Police were called to a road traffic collision which occurred just prior 2am this morning (Sunday 4 August) on Kings Ash Road in Paignton. The collision occurred between a small hatchback car and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist, a 19-year-old man from Buckfast, was treated by paramedics who attended the scene and medical staff at Torbay hospital but tragically died later this morning.
Collision investigators and detectives have been investigating the case overnight and during the course of the day in order to piece together the circumstances surrounding the collision. A post mortem...
Yesterday (Saturday 3 August) saw the arrival of a rather unusual breed of tourist to the streets, parks and open spaces of Exeter. Welcomed by young and old alike, 11 life-sized gorilla sculptures have taken up residence around the City of Exeter as part of the Great Gorillas Project - an art trail created to help celebrate Paignton Zoo's 90th Birthday as well as raise funds and awareness for the Zoo's vital conservation work spanning the globe.
These 11 cheeky characters, along with 19 others located throughout the English Riviera, will play an instrumental role in efforts to...
Twitter has apologised to the women who have encountered violent abuse on Twitter from a number of anonymous users.
Tony Wang the General Manager of Twitter UK offered an unequivocal apology for the abuse some women have been subjected to, saying it "was not acceptable in the real world and it's not acceptable on Twitter".
The issue has been raised by a number of high profile women including the journalist, feminist campaigner and co-founder of thewomensroom.org.uk, Caroline Criado-Perez and the Labour MP Stella Creasy. The Conservative MP Claire Perry has also faced abuse...
The history of Newtown will be revealed at the cafe in Belmont Park on Sunday 11 August. An exhibition, entitled ‘Newtown through the Ages’ will show how the area has developed over the centuries from the Roman period to present day. Newtown certainly has a lot more history than what might be expected.
The cafe is open from 2pm-4pm and is followed by a historical guided walk of the local area starting at 4.15pm at the hut in Belmont Park.
The walk will include information on a twelfth century chapel, a 19th century school that was only in existence for a few years but was...
The history of Newtown will be revealed at the cafe in Belmont Park on Sunday 11 August. An exhibition, entitled ‘Newtown through the Ages’ will show how the area has developed over the centuries from the Roman period to present day. Newtown certainly has a lot more history than what might be expected.
The cafe is open from 2pm-4pm and is followed by a historical guided walk of the local area starting at 4.15pm at the hut in Belmont Park.
The walk will include information on a twelfth century chapel, a 19th century school that was only in existence for a few years but was...
A test to predict which patients are most at risk from the Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection has been developed, offering potential benefits to patients, hospitals and health services around the world.
A Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection is one that can affect the digestive system and most commonly affects people staying in hospital. It is not generally a problem for healthy people but may infect those on antibiotics with an imbalance of ‘good bacteria’ in the gut.
A research paper published on 2 August 2013, in BMC Infectious Diseases has for the first time...
Princesshay Shopping Centre welcomed its newest resident ‘Cool Ice Cream Bananas’ on Saturday 3 August 2013 after making his way through the shopping centre leaving a trail of footprints behind him! To celebrate his official arrival Chandos Deli joined the Princesshay team, artist and some lucky passers-by for a complimentary ice cream from their vintage ice cream tricycle.
Wayne Pearce, Princesshay Centre Director said: “We’re thrilled to be supporting the Great Gorillas project and excited to see Cool Ice Cream Bananas taking pride of place at the bottom of Roman Walk. We hope...
Beth is currently in the process of organizing and cataloguing the Costume store with the help of a volunteer team. She also designs and produces costume for theatre productions. At times, Beth does this managing a team of professional wardrobe staff while at other times she works with students or a community wardrobe team. The Exeter Daily team caught up with Beth during her busy schedule to find out a little more about what she loves about the city of Exeter.
Imagine a fantasy jukebox that contained all the most influential, innovative, adventurous and just plain great music since the dawn of the recording era. OK, so the likes of iTunes, YouTube and Spotify have made this more of a reality than a fantasy, but setting aside their rather indiscriminating presence, what should it include?
Continuing a series exploring some of the key musical statements of the recording era, Matthew Vizard picks a game-changing British hip-hop-soul masterpiece.
3. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (1991, Circa Records/Virgin Records)...
