Police in Teignbridge are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault on an elderly man in Exminster on Thursday 11 December between 6.15pm and 7pm.

It appears that the victim was approached by a man or group of men who asked him what was in his shopping bag before assaulting him and stealing money from the victim. One of the suspects is described as having a blue tattoo on his hand or forearm.

Sergeant Mark Ruston, Neighbourhood Sergeant for the area said: "The exact circumstances of this assault currently remains unclear as the victim remains in hospital. It is very...

This week sees Devon and Cornwall Police’s domestic abuse ‘Shatters Lives’ campaign going out onto the streets targetting Christmas shoppers across the region.

The campaign was launched with domestic abuse partners at the end of November and runs throughout the Christmas period, when incidences of abuse are traditionally higher.

Nineteen dancers, from the Big Dance Company in Cornwall, have devised a special dance theatre routine which highlights the effects of domestic violence on children.

The powerful mix of hip-hop and lyrical dance focuses on the issues of...

THE Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Revd Robert Atwell, said today he was thrilled by the appointment of Revd Libby Lane as the Bishop of Stockport, his previous role.

Bishop Robert left Stockport last year to become the Bishop of Exeter.

He said: “This is a great day for the Church of England. I am thrilled to bits for Libby personally and for the diocese of Chester and for the people of Stockport.”

Bishop Robert worked closely with Libby, who is vicar of Hale with Ashley and also Dean of Women in Ministry for the diocese of Chester.

For the fourth year in succession, financial services company Provident Financial has made an award to Exeter’s charity for people who are homeless.

“We’re really impressed with the work that St Petrock’s does," said Cathy Atkinson, Community Affairs Executive.

“We are delighted to be in a position where we are able to provide £30,000 this year to support it’s valuable work as part of our community partnership programme."

For St Petrock’s, it’s very welcome news.

Mel Hartley, the charity’s manager said: “We are very grateful to Provident Financial...

Stagecoach South West confirmed that from 19 January 2015 its X64 service will feature a new, direct connection between Dartmouth, Totnes, Newton Abbot and Exeter.

From the same date new timetables for Stagecoach Gold and the X46 are also being introduced. These will provide an hourly Sunday service on Stagecoach Gold and improve reliability for those travelling between Torquay and Exeter on the X46.

The X64 extension to Dartmouth will give residents direct, through connections to Totnes, Newton Abbot and Exeter up to every hour from Monday to Saturday. For commuters...

Tesla Motors, manufacturer of the award-winning Model S electric saloon, has expanded its Supercharger network with the opening of a Supercharger station in Exeter.

Conveniently located off junction 30 of the M5, the Exeter Supercharger will be an integral component of UK routes and, along with the Bristol Supercharger, allows Model S owners to travel to and around the South West for free with Supercharger-enabled Model S.

Exeter is the latest location to join the world’s largest fast-charging network.

The Supercharger is located in the car park at Darts Farm...

The next phase in a major programme of resurfacing will be carried out in the new year as part of Devon County Council’s ongoing road repairs following last winter’s storms.

More than £650,000 of work will be carried out on behalf of the County Council at 11 sites across the county in January and February using funding awarded to Devon from the Department for Transport.

A £16 million programme of improvements is underway using the Government’s Pothole Repair Funding and Severe Weather Recovery Funding, which is restoring around 120 miles of roads in Devon. The cash is not...

Earlier this year advertising and media arts guru, Ramon Marett, from Exeter, saw his latest work published in stellar company.

His science-fiction story, The Easy Way Out, appears in an anthology released by Fantastic Books Publishing as part of their Elite project. Ramon’s work is part of Elite: Tales from the Frontier, which is one of five authorized books-of-the-game produced by Fantastic Books to accompany the award winning space trading game, Elite: Dangerous.

Since its release Elite: Tales from the Frontier has been climbing the fiction charts and gathering a crop of...

Tongan winger Fetu’u Vainikolo says Exeter Chiefs can expect a stern test when they resume European Challenge Cup action in the New Year.

Although top of Pool Two after four rounds, Rob Baxter’s side have yet to shake off the shackles of Irish rivals Connacht, who kept up their pursuit of the Devon club by themselves recording a French double in recent weeks.

With the Chiefs having claimed maximum rewards in both of their European encounters against La Rochelle, Connacht also collected a healthy nine-point haul from their two clashes with Bayonne to lie just two points...

A natural desire to be part of the ‘in crowd’ could damage our ability to make the right decisions, a new study has shown.

Research led by the University of Exeter has shown that individuals have evolved to be overly influenced by their neighbours, rather than rely on their own instinct. As a result, groups become less responsive to changes in their natural environment.

The collaborative international study, which includes academics from Princeton University and both the Sorbonne Universites and Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) in France, is...