A 17-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after the car he was travelling rolled on the M5 southbound near Cullompton.
The collision happened just before 11am today (Monday 19 August) about one mile past Junction 28.
Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene.
Five people were injured in the silver Toyota Avensis, which is registered to Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
A 17-year-old boy has been taken by air ambulance to Derriford with a head injury. The other four occupants of the car have been taken to RD&E with minor injuries....
Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, attended a reception held in Parliament on 16 July to mark the launch of the new and exciting partnership between Whiskas and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) which seeks to bring together the two companies’ knowledge of big and little cats to help protect the world’s tigers.
The partnership between cat food company Whiskas and conservation group WWF will see a total fund of £500,000 raised from sales of Whiskas ‘Help protect a tiger’ packs to support the WWF’s ‘Tiger’s Alive Initiative’ which aims to double the numbers of tigers currently in...
Has the summer holidays been full of fun-packed activities, beach visits and camping trips? Well don’t let the excitement stop there! Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park is just the ticket for the August Bank Holiday. Have one last thrill and family treat before heading back to school in September.
Make a date with Bob the Builder, who’s back on Monday 26 August. A real treat for every young builder, performing in mini shows in the Show Dome at various intervals throughout the day, Bob and team will showcase hits from the 'Never Mind the Breeze Blocks' album. A very high...
Help for Heroes is set to benefit from £2,456 raised by local legal firm Stephens Scown following fundraising over the last 12 months.
Fundraising events included cake bake sales, dress down days, quiz nights and a Wimbledon themed night. Robert Camp, Managing Partner of Stephens Scown, said: “Help for Heroes is our firm-wide charity which staff voted for and which we have been supporting for the last few years. We are delighted to be giving our time and efforts for such a positive cause that does so much for our servicemen and women.”
Running since 2008, the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival is back for more from 19 – 22 September, boasting a dazzling line up of well-known authors and unique workshops.
Attracting audiences from as far afield as Australia, the Lit-Fest has been a growing success with tickets from as little as £7.50 – which can be booked in person or by phone from The Budleigh Salterton Tourist Information Centre (01395 445 275).
Last year reported a record-breaking number of attendees, selling over 3,000 tickets.
Hilary Mantel CBE, President of the Festival, and the first...
Carsharedevon.com has reached the milestone of attracting more than 10,000 members, making it one of the most successful public car share schemes in the country.
The 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, is commissioned by Devon County Council, in partnership with Plymouth and Torbay Councils.
Regis Fauvel joined the scheme this month to find a car share partner for his journey between...
Stephens Scown LLP has announced its sponsorship of the Devon International Trade Forum (DITF) event on 10 September 2013, aimed at providing practical advice on exporting for local businesses.
The event, which is being held at the Innovation Centre at Exeter University, starts at 5.30pm, with presentations beginning at 6.45pm and ending at around 8.30pm.
A variety of South West businesses have been invited to speak at the event which has a distinctly international flavour. Ben Travers, Head of Intellectual Property and IT Law at Stephens Scown, is one of the speakers,...
Exeter Chiefs kicked-off their pre-season programme on a high note as they overcame Welsh outfit Scarlets at the Parc Y Scarlets.
In the first of three friendlies for Rob Baxter’s side ahead of their Aviva Premiership opener at Northampton Saints on 7 September, the Chiefs produced a solid display in the Principality.
Tries from locks Damian Welch and Will Carrick-Smith, together with successful kicks from Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade, were certainly the highlights for the visitors, but Baxter will also have...
The CBI has raised its growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 from 1.0% to 1.2%. But the UK's leading business lobbying organisation says the rebalancing away from consumption towards investment and trade is taking longer than expected.
The CBI says it has increased the figure from its May forecast, after a better than expected second quarter and signs of a pick-up in confidence across a broad range of sectors, including services, construction and manufacturing.
In 2014, the CBI expects the economy to gather pace, forecasting 2.3% GDP growth up from 2.0% in May, as disposable...
South West Water has revealed more of its plans to improve the region's water and sewerage services between 2015 and 2020.
Customers and businesses are being asked to comment on its draft WaterFuture proposals, which could see around £850 million being pumped into the regional economy supporting more than 4,000 jobs, before they are submitted to water industry regulator Ofwat later this year.
Investment highlights include:
Construction of a £50 million-plus new water treatment works for the Plymouth area using a new energy-saving process not used in the UK
