A man has been taken to Wonford hospital with suspected spinal injuries after his car overturned on the A303 near Honiton this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 7am this morning (15 January) due to the accident involving two vehicles. Fire crews attended the accident and used hydraulic cutting gear to free the man, thought to be aged between 20-30, from a veichle on its side. A303 closed and slow traffic in both directions between the A30 junction in Upottery and Southfields Roundabout in Donyatt, because of Police accident investigation work.
A Plymouth student is investigating whether women still purchase glossy magazines in print.
Caitlin Green, who is studying journalism at the University of St Mark and St John, is researching whether women still buy their glossy magazines in print or if they are now downloading them on devices such as Ipads and e readers.
Caitlin is urging the people of Devon to get involved with her study by completing two questionnaires.
Caitlin, who lives in Exeter, said:
“I have an IPad and read the majority of news online, but when it comes to pleasure I love to purchase...
A belt of heavy rain with strong gusts of wind is forecast for Exeter this afternoon.
The band of weather will arrive from midday onwards.
With the rain falling on already saturated ground and gusts of over 25 mph, motorists are being warned to take extra care.
An AA spokesman said: "Driving in wet conditions can be hazardous, but you have a better chance of staying safe if you prepare for wet weather.
"Even drivers with local knowledge can be caught out during heavy downpours, as even the most modern road surface is still susceptible to standing water....
Our society today is marked by what we might call ‘excessive liberalisation’. The social and moral limits and controls to human behaviour that have marked previous generations have been eroded or eradicated. This is true in the case of personal ethics where the emphasis on what is apparently good is defined by the short-term effects on an individual person or group. Choices of diet or drink are left to personal choice in which it is assumed that we can all make informed and educated decisions, often based on nothing more than immediate satisfaction or happiness. Any later consequences or...
A photography student is offering to photograph people's birthday celebrations free of charge and give them a CD containing all the images, in exchange for their help with her photography project.
Karen Sanders, who studies Photography at Bristol UWE, is creating a piece of work which represents the mixed emotions of unwrapping gifts.
She is asking for people to allow her to film them opening just one present, at a venue of their choice, as part of this project.
In return Karen is offering to film any volunteers birthday celebrations for however long they require...
The Exeter Chamber of Commerce is launching a separate organisation for young members at a special event on February 13.
The Junior Chamber seeks to bring together like minded young business people between the ages of 20-35 in the Exeter area.
Although it will be part of the Exeter Chamber it will act as a voice for young business people, offering them the means to promote, support or oppose legislative or other measures affecting trade, commerce and industry in the area.
The Junior Chamber will encourage young business people to network and develop networking...
The hunt has started to find 260 outgoing fundraisers to help break a Guinness World Record in an event set to be the largest of its kind. Skydive UK near Honiton will attempt to take 260 people for a 15,000ft tandem skydive in just one day. The record, which is currently held in Germany, stands at 251 skydives to take place over a 24th hour period and was set in 2013.
The event is being organised to raise money for the 50 participating charities and to celebrate 50 years of skydiving at Dunkeswell Airfield. The event coordinator, Louise Banks from Skydive UK explains: “Although...
Drivers in Devon who are keen to reduce their mileage this year have another chance to win a free tank of fuel.
Commuters who register with the www.carsharedevon.com website by 31 March will be entered into a prize draw to win a tank of fuel up to the value of £100.
Carsharedevon.com is a free service which allows people in Devon and across the south west to find others to share their journey, either taking turns with the driving, or giving someone a lift in exchange for a contribution to the fuel costs. It is commissioned by Devon County Council, in partnership with...
Local RSPCA animal shelter Little Valley, which is based just outside Exeter by Pocombe Bridge on the road to Longdown, is desperately seeking new homes for an influx of fluffy bunnies and cute guinea pigs in their care. 2013 was a very bad year for rabbits and guinea pigs, with many more being abandoned or rescued from neglectful homes where they had been mistreated or left to breed unhindered and do what what bunnies and guinea piggies do! One influx of guinea pigs at least quadrupled in size with the arrival of lots of baby piggies!
