A woman suffered serious injuries after a road traffic collision involving a school minibus and a van in Holsworthy yesterday afternoon. (25 March)
None of the 15 Children on the minibus, from Holsworthy Community College, received any serious injuries in the crash.
A statement on the schools' website says "pupils suffered minor injuries and shock and were given first aid in school." but "No pupils have suffered serious injury."
The two vehicles collided at the crossroad at around 3.45pm, both vehicles left road and came to rest in a property adjacent to the road...
With the backing of local radio, businesses, and celebrities such as Caroline Quentin, with over 100 videos created, the British Sign Language Celebration (BSL) Week campaign, run by Exeter Deaf Academy, SignUp BSL and Deafinite Interpreters has been a great success. The campaign hoped to get as many people as possible filming themselves signing their name and the organisations were inundated with clips. A video guide was produced to allow everyone to take part and footage was shared over Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest using the hashtag #loveBSL. Caroline from Heart South West’s breakfast...
Exeter City left it late at Home Park to snatch another three vital Sky Bet League 2 points in the Devon Derby.
Liam Sercombe and Eliot Richards found the net to complete a come-from-behind victory over the Pilgrims, with Reuben Reid having given Argyle the lead shortly before half-time as he converted a penalty conceded by Danny Coles’ handball. Paul Tisdale’s men showed great character to turn it around, sending the elated travelling supporters home happy.
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale named an unchanged side for the third-consecutive...
Sidmouth police are aiming to forge positive links with young people by setting up the town’s first Scooter and BMX Jam.
The neighbourhood team has organised the event on Saturday 5 April to provide vital youth activities and engage with young people about personal safety and antisocial behaviour.
The event will take place from 11am to 4pm at The Ham on the eastern end of Sidmouth Esplanade. Scooter manufacturer Maddgear will be bringing their roadshow and portable skate park with five of their pro-team scooter and BMX riders to run demonstrations, tuition and competitions...
Sidmouth police are aiming to forge positive links with young people by setting up the town’s first Scooter and BMX Jam.
The neighbourhood team has organised the event on Saturday 5 April to provide vital youth activities and engage with young people about personal safety and antisocial behaviour.
The event will take place from 11am to 4pm at The Ham on the eastern end of Sidmouth Esplanade. Scooter manufacturer Maddgear will be bringing their roadshow and portable skate park with five of their pro-team scooter and BMX riders to run demonstrations, tuition and competitions...
Update: As of his morning 16 schools will be closed or partially closed sue to decisions to close beign made late in the day.
The list has been updated witht he additional school names.
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At least 14 schools across Devon will be closed or partially closed tomorrow due to strike action from members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Six schools, including will be fully closed as a result of the strikes while eight others will be partially closed potentially disrupting work for parents across the county. The strike...
Exeter City is holding its first ever One Game One Community five a side Futsal tournament next Sunday (30 March).
Players from local black and minority ethnic communities have been especially invited to participate at the event which is being held in the University of Exeter Sports Hall. The Exeter City Supporters Trust backed One Game One Community (Kick it Out) Group aims to promote equality and diversity through football related initiatives. A regular outdoor summer tournament is held but this is the first time an indoor competition has been organised.
This past weekend saw the gents section compete in a Fourball Betterball competition.
Low scoring was the order of the day with 76 pairs playing.
Alistair Ross & Josh Money were the winners with 45 points. Runners Up were Colin Wayman & Cliff Nightingale a solitary point behind on 44 points. George Robinson & Alex Boulton were beaten into third place on the back 9. 30 twos were scored worth £8.80 each
Exe League
The first Exe League meeting of the year took place at East Devon on Sunday.
A Devon NHS and local government leader has won a prestigious national award for her exceptional work to improve people’s health and wellbeing and help them get the care they need in or close to their home.
Keri Storey was victorious in the National NHS Leadership Recognition Awards at a ceremony in central London.
She beat nine other finalists in the NHS Partnership/System Leader category – to follow up her success in the South West regional awards in November.
The awards celebrate those “who have ultimately improved people’s health, the public’s experience of the...
Kids bored this Easter holidays? Looking for a holiday club with a twist? Try the Woodland Adventure Club packed with fun and excitement in the woods.
The Club, for 6-13 year olds, enables kids to get up to all sorts, learning woodland skills, getting muddy and making new friends.Woodland Adventure Park is based at a camp deep in the woods at Haldon Forest Park, just 15 minuets from central Exeter. It's run by qualified and experienced staff in a safe and supported environment, enabling the children to play and explore the woods, build dens, light campfires, discover wildlife and...
