Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist died following a collision near Okehampton at the weekend.
The fatal collision happened shortly after 4.20pm on Sunday 6 October on the A386 outside Lower Lodge, Merton, near Okehampton.
Police report that a 44-year-old local man, riding a Suzuki GSXR, was travelling in the direction of Torrington from Meeth with a group of other motorcyclists.
The rider is believed to have lost control of his motorcycle on a bend and impacted with a low bank. No other vehicles were involved.
A project which aims to improve the water quality and wildlife of a Westcountry river has made a splash in East Devon.
The project is a joint initiative between Devon Wildlife Trust and the Sid Vale Association. It is based on a six-mile stretch (plus tributaries) of the beautiful and popular River Sid upstream from Sidmouth.
Devon Wildlife Trust’s Scott West is leading the project: "Many people know and love the River Sid. It’s somewhere that local communities walk, play and live beside. It’s also a key component of what brings tourists to this wonderful part of the world...
Assistant Chief Constable Bill Skelly will be joining Devon and Cornwall Police from Police Scotland where he is currently working on the safety and security of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Mr Skelly was selected after a process last week and will take up his post on November 30, 2013. Mr Skelly will replace temporary Deputy Chief Constable David Zinzan who has been with the Force since April 2012 and will be retiring when he departs his current role. Mr Skelly joined Lothian and Borders Police in 1990. He successfully completed the Command Course at Bramshill in 2004, and graduated from...
Today (7 October) the National Crime Agency has been launched to lead the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime.
The new law enforcement agency is intended to transform the UK's response to the threat from serious and organised crime.
The NCA will use its 4,000-plus officers to harness the expertise and resources of law enforcement across the UK and abroad, to ensure a consistent and co-ordinated approach to continuously disrupt the most serious criminals and groups.
The agency will ensure that such criminals and criminal groups are prioritised and that...
If a spot of quirky fun is what you and your kids need this Halloween, then get wellied up and head for Riverford near Totnes. Their Pumpkin Day is legendary and with good reason; it’s full of busy fun, tasty food and a good dose of fresh air…and it’s free entry! Children’s activities include apple pressing, worm digging, pumpkin carving, face painting and vegetable games. When that all gets too much, they can settle down to paint spooky pictures in the creativity area or take a tractor ride around the farm to see where the team grow the veg for the farm’s vegboxes. “Our Pumpkin Day is a...
On Saturday 12 October from 11am, there will be a large gathering of 'babywearers' at the Cathedral Green, ie mums and dads who choose to wear their babies and toddlers in slings or ergonomic baby carriers, rather than use a buggy. This is called the Exeter Slingathon, and is part of a national Slingathon initiative for International Babywearing Week.
At around 11.30am, there will be a gentle sling-based 10min exercise class led by Emma Jones, a postnatal fitness instructor and babywearer of her toddler, Eva. This will be followed by a walk around the town, taking in...
What a difference a week makes... Following a disappointing performance seven days earlier against Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs produced the perfect response at Kingsholm to re-ignite their Aviva Premiership charge against hosts Gloucester.
In a sublime Sunday showing, Rob Baxter’s side served up a season’s best display to sink the Cherry & Whites on their own path. Aussies Ben White and Dean Mumm – just as they had done at London Irish earlier in the campaign – again got on the try-sheet, whilst fly-half Gareth Steenson weighed in with...
For centuries travelling showmen came to Exeter bringing fairground rides, menageries, stalls and hows for the city's annual Lammas fair.
This Hallowe'en a bawdy troupe of performers and artistes arrive in town determined to entertain the locals with their spectacular show, at any cost…
Combining theatre, burlesque & cabaret Exeter Alternative Theatre presents a unique peek inside this weird & wonderful world, inviting you to meet the twisted characters that inhabit the sideshow.
Following their mini tour this summer, which ended in a sell out performance at the Barnfield Theatre, EAT return with another chance to see three short terror plays that explore the darker side of the human condition before they take the production to London.
Two are by a true forgotten hero of British Grand Guignol, Frederick Witney. The naturalistic viciousness which Witney injected into his writing resulted in COALS OF FIRE being banned outright when submitted for a license for the 1920's London Grand Guignol.
A blind woman warms herself by the fire as a younger woman...
Autumn is now upon us and for those who have no choice but to be working outside all day, the Skin Angels, by Purity Boutique Spa, are offering valuable sunscreen advice.
On Tuesday 17 September they were on-hand, with rugby player Carl Rimmer from Exeter Chiefs, to rescue some lucky builders from the damaging rays of the sun. The team helped them to apply sun cream and educated them on the importance of sun protection, even during the autumn and winter months.
Carl comments: "‘I am proud to be supporting the Skin Angels in their campaign to raise awareness about the...
