Three young partnerships from Honiton Gymnastics Club were named South West champions and one more took a bronze medal at last weekend’s South West Novice Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships.

The results, which confirmed Honiton’s junior gymnasts as among the best in the region, were a fitting end to the acrobatic gymnastics season, which began in February with a similar haul of medals.

Medal-winning performances came in a variety of disciplines. Erin Blackmore and Shelley Quick earned the highest scores of the whole competition to take the Grade 1 girls’ pair title – ahead...

South West Communications Group has signed a deal to deploy a ShoreTel Unified Communications (UC) solution to gas turbine and turbine components experts Centrax.

The gas turbine manufacturers and turbine components supplier has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 65 years and has been based in Newton Abbot since 1955.

Centrax will take delivery of its new telephone system this summer to serve the needs of its 700-plus employees and to link its multiple plants and workshops at its Newton Abbot site, and to begin enjoying the efficiencies created by unified...

Everys Solicitors’ office in Seaton is celebrating its first birthday in its modern, accessible offices.

After spending 28 years at the former Eyre Court Road location, Everys moved to the new premises in Harbour Road a year ago. It is one of the firm’s nine offices in Devon and Somerset.

Richard Stokes, resident partner of the Seaton office for 18 years, said: “The old offices served us well but they were on a hill and our clients needed to go up steps to visit us. The new location has proved much more suitable for a modern practice like ours and it is more easily...

Exeter City’s home and away League 2 fixtures against Chesterfield in 2013/14 have both been rescheduled and brought forward to the respective previous days. The Grecians were initially due to host the Spireites on Saturday 21 December 2013 at 3pm, but the St James Park fixture has now been rearranged for Friday 20 December (7.45pm kick-off). Later in the season, City will travel to the Proact Stadium on Good Friday (18 April 2014) for another 7.45pm kick-off, which replaces the original fixture which was pencilled in for Saturday 19 April. St James Park hosted Friday night football last...

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is asking everyone to take extra care when lighting barbecues.

By following their tips below you can ensure your barbecue is a safe, enjoyable event:

• Keep a bucket of water, sand or a garden hose nearby for emergencies

• Always follow safety instructions

• Never use a barbecue indoors or inside a tent, the carbon monoxide that they produce can kill

• Never leave a lit barbecue unattended

• Ensure that...

An innovative partnership between four fire and rescue services will improve resilience and save money.

Devon & Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Services have joined forces to form the Networked Fire Control Services Partnership (NFCSP), and an eight-year contract has just been signed with Capita’s communications and control solutions business to provide a new control and communications system.

Dave Curry, chair of the NFCSP Strategic Board, said: “Because all four fire and rescue services will have the same Capita technology in their Control...

Professional cyclists from Team UK Youth are relishing the prospect of being part of an historic Devon Stage of The Tour of Britain.

As The Tour celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, Devon County Council will mark the occasion by hosting the first ever summit finish in the modern era of the race on Friday 20 September.

Stage Six of this year’s Tour will head from sea to summit, as it starts in Sidmouth on the Jurassic Coast and finishes at Haytor in Dartmoor National Park.

Team UK Youth’s Cornish rider Chris Opie is being touted as one of the favourites for...