DIY projects are set to top the agenda this bank holiday weekend despite the fact that many end in disaster.

A survey, by One Poll, has highlighted how busy people in Exeter will be working on their homes over the May bank holiday – even though more than 80 per cent of people said they would prefer to spend their time with friends or family, taking part in a leisure pursuit or just relaxing.

Commissioned by housebuilder Barratt Homes, the report reveals that almost 50 per cent of people in the south west could be spending the bank holidays on a DIY project with some...

Firefighters were called to Elm Close in Dawlish last night ( Saturday 24th May) due to a severe car fire.

On arrival, at 6.57pm, crew found the car to be well alight.

Crews used two breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to put the fire out. Crews also used a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots.

The cause of the fire was accidental.

#1 – You Want Different Things

Everybody wants different things out of life. A lot of relationships come to a natural end when two people realise they are at a crossroads – and moving in totally separate directions. Is your partner about to leave for a job or university course hundreds of miles away? Do they want children when you don’t? The pain comes when you try to pretend the crossroads isn’t there. Sometimes you have to make a hard decision about your relationship. People grow apart, and that’s okay.

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Limetree Cross in Tiverton is currently closed in both directions between the Canal Hill junction and the Newte's Hill junction, because of flooding.

Firefighters were today called to rescue a ten year old girl who had become stuck in a tree in Exmouth.

An appliance from Exmouth was mobilised to the incident, at 3.07pm, after a report that a young girl was stuck in a tree at The Crescent in Exmouth.

On arrival at the scene crews rescued one ten year old child from the tree using one short extension ladder.

Emergency Services today attended a road traffic collision on Exeter's M5 North route which saw a Cattle trailer overturn.

The incident, which occured at 2.09pm, resulted in three fire appliances and the Specialist Rescue Team attending.

Although the trailer was stabilised, it is not yet known whether any of the cattle involved were harmed.

Grass cutting on urban and rural roadside verges is underway across the county.

Devon County Council funds four cuts a year on verges in towns and villages, but the latest cut has been slightly delayed due to recent wet weather. The work is undertaken by contractors, or District, Parish and Town Councils, depending on local arrangements.

Two or three programmed cuts are carried out a year on the rural priority network, which serves communities with over 100 people. On minor rural roads, a single cut of visibility areas is scheduled. However, additional cutting of visibility...

The Devon County Show has been cancelled today, in the interest of public safety.

The decision comes after visitors were turned away from the car parks due to concerns over the muddy conditions.

A spokesman said a combination of heavy use on Thursday and Friday and the overnight rain had left the fields “decimated” making it too difficult to park vehicles in a safe and timely way.

Organisers have described the decision to cancel the show as “heartbreaking”.

Show secretary Ollie Allen said: “We are very sorry to have to announce that for the first time in our...

Michael Jackson’s former bodyguard, Matt Fiddes, a 7th degree black belt, who runs martial arts schools in Exeter, has received a prestigious martial arts award and has been inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

Fiddes, 35, is the youngest person to ever have been awarded a Martial Arts Superstar award currently run by the renowned magazine, Martial Arts Illustrated.

Previous winners of similar awards include legends Bruce Lee, Jean Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris.

Fiddes took to the stage alongside Expendables actor, Scott Adkins and Elvis Presley’s former...