A British man has been jailed for 12 years for attempting to smuggle £3.9 million of heroin through Manchester Airport,
A joint operation by the National Crime Agency and Border Force it was one of the largest single amounts caught coming through.
Muhammad Khalid, 43, from Birmingham was caught with 24 kilos of the Class A drug on June 7 this year.
Sam Bullimore, Assistant Director for Border Force, said: “This is one of the biggest-ever seizure of drugs at Manchester Airport and a huge amount of heroin has been kept off the streets as a result. “I would like to...
Rob Baxter is never one to get carried away with victories, nor does he tend to go into his shell following any kind of setback.
Instead, the Exeter Chiefs head coach is happy for him and his team to 'carry on regardless' and right now that means 'more of the same' from the Devon club as they look to preserve their spot in the top four of the Aviva Premiership.
Four wins in six starts this term have put the Chiefs in a healthy position in English rugby's top flight and tomorrow night they will be looking to add the name of Sale Sharks to their list of seasonal scalps...
Rail Commuters in the South West will be able to use modern smart ticketing ticketing technology from next year. A new government investment of £3.25 million will allow South West Trains to upgrade its ticketing system at all its stations outside of London. Similar to the Oyster card system on the London Underground commuters will be able to avoid queues by paying ticket fares online and in advance. The move to smart ticketing comes as part of the Department for Transport’s £45 million investment into flexible ticketing across the south of England. Rail Minister, Baroness Kramer, said: “A...
Leading fashion and homewares retailer Matalan have announced the relocation of their current Exeter store.
The new, bigger and better store opens Thursday 21 November at the Stone Lane Retail Park on Marsh Barton in Exeter.
The new store is three times larger than th current store on Haven Banks and will see a larger offering of products including The Statements collection and a homeware section, bringing you this season's must have home essentials making staying in the new going out.
The new 24,000 sq ft plot is a unique and inspiring space for this much loved...
Exeter PR business owner Glen King is to appear on the hit Channel 4 reality show Come Dine With Me.
Publicity material for the programme describes Glen as 'self assured' says she is confident she will be 'the hostess with the mostess' cooking dishes reflecting her name.
Appearing with Glen are New Zealander Steve Levy who goes to town with his home inspired menu, cooking prawns, fish and two desserts.
Music-mad foodie Richard Kaye is second to host in Exeter and is confident he can impress his guests with his culinary know-how. He especially hopes to dazzle one...
Forecasters are predicting strong winds and heavy rain will return to Devon this weekend.
Gusts could reach gale force in some areas, accompanied by persistent showers.
Trick or treaters face a damp night and the wet weather looks set to continue into the early part of next week.
This is the Exeter-based Met Office forecast:
Today:
Some bright or sunny spells this morning and becoming breezy. Scattered showers will spread from the west by midday, becoming increasingly frequent through the afternoon and...
James Blake has walked away with the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for his album Overgrown . The 25-year-old musician triumphed at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday night (30 October) at the Roundhouse in London, chosen ahead of 11 other artists who included David Bowie (for his comeback album The Next Day ), Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling and the favourite Laura Mvula.
The winner, who takes away a cheque for £20,000, was selected by a jury of industry people from a shortlist of twelve albums. The list included five debut albums, while Overgrown is Blake's second album. His...
Budget supermarket Lidl will be selling an unusual seasonal delicacy - reindeer meat.
The German-owned chain is about to launch a multi-million pound advertsing campaign aimed at wooing middle class shoppers. The advert has been be voiced by comedian Harry Enfield and features music by One Direction.
But it is the company's decision to put Rudolph on the menu which is likely to to be the biggest talking point.
Packets of the frozen meat will sell at £7.99 each. Other products in the Deluxe range include a whole cooked lobster for £5.99, a large Serrano ham for £39....
Today marks two years to go to the final of Rugby World Cup 2015, and to mark the occasion the Young Rugby Ambassador programme kicked off in Exeter, one of the Host Cities.
The RFU has unveiled plans to develop more young volunteers in rugby clubs across the country through its ‘Young Rugby Ambassadors’ programme.
Rugby clubs are being asked to nominate sixteen to twenty year olds to become Young Rugby Ambassadors, whose role will be to excite and inspire other young people in the build-up to the Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC 2015) and beyond.
A Royal Mail workers' strike by the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) due to take place in Plymouth and around the rest of the country on Monday (4 November), has been called off after significant progress in talks between the two sides over pay and pensions.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday (30 October), the Royal Mail and the CWU said they are committed to finalising an agreement in the next two weeks which will include the following:-
Legal protections for employees that extend beyond the current three year offer.
