (FGW), the train operator providing high speed, commuter, regional and branch line train services throughout the South West, is hosting the second round of the award nominated competition, Frame Your Train. Two pairs of standard class, return train tickets, for use anywhere on their network, will be awarded to the winners of the interactive photography competition.

With 9,500 services a week to choose from, spanning Banbury to Bath and Pembroke Dock to Penzance, four lucky winners have the opportunity to become a great westerner; exploring the world renowned...

An award winning national property company has added its support to one of Exeter’s most precious havens for wildlife.

The company, Renaissance Villages, has generously donated £1,500 to leading local conservation charity Devon Wildlife Trust to help with the vital upkeep of its Old Sludge Beds nature reserve. The reserve occupies wildlife rich reed beds, woodland and ponds on the banks of the River Exe close to the city’s Countess Weir Swing Bridge.

Matt Boydell, Devon Wildlife Trust’s Nature Reserve Manager, welcomed the news of backing from Renaissance Villages: "Our 49...

Honiton gymnasts returned from a high-level gymnastics tournament over the weekend with a haul of medals in the junior international age category.

Two of the club’s gymnastic partnerships finished in silver medal position and two finished in bronze medal position at the Pat Wade Classic, an international tournament in Stoke-on-Trent held in memory of the former world head of acrobatic gymnastics.

Men’s pair Buster Tutcher and Ashley Wallis, both 15-years-old, took silver medals ahead of bronze-medalist club mates Adam Fullick (17) and Matthew Beviss (11); while Josh Jackson...

Three Devon councils have announced that they will be working more collaboratively to drive forward economic growth.

Exeter City Council, Teignbridge District Council and East Devon District Council today (Monday 24 November) signed an agreement that paves the way for joined-up decision making on planning, housing, resources and infrastructure.

The three councils have previously worked together on economic development and tourism. They recently merged individual ICT services to create Strata Service Solutions Ltd, a shared ICT partnership that will deliver significant...

Exeter School Combined Cadet Force had something to celebrate recently, when three of their cadets were awarded Army Scholarships. Katie Olding, Amanda Herring and Alex Newman attended an Army Officer Selection Course at Westbury in Wiltshire, and were among the few chosen to receive an Army Scholarship. This means they will be paid a salary by the Army while at University and go on to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst after completing their university degrees. Katie, Amanda and Alex are all in the Lower Sixth Form at Exeter School and will be taking their AS exams next summer. Major...

Former Exeter Chiefs rugby player Chris Whitehead has been named as guest speaker at Teignbridge District Council’s Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2014.

Mr Whitehead, who retired from top flight rugby earlier this year and is using his playing expertise as coach at Western Counties league side Kingsbridge, has been unveiled as a key speaker at the sport gala event on Friday 28 November at the Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Warren.

The Awards, in association with main sponsor Kitsons Solicitors and supported by media partners Palm FM and the Mid Devon Advertiser,...

Exeter Cathedral is the stunning backdrop to Exeter College's Festival of Carols being held on Friday December 5th in aid of the college's charity of the year, YoungMinds. The free event, open to the public, will open its doors from 6.30pm to anyone wishing to join the college's staff, students and family members to celebrate the festive season, with the event starting at 7.30pm. Donations collected at the end of the evening will go towards the college's annual fundraising for their chosen charity.

This year's event, sponsored by Lloyds Bank, includes music from the Exeter College...

A drop-in information day will be held on Thursday 27 November in Seaton Town Hall for people to find out more about Seaton Jurassic, the new visitor attraction for the Jurassic Coast.

From 3pm until 8pm, key people from the many partners involved will be available to discuss the centre, the timescale for the development, what will be inside and how local people can help with fundraising or become a volunteer. There will be displays with plans of the new centre and some of the early interpretation ideas.

Information about the proposed Seaton Jurassic information points, the...

Toby Buckland’s annual garden festival at Powderham Castle, Devon, is fast becoming recognised as one of the most important events of its kind in the South West, attracting celebrity gardening experts and providing an annual rendezvous for enthusiastic gardeners and award-winning regional nurseries.

Next year's festival on 1 and 2 May will be a bigger event with the same mixture of some of the country’s best plant specialists plus gardening craft and equipment stalls, entertainment and high quality local food producers.

Horticulturist, writer, TV presenter and new President...