A ground-breaking genomic medicine project, which aims to establish England as a world leader in the fight against cancer and rare disease, will be led in the South West by the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) working in partnership with other hospitals across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.

The RD&E has been selected today by NHS England as one of 11 centres in England that will jointly lead its 100,000 Genomes Project.

The project involves collecting and decoding 100,000 human genomes – complete sets of people’s genes – that will enable...

A temporary one-way system will be introduced on the access road to Exeter International Airport, to enable the next phase of improvements work to be carried out safely next month.

Work on the £1.4 million widening scheme on the B3184 is progressing well and the next stage requires a one way system, inbound towards the airport and Business Park coming into place between Monday 5 January and Friday 20 February.

For traffic looking to leave the area, a diversion route will be signed via the B3184 to the A3052, before turning left for the A30 Eastbound (Honiton, Axminster and...

It’s Christmas in Winton, but there’s little festive spirit in evidence at widower Edgar’s house, whose life revolves around a strict routine of cricket highlights on telly, beans on toast, and a weekly visit to the village to buy supplies (more beans). The arrival of his whirlwind of a niece, PeeWee – who’s been left to her own devices yet again by her globe-trotting parents – is disruptive enough, but when she loses a bracelet belonging to his late wife Lily, the pair must venture to the mysterious Land of Lost to retrieve it. And with the rest of Winton’s residents similarly affected by...

Police have hailed a roads policing operation which took place yesterday (22 December) on the M5 aimed at combating the ‘Fatal Four’ driving habits as a success.

As part of Operation Vortex, police used a number of unmarked vehicles to help target motorists who disregard road traffic laws and cause danger to others.

The operation focused on tackling the ‘Fatal Four’ behaviours - namely excessive or inappropriate speed, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, not wearing a seat belt and driver distractions including the use of mobile devices whilst behind the wheel...

Jenn Burston from Exeter is looking forward to an amazing Christmas and New Year as she celebrates winning £3,062,272 in the Lotto Quadruple rollover draw on Wednesday 17 December.

The unexpected present arrived after she played a chance Lucky Dip online.

Jenn who says she feels a ‘bit gobsmacked’ by the size of the win describes how she found out: “I always play EuroMillions online and saw the big Lotto rollover so decided to have a go. On Wednesday night, I was on my way to bed and thought I’d look at my account to see if I’d won anything. I logged in on my phone and it...

Stagecoach South West confirmed today (22 December) that, for the duration of the upcoming A30 to Exeter Airport roadworks, it will be necessary for the 56 service to operate a special emergency timetable.

For the duration of the Exeter airport road works the road between the A30 and Exeter Airport will be open in one direction only.

This closure will be in place from Monday 5th January for approximately 6 weeks.

Whilst journeys from Exeter to Exmouth will be unaffected, the journeys between Exmouth and Exeter will have to operate a diversion route, and a special...

Accountants and financial advisers Old Mill have turned £50 into £5,772.40 for Children’s Hospice South West.

Old Mill’s Exeter office took part in Ashfords Solicitors CHSW £50 challenge, where businesses are given £50 which they then use to raise as much money as they can for charity.

Six local businesses, including Ashford’s who put in five teams, Optix Solutions and Somerset College, took part in the challenge, which took place over 10 weeks. Old Mill raised by far the most with almost £6,000; in second place was AC Mole, with a total of £2,314.20 and in third was Bishop...

Christmas came early for the children and teenagers on Bramble Ward at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital when they received a special visit from the stars of Exeter City Football Club.

With the help of Build-a-Bear, the players from the club gave out dozens of bears, signed merchandise and other presents to the young patients to help bring some Christmas cheer to the ward. The players who visited were Scot Bennett, Pat Baldwin, Matt Oakley, Matt Grimes, David Noble, Ryan Harley, Clinton Morrison and Christy Pym.

The players, who were all dressed in Santa suits, chatted...

People in Exeter are being given the chance to quiz councillors on any “burning” issues for the city.

Exeter residents are invited to put forward questions to members of the joint County and City Councils' Exeter Board, at their next meeting on 15 January at 5:30pm at the Civic Centre in Paris Street. The Board allocates 15 minutes for their ‘open forum’, with 3 minutes per speaker, with a maximum of three to four speakers to allow time for discussion.

Previously, residents have prompted debate about issues including street lighting, homelessness and waste collection....