Crews from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to rescue a two year old from a property in Tiverton this morning ( Tuesday 14th January).
One fire appliance from Tiverton attended a property in Oakfields where one two year old girl was locked in.
Crews used small tools to gain entry to the house and rescue the girl.
Princesshay is pleased to announce Dream-A-Way as its charity partner for 2014.
Committed to supporting local charities and organisations, Princesshay will be working with Dream-A-Way throughout the year on special events and fundraising activities.
Dream-A-Way is an Exeter based charity providing holidays and day trips to people living in Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles with physical and learning difficulties, whether it is fulfilling a lifetime dream, experiencing great opportunities or just having a break from daily routines. Over 15,000 people have benefited from...
Drugs worth £90,000 have been seized by police after raids were carried out in Brixham.
PC Dave Thomas, assisted by other members of the Brixham and Paignton Neighbourhood Team, conducted a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant in Brixham on Friday (10 January).
The warrant and subsequent searches in the Furzeham area of the town resulted in over £90,000 worth of cocaine and heroin being discovered along with cannabis and a quantity of cash.
Sergeant Steve Cayless, Neighbourhood Team Leader, said: “This seizure is the result of community intelligence and is the culmination of...
Exeter School is pleased to complete this year’s Oxbridge admissions process with the announcement that seven pupils have been offered places.
In the last five years, Exeter School has received 35 offers from Oxford and Cambridge colleges.
At Cambridge, Dan Armstrong has an offer to read History at Downing College, Jonty Bradley-Thrush has an offer to read Maths at Gonville and Caius College and Hector Newman has an offer to read Natural Sciences at Clare College.
Four members of Exeter School’s Upper Sixth have received offers from Oxford: Gwyneth Everson for...
MENTORING someone who is going through a difficult time in their life can be challenging but rewarding, according to the coordinator of an Exeter charity project.
Laura Callaway at Transitions, a project of Exeter Community Initiatives, is looking for volunteers who feel they have skills to offer people who have been homeless, faced mental illness or experienced addiction.
She is running a training course for people who would be interested in helping others turn their lives around.
She said: "You don't need any special qualifications - just experience of...
Ambulance crew, Police Officers and Appliances from The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to an incident at Stoney Lane Hill, Tiverton to Rackenford Road this morning ( Tuesday 14th January).
One fire appliance from Tiverton and one from Witheridge attended an RTC involving a single vehicle that had left the road and gone into a hedge at around 8.30 this morning.
Crews confirmed all persons free and clear of the vehicle, and made the vehicle safe.
Devon County Council bosses will be signing up to a national initiative this Thursday (Jan 16), to protect its residents’ health from the risks associated with smoking.
The Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control will be signed by Devon County Council Leader John Hart, Chief Executive Phil Norrey, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing Andrea Davis, and Director of Public Health, Dr Virginia Pearson, underpinning the council’s new public health role of protecting the public from preventable diseases such as lung cancer and heart disease.
