Exeter City’s Football in the Community Trust is once again running a full programme of popular children’s football roadshows during the May half term, following the success of the Easter events which were attended by around 500 children from across the region.

There will be three different events in Exeter, plus courses in Dawlish, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Seaton, Feniton, Okehampton, North Tawton and Barnstaple.

A two-day course on the astroturf at St Luke’s Science and Sports College kicks off half term, starting on Tuesday 28 May and costing £27 for the...

As planets age they become darker and cooler. Saturn, however, is much brighter than expected for a planet of its age - a question that has puzzled scientists since the late sixties. New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed how Saturn keeps itself looking young and hot.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon found that layers of gas, generated by physical instability deep within the giant planet, prevent heat from escaping and have resulted in Saturn failing to cool down at the expected rate.

Professor...

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with a head injury following a road traffic collision in Newton Abbot this lunchtime (Wednesday 1 May 2013).

The collision took place at around 1.35pm by Sainsbury’s, close to the Penn Inn roundabout, and involved the male pedestrian and a car.

Police confirm that a man in his 60s has been taken to hospital with a head injury.

No further details are known at present.

To celebrate Museums at Night, RAMM has joined with partner venue Côte Brasserie to offer a Thursday night special. Enjoy the Museum’s displays and exhibitions with a glass of Prosecco in an exclusive late night opening and if you wish to dine afterwards you can treat yourselves to a two-course meal at Côte bistro with a combined ticket.

RAMM only, £5 including a glass of Prosecco.

RAMM and Côte meal, £15: combined tickets includes a glass of Prosecco at RAMM and a two-course meal at Côte Brasserie

Tickets are available in person or by phone using a credit or debit...

Hilton Worldwide has announced the opening of its debut hotel in Exeter. Hampton by Hilton Exeter Airport becomes the fast growing value brand's 11th UK hotel and Hilton Worldwide's 12th airport hotel in the country.

Located less than a mile from Exeter International Airport and close to junction 29 of the M5 motorway, the 120-guestroom hotel offers convenient access for air travellers and those seeking to visit the nearby city centre. For those that enjoy the great outdoors, the Jurassic Coast, England's first world natural heritage site, is a short drive away while both the...

A former Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay prison has begun a campaign urging US President Barack Obama to shut the highly controversial detention centre down.

Morris Davies served 25 years in the US Air Force, and was the Chief Prosecutor for the Terrorism Trials at Guantanamo Bay for more than two years. Having had first-hand experience of the prison, he feels it is now time to shut the prison down.

"I personally charged Osama Bin Laden’s driver Salim Hamdan, Australian anathema David Hicks, and Canadian teen Omar Khadr. All three were convicted… and then they were...

Exeter-based airline Flybe, has marked the tenth anniversary of its popular service between Exeter and Dublin.

The route to Ireland has proved popular for passengers looking for an affordable break and an increasing number of long haul travellers are also spending the night in Dublin before departing on their onward Dublin flight (destinations include 12 scheduled services to North America) without paying APD, the UK Government Air Passenger Duty.

Since 2003, Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has operated a total of 6,482 flights between Exeter and Dublin travelling...

The Bishop of Exeter is to ask all church communities to pray for farmers and farming communities this Sunday 5 May.

He has been supported by the United Reformed Church. South West leader Revd David Grosch-Miller is issuing a similar call to prayer this week.

Farmers are facing a crisis now that is as every bit as bad as the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001, said Bishop Michael.

Bishop Michael arrived as bishop of the Diocese of Exeter shortly before the foot and mouth crisis, a time that left a deep mark on his ministry, he has said.

“This time it is a...

Following the coldest March for 49 years, home owners in rural areas surrounding Exeter are being urged to think about installing renewable heating systems as a way of beating rocketing oil prices and ensuring future fuel security. People living in homes reliant on oil, LPG, solid fuel or electric storage systems in EX postcode areas are being targeted as part of a pilot scheme to encourage those whose homes are not connected to the gas supply to move to renewable heating systems, such as air source heat pumps as a way of cutting both fuel bills and carbon emissions. Rising international...

We may think we are a nation of animal lovers, however a new RSPCA report has revealed that convictions for animal neglect and cruelty rose by nearly 34 per cent in 2012.

Launched during RSPCA Week, the RSPCA Prosecutions Annual Report also shows there was a 15.7 per cent increase in the number of defendants convicted last year in England and Wales.

Animals rescued or collected by the RSPCA increased from 119,126 to 130,695, a 9.7 per cent rise (plus the rescue of 64,000 farmed chickens from one flooded barn).

RSPCA Chief Executive Gavin Grant said: "The RSPCA is...