Police are treating a large fire in the Millbay area of Plymouth as a major incident because some of the smoke from the fire is thought to be toxic.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are attending a serious fire in a vehicle spray workshop in Miller Court in the Millbay area of Plymouth.
Pumping appliances from Greenbank (two), Camels Head, Crownhill and Plymstock are at the scene together with support appliances and reports suggest that huge plumes of smoke were witnessed and explosions heard in the industrial estate. For the time being, fire crews have the...
Live church bells across Exeter and the sound of artillery fire from Plymouth Citadel will be used in a performance of 1812 Overture at Exeter Cathedral on Thursday 25 April.
As well as the Cathedral bells, the bells of St Thomas Church across the city will be rung live and fed into the performance. The bells of Widecombe Church will also join the cacophony which represents the victory bells in Russia’s defence against Napoleon.
The score also calls for Russian cannon shots. To make the performance by Exeter’s EMG Symphony Orchestra more local and up-to-date, Plymouth’s Two...
Story update 20 May: Stephen Gill was arrested in Exeter on 15 May and returned to prison.
First reported 24 April: Police in Devon are seeking a 43-year-old man who has breached the terms of his release licence from Prison. Stephen Gill failed to comply with the conditions and is being sought by officers. He failed to comply with the terms of his licence and Devon and Cornwall probation service issued a prison recall making him arrestable on sight. Devon and Cornwall police are proactively following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his current location, and intend to...
Story update 7 May: Paul Irvine was arrested by police on 4 May and returned to prison.
Reported 23 April, 2013: Police in Exeter are seeking a 34-year-old man who has breached the terms of his Prison release licence.
Paul Irvine failed to comply with the conditions and is being sought by officers. He failed to comply with the terms of his licence and Devon and Cornwall probation service issued a prison recall making him arrestable on sight. He is known to frequent the Exeter area. Police in Exeter are proactively following a number of lines of enquiry to ascertain his...
Local computer repair firm PC PAL is celebrating after winning a coveted technology industry award in London recently.
Now in its sixth year, the PCR Awards celebrate the successes of the entire UK computer retail industry - from big name retailers such as PC World, John Lewis and Amazon, blue chip hardware and software providers such as Apple, Microsoft and Samsung through to smaller independent traders.
PC PAL was chosen from a line-up of 5 other national players in the Service and Support category, by a panel of some 100+ leading and influential computing/technology...
A trainee solicitor at Stephens Scown LLP has been awarded the esteemed Sir George Fowler Prize in 2012 by the Devon and Somerset Law Society at their recent AGM in Exeter.
Beth Johnson was awarded the prize after gaining the highest grade on the Legal Practice Course within Devon and Somerset. She successfully completed this course at the University of Plymouth.
Beth joined Stephens Scown as a paralegal in June 2012, and commenced as a trainee solicitor in April 2013. She is currently seated within the family law team in Exeter and will experience another two specialisms,...
This Saturday, Cygnet Training Theatre is holding a one-off taster workshop covering acting, movement and voice for anyone over 16 years considering a career in acting.
With Cygnet’s unique selling point of concentration on the individual, this workshop will give you an idea of what it is to train as a professional actor with us. You will be working alongside the Cygnet Company, led by our very own Artistic Director, Alistair Ganley.
Cygnet Training Theatre is the only Drama UK actor training centre in the South West Peninsula, and the only one where students perform in...
Local wealth and investment Management Company Brewin Dolphin Exeter arranged a special coaching session by Exeter Chiefs' Craig Mitchell (‘Mitch’) with Exeter Saracens Rugby Football Club, one of Exeter’s longest-established clubs, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
Brewin Dolphin organised the visit by International rugby star Craig Mitchell to the club’s home ground in Whipton. During the session he worked with Head Coach Ross Bovingdon and the first team to pass on his expertise with coaching tips and techniques.
Is this what your website would say if it had a voice? How many of you have invested your time and in some cases, a not inconsequential amount of money, in a website only to leave it floundering out there in cyberspace fighting for its intergalactic life! Out of date information, typos, old images, missing information on built pages, outdated screen sizes, links that don’t work, no social media links and half-hearted attempts to be social, news features and blogs several months old, text-heavy content, poor visuals, the list goes on and on…
Rugby comes to the races at Exeter Racecourse next Tuesday (April 30) with its first evening meeting of the season staged in conjunction with the Exeter Chiefs.
The Chiefs’ long serving hooker, Neil Clark, has made over 150 appearances for the club and he’s been honoured with a testimonial year.
As part of the year-long activities being held in his honour, he’ll be at the racecourse along with his team mates including captain Tom Hayes, New Zealand Maori Hoani Tui, full back Luke Arscott and Wales international Craig Mitchell.
