Recorded crime remains static across Devon and Cornwall, new figures released today (17 July), show.
The figures show an average increase of one crime a day in the last year.
Year on year, recorded crime up to June 30, 2014, showed an increase of 0.4 per cent – an increase of 345 offences.
The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in non-dwelling burglary, (down 9.1 per cent), dwelling burglary, (down 7.4 per cent), vehicle offences, (down 13 per cent), and criminal damage, (down 4.2 per cent). Victim Based Crime (not DA Related) is also...
A new feminist group called Exeter Feminists has been created. The group, which aims to promote gender equality in the community, hope to help local charities and will hold regular meetings.
Exeter Feminists was created by Ellis Taylor after discovering a lack of feminist groups in the city.
Currently Fawcett Devon, which is linked to Fawcett - the UK’s largest equality campaign, hosts meetings around the county, but there was no other feminist group in the Exeter area.
“I have called myself a feminist for many years,” Ellis explains, who was born and raised in...
Exeter Chiefs star Kai Horstmann was on hand to proudly hand over the keys to the new FORCE Cancer Charity van, which has been partly funded by the Exeter Foundation.
Set up in 2010 by some of Exeter’s top names in business and sport, the Foundation not only helps to raise vital funds for worthwhile local charities, but it also supports key projects across the region through money raised not only at Chiefs' match-days, but at various fundraising events throughout the course of the year.
For Kai, these latest handover to FORCE (Friends of the Oncology and Radiotherapy Centre...
Prospective MP for Exeter Dom Morris has welcomed the announcement that Exeter Cathedral will receive a grant from the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund.
Dom met with the Minister for Culture Sajid Javid in parliament ahead of last week's announcement, hoping that Exeter's historic focal point wouldn't miss out.
Dom said: We're not just about fixing the economy. This grant is about remembering that our city is steeped in history by remembering those that sacrificed their lives for us in the Fist World War."
A real rarity has been discovered at a Devon nature reserve.
The rarity in question is an aptly named dragonfly known as the scarce chaser. It was seen recently at Devon Wildlife Trust’s Old Sludge Beds nature reserve on the outskirts of Exeter. The charity’s site is a well-known haven for local wildlife, but the sighting of a scarce chaser still came as something of a surprise. The nature reserve is now thought to be one of only a handful of places in Devon in which scarce chasers have ever been recorded.
The dragonfly was spotted by Keith Richards, a member of the British...
Devon & Cornwall Police, working in partnership with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Association of Chief Police Officers, has delivered an unprecedented operation to safeguard children across the peninsula by targeting paedophiles that access indecent images of children online.
The focus of the investigation was to prevent child abuse before it happens and safeguard children who are victims or might be at risk of sexual exploitation. A child is victimised not only when they are abused and an image is taken but they are re-victimised every time that image is viewed by...
People are being asked to take part in a survey to find out more about the cost of living in Exeter.
The University of Exeter is carrying out research on behalf of Exeter City Council into the impact that low wages and high costs of living has on people living in Exeter.
The work is part of a City Council-led Cost of Living Forum which was set up last year.
The Forum is made up of Exeter City and Devon County Councillors and representatives from the University of Exeter, Job Centre Plus, the Citizenbs Advice Bureau, Exeter CVS, South West TUC and the Federation of...
Devon residents who have family links to the First World War are being invited to share the stories, memories and artefacts that link their family to the war.
It's part of a special anniversary being held to commemorate the beginning of the First World War.
A special service to mark this occasion will be held at Exeter Cathedral on Sunday 3 August. The service is open to everyone, but particularly welcome are Devon families with family links to the First World War.
The service will begin at 4pm.
Those with links to the First World War wishing to reserve...
Local charity Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau today publishes its latest advice trend statistics for June 2014 which shows that it helped 1,515 clients directly with advice in the first three months of the financial year.
The amount of advice that the charity has been able to provide has increased in the following areas compared to the same period the previous year:
Dom Morris has welcomed new figures showing that 597 (37%) fewer people are relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance in Exeter compared to this time last year, with the number of people in work in the South West up by 139,000 since 2010.
Since 2010 the number of people on unemployment benefits is down by 813 – a 44% drop.
Dom said: “It’s excellent news that since 2010 there are 813 fewer people in Exeter relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance.
"That means more people with the prospect of a better and brighter future ahead of them.
