Motorcycle and car involved in A377 Crash

Appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to an incident at the A377 between Sainsburys and A30 Roundabout, St Thomas, Exeter.

The incident involved the collision of a motorcycle and a car and took place at 5.52 on Sunday 2nd February.

One fire appliance from Danes Castle Exeter attended. Fire crews confirmed a road traffic collision involving one car and one motorcycle.

All persons were free and clear of the vehicles upon the arrival of the Fire Service. Fire crews made the vehicles safe using small tools and left the incident in the...

Man survives 60 ft drop in Dawlish

A man in his seventies suffered only ' minor injuries' after his car plowed 60ft over a cliff like underground.

The incident occured at around 2.30pm near The Mount Pleasant Inn in Dawlish Warren today ( Sunday 2nd February).

Emergency services from the Fire Service, the police and the coastal service were called.

Craig Timms, Manager of the pub, said:

" A man aged about 71 plowed through our car park fence in his BMW. It is about a 60ft drop. It didn't affect us at all, but a fence is replaceable! We wish the man the best and hope he has a speedy recovery...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of What's On in and around Exeter:

THEATRE

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime Friday & Saturday, Broadclyst Victory Hall Hi Ho ... Hi Ho ... It's off to the panto we go! Join Broadclyst Theatre Group for an exciting show with slapstick fun, singing, dancing and plenty of laughter. Whilst Snow White and her friends do battle with Evilena the wicked Queen, poor Muddles gets into lots of trouble. Tickets £8 adults, £5 children from Broadclyst Post Office or via the Box office on...

Crews called to blaze at an Exeter home

Appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to a blaze at an Exeter property this afternoon ( Sunday 2nd February).

Two Fire appliances and the Aerial Ladder Platform from Danes Castle attended the incident, which took place at St Germans Road.

On arrival, crews confirmed the property was heavily smoke logged due to a small fire involving the cooker. Crews got to work to extinguish the fire using two Breathing Apparatus and a Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan.

The fire was extinguished and the cause is believed to be accidental.

Fire service called to Woodbury crash

Appliances from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to an incident at Woodbury earlier today ( Sunday 2nd February).

Two appliances were mobilised one from Exmouth and Middlemoor following a report to the Fire Service Control Room of a road traffic collision with person trapped.

On arrival at the scene crews confirmed a road traffic collision involving one private car on the public highway with no persons trapped.

Crews made the scene safe.

Elderly woman rescued by Fire Service

An elderly woman has been rescued from a lift today by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

Appliances were called to the incident, which occured at 7.46 this morning ( Sunday 2nd February), in Exmouth.

The Fire Service received a call reporting persons stuck in a lift at Douglas Avenue, Exmouth

Two fire appliances from Exmouth attended.

Fire crews released one elderly female, unharmed, from the lift car using small tools.

Give it a go, with CEDA's BIG Challenge.

Authored by CEDA Exeter
Posted: Sun, 02/02/2014 - 8:24am

Tuesday 18 February will be a big day for CEDA, Exeter's local charity providing services for disabled people.

From 11am until 2pm the organisation will be showing off the achievements of its users from the past year along with giving all visitors to their BIG Challenge event the chance to try something different. Event organiser Howard Hoskins has assembled a great selection of participatory activities including Wildlife handling, Boxing, Trim Trail, DJ Skills and many more.

Activity Programme Manager Craig Bowden said "its great to show off the array of...

Wet, wet, wet

February is expected to begin as January ended... wet and windy! As if we hadn't seen enough of the rain, forecasters say there is more to come for at least the next five days. The Met Office forecast up to Wednesday is as follows: Today: Showers or longer spells of rain, occasionally wintry at first, will spread eastwards to all parts during the morning, lasting through the afternoon. Widespread gales, severe near the coasts, will combine with high tides, bringing a risk of coastal flooding. Maximum Temperature 8 °C. Tonight: Remaining wet and windy at first however the winds will ease...

Exmouth solicitors host sponsors day at rugby club

Authored by Everys
Posted: Sun, 02/02/2014 - 8:13am

Everys Solicitors hosted a sponsors’ day at Exmouth RFC for the first team’s recent match against Dings Crusaders.

Staff from Everys’ Exmouth office attended the game along with guests from other local businesses.

Everys signed up to sponsor the Cockles at the start of the 2013/14 season. The Everys logo can be seen on the sleeve of the players’ shirts.

Exmouth partner John Hawkins was presented with a plaque and signed rugby ball as a token of thanks from the club.

South Devon Chilli Farm seedlings are back

Chilli growing is a craze which has taken the UK by storm. Following the enormous popularity of the launch of their chilli seedlings range last year, which saw an astonishing 5,000 chilli seedlings sold, South Devon Chilli Farm is back with seven exciting seedling sets. So don’t miss out, pre-order your seedlings from South Devon Chilli Farm now.

Available in seven sets of six varieties, South Devon Chilli Farm has seedlings to suit the needs of all types of grower. The sets available are ‘Hot Six’, ‘Stunning Six’, ‘Tasty Six’, ‘Super Six’, ‘Extreme Six’, ‘Same Six’ and the new ‘3+...

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