Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery at an antiques shop in Honiton
The incident took place at Banwell Antiques on Saturday, March 22, as a female staff member, who was working alone, opened up the store at around 9am.
The woman was grabbed from behind by the suspect before being tied up. Although not physically injured she was left very shaken by the incident.
A 52-year-old man from London has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and released on bail until 16 July. He was arrested on Friday 18 April in London.
Students from South West schools were recently presented with awards for their accomplishments on the Practical Learning Programme at Bicton College.
Ten groups of learners from across the County with students aged 14 – 16 received certificates for their Level 1 Qualifications, with special awards also being given for commitment, skills improvement and professional attitude.
The 77 students received praise for their hard work on their respective programmes, which include agriculture, horse care, construction, animal care, motor vehicle maintenance, sports and recreation,...
North Devon’s resident symphony orchestra, the North Devon Sinfonia, teams up with West Buckland School Choir and the West Buckland Chorus on Saturday 28th June to perform Verdi’s Requiem Mass in Exeter Cathedral.
One of the most powerful works in the Romantic repertoire, Verdi’s Requiem runs the gamut of human emotion from the heart-rending “Lachrymosa” through the exuberant “Sanctus” to the famously terrifying “Dies Irae” (widely acknowledged as one of the loudest pieces of unamplified music ever written).
The Requiem is written for orchestra, two choirs and four soloists...
Betfair is to sponsor this year’s Jockeys v Eventers v Showjumpers Celebrity Challenge in aid of the Injured Jockeys’ Fund at Bicton Arena.
The competition takes place on Saturday, August 23 during the venue’s summer showjumping show.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend and with a disco following the evening competition, organisers are hoping to add plenty of money to the Injured Jockeys’ Fund coffers.
The challenge will take the form of a relay race with two teams of four taking part at a time and negotiating a range of showjumps and brush fences against the...
A rare Exeter envelope sent to the city by an officer serving in the Crimean War has been uncovered by stamp and postal history specialists Scotia Philately Ltd.
The letter is addressed to Mrs W. D. Francis, 41 St Bartholomew Yard, Exeter, and is written by her husband, a British officer serving with the Turkish contingent at Pera on the European side of the Bosphorus in Turkey.
It is franked with three 1d red-brown British stamps which are cancelled by the very rare “O*O” postmark which was only used on mail from Crimea.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy downpours and thunderstorms across Devon this weekend.
The warning is in place until 9pm tomorrow (Saturday).
Showers will be become heavy and thundery across southwestern parts of England and Wales early on Friday, moving northeast during the day. Some reduction in activity is expected overnight, before further slow moving heavy and thundery downpours develop during Saturday, easing from the north later.
Forecasters have warned that the downpours may lead to localised flooding and potential disruption to...
The once lush Sandy Park pitch is all but a distant memory as workmen prepare to lay a new hybrid surface.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the stands is the city's biggest Meccano set.
Huge cranes have been swinging giant metal girders into place that will form new conferencing facilities and extra office space.
The work is all part of the Chiefs ambitious, long-term plans to transform Sandy Park into a state-of-the-art stadium that will eventually see the ground capacity double to 20,600 .
The main part of the works this summer will see the existing West...
The new Bishop of Exeter began his prayer pilgrimage around the county in Plymouth this week, with a visit to St Aubyn Church, which also houses Devonport library and a café.
The Rt Revd Robert Atwell is to be installed as the 71st Bishop of Exeter on 5 July at the Cathedral, and everyone is welcome to the service by 2pm. He is spending the days before the installation getting to know the diocese, listening to people’s concerns and offering to pray for them.
The café at St Aubyn’s is run by the social enterprise company, Trading Routes, which supports community projects...
Exeter Racecourse and Devon Hampers have teamed up to create a special hamper which will be presented to the winning owner of each day’s feature race at its 15 meetings during its 2014-2015 season.
General manager Tim Darby spent a morning at the Arundell Arms in Lifton, where Devon Hampers is based, and selected a dozen products to whet the appetite of owners.
He said: “There was so much to choose from, and in the end we picked what we thought was a good representation from Devon."
Included in each hamper will be Sharpham Dart Valley Reserve white wine Hogsbottom...
How can you have a big belly and yet reduce the pounds? The answer is when the Big Belly is a brand of litter bin like the ones being installed at resorts along East Devon’s coastline.
East Devon District Council has invested in a five-year lease for a total of 21 new Big Belly brand litter bins. These have a number of benefits – one being that they largely pay for themselves.
The costs of the lease agreement will be offset by savings on agency and staff overtime due to a significant reduction in the number of times the bins need to be emptied and by greater operational...
