The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is in line for a prestigious national award for its work to promote the highest standards of patient safety and care.

The Trust has been shortlisted four separate times for the Patient Safety and Care Awards 2014, led by flagship publications Nursing Times and the Health Service Journal.

The Trust’s project to reduce the number of cardiac arrests on wards at North Devon District Hospital has been shortlisted in three categories – Education and Training, Changing Culture and Clinical Leadership.

The entry, entitled “Creating a...

Tricia Sail, 40, from Exeter, will be going that extra mile to raise funds for Fight for Sight, a charity close to her heart. On 24 May, Tricia, who was diagnosed with Uveitis in 2013, will be walking 100km from London to Brighton with friends for the main UK's charity that funds pioneering eye research to prevent sight loss and treat eye disease. The challenge will be extremely difficult as Tricia has lost the sight in her right eye and only has 20 per cent vision in her left. Tricia's sight is affected by the time of day, leaving her unable to see anything at all at night. It’s unknown...

In what has certainly been a year to remember for Henry Slade, the Exeter Chiefs young gun insists his key aim moving forward is to just "keep his head down".

During a terrific 12 months for the 21-year-old playmaker, not only has Slade helped England Under-20s to lift the Junior World Championship for the first time, but he has helped the Chiefs to secure their first-ever major trophy; featured regularly in both the Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup; as well as getting senior international action with the England Saxons.

It has - in Slade's own words - been somewhat "...

A motorcyclist has died after being involved in a collision with a milk tanker on the A35 near Honiton.

The accident happened yesterday (Sunday) about one mile from Honiton on the Axminster Road shortly after 3.45pm.

The 49-year-old male motorcyclist from Honiton, who was riding a 750cc Kawasaki motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin for have been informed.

The road was closed for over seven hours while an investigation of the scene took place and the vehicles were recovered. The tanker containing milk had to be pumped out before it could be...

Everys Solicitors in Exmouth put their best feet forward when they sponsored and took part in the town’s Ladies’ Starlight Walk to help raise money for Hospiscare.

Having supported and taken part in the event last year, Everys committed to this year’s event as an associate sponsor and to sponsor a number of the participants’ prize categories.

Kim Stradling and Margaret Broom, from the Exmouth branch, took to the stage to give encouragement to the walkers as they set off for the 12km walk from Exmouth RFC.

Everys also provided a prize of £500 to be presented to the...

Mariam Badavi, owner of Exeter’s Purity Boutique Spa, is continuing her Venus Awards journey by becoming a 2014 ambassador for the NatWest Venus Awards Devon, aimed at celebrating women in business.

Mariam, who in 2013 won the Devon and national ‘Employer of the Year’ Venus Award titles, is spreading the word to women about the benefits of entering and encouraging people to either nominate themselves or someone who they think deserves recognition.

Mariam says: “I am delighted to have been chosen as an ambassador for the 2014 Natwest Venus Awards Devon and I hope to...

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after being involved in a car accident which involved her needing to be cut from her vehicle.

The incident, which took place at Pinhoe Road at just after 2pm yesterday (Sunday), saw the woman's car collide with another car and van.

One fire appliance from Middlemoor Exeter and one fire appliance from Danes Castle Exeter attended.

On arrival they found the female trapped in her vehicle.

She was released using hydraulic cutting gear.

Once safely released the female was conveyed to hospital by Air Ambulance....

A Mid Devon farmer, who pleaded guilty to a range of animal welfare offences, has received a life-time ban on keeping all animals and a 12 month suspended sentence.

Philip Govier, 69, of Willtown Farm, Clayhidon, on the Devon Somerset border, pleaded guilty to offences in January after allowing the carcases of dead animals to be eaten by dogs and predators, and leaving his cattle in such condition that they developed inflammation of the skin.

Officers of Devon and Somerset Trading Standards found, during visits between January 2013 and April 2013, rotting remains of sheep,...

Firefighters were called to a property in Topsham Road, Topsham after an elderly male had become trapped inside a bathroom.

An appliance from Topsham attended the incident which took place yesterday (Sunday) at 9.44am.

The male was released, unharmed, by crew who used small tools to make the release.

Cassa Pancho's award-winning Ballet Black is to return to the Exeter Northcott Theatre for the fourth time as they celebrate the talents of black and Asian dancers from around the world. Founded in 2001 Ballet Black has achieved great success and garnered numerous awards, including the 2012 Critics Circle National Dance Award for Best Independent Company.

For their return to Exeter Northcott Theatre, the Company are delighted to present a triple bill of new work with exciting ballets from two of Britain's best choreographers, Christopher Marney (Gothenburg Ballet, New Adventures)...