A group of Exeter NEETs (young people Not in Education, Employment or Training) has been given a helping hand to get back into learning thanks to a £1,890 grant from the Exeter Foundation.

The funding has paid for equipment to enable eight young people to study a Level One Course in Hair & Beauty and Customer Service at Hair@TheAcademy, which is based at Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.

As a result of this year’s course, seven students will now go on to a Further Education Course next year and one has been recruited to take part in an apprenticeship-style...

Police have issued an evofit of a man they would like to speak to in relation to a burglary in Bradninch.

The incident took place at a house on West End Road between 12.30pm and 12.45pm on Monday 8 July 2013.

The 89-year-old female occupant of the house disturbed a man in her hallway as she was looking through a cupboard.

When the victim confronted him, he made his excuses and left.

She later discovered that a number of rings had been stolen.

The victim had left the front door of her house open due to the hot weather.

Anyone with information...

Name: Tony Hawks (aka The Fridgeman) – TV and radio comedian and bestselling author

How would you describe yourself in 5 words?

Comedian, author, broadcaster, good egg.

How would you describe Exeter in 5 words?

Charming, modest, user-friendly city.

What brought you to Exeter?

A desire to escape the hectic and flurried nature of London life.

Where do you call home?

The edge of the moor, not far from Moretonhampstead.

What is your favourite place in Exeter?

It’s too early to say, we’ve been here less from a...

Vandals who damaged the safety surface of a new play area should not be tolerated, a leading councillor has said.

Cllr Greg Sheldon, Exeter City Council's Lead Councillor for Environment, was speaking after vandals delayed the opening on the new climbing net at St Thomas Play Area.

The yobs broke down metal fencing at the park and then walked over the setting safety surface causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.

Cllr Sheldon said: "Once again it is the selfish actions of a mindless few who are spoiling the enjoyment for everyone else. We will not tolerate this...

The exciting new children's play area at Pecorama, the railway-themed visitor attraction at Beer, is shaping up well, with an anticipated completion date near the end of September.

The impressive multi-decked structure, appropriately reminiscent of a railway terminus, will contain a mini module soft play area for toddlers, a labyrinth of slides, climbing frames and scramble nets, with the odd railway feature thrown in for good effect!

A group of cyclists could hold vital information for detectives trying to establish the last movements of Katherine Hooper and her son Joshua.

Katherine Hooper, 24, and her five-year-old son Joshua died after falling from rocks on Friday 12 July. Police discovered the body of her two-year-old son Sam at her home in Dukes Close, Paignton later that day.

A murder investigation was launched by Devon and Cornwall Police.

A group of cyclists, possibly from a local club, are believed to have been on Haytor on the evening of Thursday 11 July. The cyclists were seen having...

Devon County Council is funding improved services for a cross-city bus route which links Exminster to Exeter.

Bus Service B, operated under contract to the County Council by Stagecoach, was extended earlier this year to provide a six days a week, all day connection between Exminster, Matford Business Park, Marsh Barton, the city centre, Pinhoe and Exeter Business Park.

In response to public demand, the service now runs seven days a week as the County Council has introduced Sunday and Bank Holiday services on the B route between Exminster, Exeter City Centre and the Met...

Plans to improve the public space outside Exeter Central Library will be considered by Councillors next week.

The scheme , which will go before the Exeter Highways and Traffic Orders Committee on Tuesday (23 July), aims to provide a more attractive pedestrian environment, improve links with the cultural quarter and wider city and address accessibility issues.

Designed following extensive consultation with key stakeholder groups, it is hoped the proposed improvements will maximise the potential for the area to be enjoyed for a range of uses and events associated with the...

The Red Lion pub in Sidbury village, East Devon was put up for sale three months ago. The Red Lion pub is the only pub in a village of over 800 residents. In mid-May the residents came together at a packed public meeting to express their concerns at the potential loss of the pub and the impact that this would have upon the local community. At the meeting it was agreed to establish the Save The Red Lion campaign with the objective of saving the Red Lion as a pub for the community.

Today (Friday 19 July 2013) the Save The Red Lion campaign has submitted an application to East Devon...