The RSPCA has hit out at owners who left their dogs in hot cars over the weekend, despite repeated warnings about the dangers.
The animal welfare charity was inundated with hundreds of complaints over the weekend from people who spotted animals suffering as the temperature rocketed to 90 degrees in some parts of the country.
Around 350 calls about animals trapped in hot cars came into the RSPCA’s National Control Centre over the weekend of 6-7 July. Unfortunately the heat wave also claimed a number of lives.
A seven-year old female Staffordshire bull terrier died...
The Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital has invested over £30,000 in a state-of-the-art high definition camera stack to help with keyhole surgery.
The new Karl Storz camera stack is now in use for laparoscopic procedures and operations such as gall bladder removal, hernia repair and gynaecology procedures.
Theatre Manager Jason Finney said “This new camera stack will be of great benefit to the surgeons, giving an even clearer image for them to work to and providing greater detail.
Patients may experience quicker operation times, and so even shorter waits.
Volunteers from Exmouth RNLI were kept busy during the first weekend of July with three incidents around Exmouth beach.
On Saturday 6 July at 5.42pm, the inshore lifeboat George Bearman was tasked to rescue a couple who had found themselves cut off by the tide by Rodney Point. Responding to a 999 call from the beach, crew volunteers collected the casualties and brought them safely to shore. The man and woman were given a tide table and advice.
On Sunday 7 July at 2pm, crew volunteers had scheduled a training exercise on the George Bearman . Helmsman, Ian Taylor and Henry...
Update 9 July: Charleigh has been found safe and well in the Bristol area. The Police thanked the media for their help in locating her.
First published 8 July: Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old girl from the Newton Abbot area. Charleigh Bindon has been missing since Friday 28 June. Charleigh is described as white, 5ft 4in, of slim build and with long dark hair with light brown hair extensions. At the time of going missing she was wearing dark leggings, an indigo strappy top and a white cardigan. Charleigh also uses the surname ‘Robson’. She...
Exeter Racecourse has recorded its best ever results for conference and events bookings since it first significantly started to build this side of the business in 2005.
The period from 1 January until 30 June saw a 30 per cent increase in revenue compared to the same period in 2012 and the highest following the opening of its £2.2million extension, in 2009, which doubled the size of the facilities available.
From January until the end of June, the racecourse hosted 300 separate events, with an average of 500 visitors per week and just under 12,000 delegates in total....
More than a quarter of over 70s with type 2 diabetes could benefit simply from improving communication and education in the clinic, new research has revealed. A study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and published in the Lancet found that 27 per cent achieved better glycaemic control through individualised care alone.
At the moment, patients over the age of 70 are treated using a blanket method of aggressively reducing blood glucose levels, but that does little to take their complex needs into account.
Dr David Strain, from the University of Exeter Medical...
Mr Parish has supported Guide Dogs’ call for the installation of a vital safety feature on quiet hybrid and electric vehicles to keep pedestrians safe, by attending a reception at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 26 June. The Tiverton and Honiton MP was amongst the large number of Members of Parliament who backed the charity's call to install artificial noise generators on quiet vehicles. Research shows that some quiet vehicles cannot be heard until one second before impact and, in certain conditions, are more likely to be involved in a collision with a pedestrian than conventional...
This Friday 12 July why not enjoy a three-course meal for the exceptional price of just £30 with the added plus that all the profits of the evening will be donated to The C Group Charity, supporting Royal Marines in Need.
Hosted by the Exeter Golf and Country Club, the three-course dinner will be joined by two outstanding and influential guest speakers - former England Rugby International, Andy Gomarsall MBE and skipper of the first all-female Whitbread yachet crew, Tracey Edwards MBE BSc.
Also attending the event will be Tony Rowe OBE, Chairman of Exeter Chiefs and The C...
The summer is looking bright at Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park with a packed calendar of fantastic events and attractions to keep the whole family entertained.
Devon’s Crealy Great Adventure Park will be welcoming different children’s characters every Monday throughout the summer holidays to meet and greet their fans.
These include Rastamouse on Monday 22 July; Octonauts on Monday 5 August; Mike the Knight on Monday 12 August and Peppa Pig on Monday 19 August. Guests can also watch Mini Shows staring Bob the Builder on Monday 26 August and Fireman Sam on Monday 29 July...
More than 4,200 students at the University of Exeter will be celebrating their graduation between 15 and 22 July. Ceremonies at the Great Hall on the University’s main Streatham campus and at Truro Cathedral will be presided over by the University’s Chancellor, Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE DL. She will personally greet each graduand and inspire them to use their education to make a difference in the world.
Inspiration will also come from 11 Honorary Graduates; senior figures from the NHS, Church of England, higher education, sport and media. From the local area these include Dr...
