It’s no secret that all of us are going to die at some point. Certain people will die from a long illness, while someone can be perfectly healthy and still die from some other cause. Today, we decided to present you with 6 weirdest ways people have died.
1 - Exploding Bubblegum
Vladimir Likhonos, a 25-year-old chemistry student enjoyed chewing bubblegum a lot; however, he didn’t always like the taste of it. In order to give it a more bitter taste, he started dipping his bubblegum into the citric acid. One day he dipped it in gunpowder by accident, and blew off his entire...
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter has spoken of his delight after Henry Slade this week put pen to paper on a new three-year deal with the Aviva Premiership.
Having already accrued the services of fellow young guns Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Dave Ewers and Sam Hill until the summer of 2017, the 21-year-old playmaker has joined his colleagues in committing his future to the Sandy Park club.
It was - according to the Plymouth-born back - a simple decision to make and now he aims to kick on further and help the Chiefs to build for the future.
Devon and Cornwall Police has been tweeting details of alcohol-related incidents across the region that were reported on Friday night, between 8pm and 2am.
The tweets were posted live, as incidents were reported, by staff in the call centre at Police HQ, Middlemoor.
By 3am today police had reported 43 people in custody and 374 alcohol related incidents.
Police will be running the event again tonight (Saturday), from 8pm.
The aim of the tweetathon is to help the public understand the variety and quantity of calls received and the resources needed to deal with...
Exeter is celebrating after winning a number of major awards at the prestigious RHS Britain in Bloom South West Awards.
Pride of place went to Northernhay Gardens, which was named Best Park in the South West!
A group of 30 community volunteers, City Council Parks staff and the Lord Mayor, Cllr Percy Prowse travelled up to Trowbridge in Wiltshire yesterday to see if their hard work had paid off.
It was the first time in over ten years that Exeter as a city had entered the famous competition. The city was one of the foundation members of South West in Bloom, which...
On 5 October, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Garden Rosemoor in Devon will be holding its very own Apple Day, in celebration of the bountiful harvest expected this year at the garden and around the country.
The Rosemoor Apple Day, now in its 20th year, makes for a fun day out for all the family with amazing apple displays, apple pressing and cookery demonstrations, guided walks, children’s activities and plenty of opportunities to taste and buy local apple cultivars, cider and juice from a special apple-themed food market.
Home buyers at Barratt Homes in Exeter are experiencing first class service thanks to Rydon Place’s Chris Haynes.
Chris was so impressed with the advice he received when he bought his first home that he decided to switch jobs.
The sales advisor on Barratt’s Exeter development said, “I always remember how excellent the customer service was when I bought my first home, the advisor really made all the difference and I thought I would like to work in the same industry.”
Chris applied to Barratt for a position of sales advisor as he knew it was the region’s leading...
“One of England’s greatest singer songwriters” Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
On Friday 10 October Steve Knightley , Show of Hands' acclaimed front man and BBC award winning singer-songwriter, will be making a welcome return to his roots and bringing his solo show to The George Hotel, South Molton .
Steve is a folk music legend who was once described by The Times as the “Gravel voiced spokesman for the rural poor”. Having filled the Royal Albert Hall on four occasions Steve is now looking forward to his ten month tour which aims to encourage music lovers to attend live events...
On Tuesday 14 October, Southernhay House Hotel in Exeter will host two of the country’s top portrait photographers, who are joining forces for a masterclass on capturing natural light in environmental portraiture.
The event is being run by the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP); an internationally recognised qualifying organisation with over 100 years of experience in qualifying and supporting photographers.
The well known UK & European portrait photographer, Bella West FBIPP, will lead the day by demonstrating how to achieve beautiful portraits of...
Exeter born Mark Carey is returning to Cygnet Theatre in Exeter for his solo show Into The Breach.
Charting one man’s battle with Shakespeare, Into the Breach is a tour-de-force for Mark who plays all 17 delightful and endearing characters involved in a production of Shakespeare’s Henry V mounted in a remote Devon Village in 1942.
Mark, a successful actor and writer, began his theatre career here in Exeter, first of all at St Thomas’s High School (now West Exe Technology College) and with the help and encouragement of Monica Shallis, founder of Cygnet Theatre, he went on to...
Exeter Born Actor returns to Devon with a new play set in a Devon Village
Exeter born Mark Carey is returning to Cygnet Theatre in Exeter for his solo show Into The Breach.
Charting one man’s battle with Shakespeare, Into the Breach is a tour-de-force for Mark who plays all 17 delightful and endearing characters involved in a production of Shakespeare’s Henry V mounted in a remote Devon Village in 1942.
Mark, a successful actor and writer, began his theatre career here in Exeter, first of all at St Thomas’s High School (now West Exe Technology College) and with the...
