Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue were called to a road traffic collision on the A380, Telegraph Hill near to Ideford this morning.
One fire appliance was despatched to the incident from Exeter Danes Castle and one from Exeter Middlemoor.
On arrival crews found a single vehicle that had been involved in a collision with a horse. Fire crews report that nobody was trapped within the vehicle. Several horses were on the carriageway and were being looked after by police, whilst the casualties were being cared for by paramedics.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are visiting Exeter Cathedral later today for a special thanksgiving service to celebrate the success of its £8 million fundraising campaign. The Prince is Patron of the campaign and visited the Cathedral in 2009 to mark the half way stage. The Duchess of Cornwall joined thousands of other visitors last July to view the ‘Majesty’ Flower Festival as part of the Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
During the visit, their Royal Highnesses will be shown some of the treasures of the Cathedral including the now empty historic organ...
A two-day summit into higher education has been met with student protests in Quebec, Canada. The summit is currently underway at the Arsenal art gallery, in Griffintown.
In accordance with a 4 February ultimatum to the education minister Pierre Duchesne, the student federation Association pour une solidarité syndical étudiante (ASSÉ) - which represents approximately 70,000 Quebec students - will not attend the summit, and is hosting a protest against student fee increases. ASSÉ decided to boycott the summit after their ultimatums to Duchesne were not met.
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after attending an incident in Wellington, Somerset, on Saturday night.
Extremely high levels of carbon monoxide were found within a house on Longforth Road and one person was feeling sick awaiting the arrival of an ambulance. Four people were taken to hospital with carbon monoxide symptoms. When crews arrived, a carbon monoxide detector was sounding and the family had left the house.
Station Manager Mark House said: “This incident illustrates how important it is to have...
Cranbrook’s new primary school will be officially opened today (26 February). The £3.6 million St Martin’s C of E Primary , which serves the new Cranbrook community in East Devon, will be officially opened by the Bishop of Exeter, the Rt Rev Michael Langrish, and the Chairman of Devon County Council, Jerry Brook at 9am this morning.
St Martin’s will grow with the new community and will eventually accommodate 420 children with a 26-place nursery.
Every classroom is equipped with the latest Apple technology and has its own outside space. There is a purpose-built Foundation...
More than 350 children took part in Exeter City’s Football in the Community roadshows during the half term holiday, making the most of the dry - if cold - weather to learn new skills and make friends.
Events were held in Exeter, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Honiton, Feniton, Okehampton and Barnstaple for boys and girls aged between five and 14, while there were also special courses for three to six year olds and a disability holiday camp.
Children were also introduced to futsal - a fast-paced form of indoor football with five players per side - through a special...
Kick It Out’s Raise Your Game series concluded in Devon as the University of Exeter played host to a dedicated day of mentoring and coaching.
The mentors, who were assembled to help guide local groups and individuals wanting to pursue employment in football, came via community and professional sectors, in a day ran in conjunction with Devon County FA and Exeter City Community Trust.
Mark Tyler, a seasoned journalist for ITV, joined Dan James, Police Community Support Officer and goalkeeper for the England blind team, Suaad George, manager of Open Space International FC, an...
Scores of Ashfords' solicitors swapped their briefs for cycling shorts to support a five-day cycling marathon in aid of their chosen charity, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. More than 120 members of staff took part in a cyclathon on static bikes and managed to achieve a total of 1,678 miles between them - the equivalent of cycling from Exeter to Casablanca! Staff from the firm's Exeter, Bristol, Taunton and London offices rode bikes placed in their receptions in half-hour intervals over a week to raise awareness of cervical cancer and the work undertaken by Jo’s Trust, the only UK charity...
Fairtrade Fortnight is now under way and runs through to Sunday 10 March.
The main event in Exeter will be a Fairtrade Tasting Market on Saturday 2 March from 10am-2.30pm in Bedford Square.
Oxfam will be joined at the market by the Co-operative and Sainsbury’s, who have Fairtrade products on display from the range in their stores and samples to taste. They will be encouraging people to ‘Take a Step for Fairtrade’ and switch their shopping to buy Fairtrade products.
This year, people are also asked to bring some dried or tinned food to donate to the Devon and...
People living in St James, Exeter, have taken another step towards gaining a more hands-on role in the planning of their neighbourhood.
The Exeter St James Neighbourhood Plan examiner’s report was received on 15 February and is only the second in the country to reach this stage. The good news for the St James Forum and for Exeter City Council is that the report concludes, with a few minor modifications, the Plan should now proceed to a referendum.
Planning Minister Nick Boles, said: "This is a big milestone for both neighbourhood planning and Exeter. The city is leading the...
