With the dawning of another brand new year, many of us are making resolutions or setting some personal goals for 2013.

And while some of us may even stick to our resolutions, many more of us will set ourselves challenges that we cannot keep.

So why not this year make a resolution that’s both easy to keep and makes a life-changing difference to those less fortunate than ourselves?

In Africa millions of families will go to bed hungry each and every night. Farm Africa is a different kind of charity that is working to end this, not through more food aid and hand-outs...

Police are appealing for information following an incident on the Torpoint Ferry at around 9.15pm on New Year's Eve, 31st December 2012. Officers are concerned for the welfare of 16 year old Jordan Cobb from Plymouth, who was seen to jump from the ferry into the Tamar river at around 9.15pm. Police Coastguard and the RNLI attended and conducted an extensive search for Jordan, who at the time of writing remains missing.

Chief Inspector Ian Drummond Smith said " We are treating Jordan as a High Risk missing person and we are working with the coastguard to try and locate him. The river...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 65, has been admitted to hospital in New York with a blood clot, officials say.

Mrs Clinton suffered a concussion earlier this month after fainting and falling down. She was reported to have had a stomach virus at the time and to have passed out after becoming dehydrated.

Doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up examination on Sunday, her spokesman Philippe Reines said. "She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at New York-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours," he said....

Police are appealing for information after a number of items of jewellery were taken in a burglary in Sampford Peverell, near Tiverton.

The house in Higher Town was broken into between 11am on Friday 21 December and 2.30pm on Wednesday 26 December. The occupants are a couple in their 60s.

A number of items were stolen including a valuable 18-carat gold ladies ring with rubies and diamonds, several other gold and silver rings and a Panasonic 26in flat screen TV.

Anyone with information is asked to call DC Paul Feeney on 01884 233819 quoting crime reference KU/12/1277...

If you have not done so already, make sure you catch one of the last few performances of The Emperor's Perfume , a sensationally smelly theatre production for ages 5+.

The famous Parfumier of the town of Sniffniff creates the best scent in the land. One day the Emperor, hearing of his smelly skills, demands that he create a new perfume, a perfume never smelt before, a perfume fit for a king, or else there will be trouble.

The Parfumier now needs your help to create the perfect pong. Together with his assistant, he needs to mix some special ingredients, and work out which...

Honiton police are appealing for witnesses to help in their investigation of an assault that took place on Honiton High Street, which left the two victims requiring hospital treatment.

The assault occurred just after midnight on Monday 31st December (essentially Sunday night). The female victim was assaulted outside Costa Coffee, and the male was assaulted outside the war memorial on the High Street. Police are seeking three suspects (two males and one female). The victims were attacked after they attempted to break up a violent argument between the female suspect and the male...

Nearly half of South West residents (46%) will definitely make a New Year resolution when the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, TopCashback.co.uk reveals, and over half (51%) expect to see it through to the end of the year [1] .

With the nation continuing to feel the pinch, it’s unsurprising that many of us simply need to feel better about our lives and have a goal to strive towards. 35% of those in the South West make New Year promises to feel better and 19% do so to accomplish something they failed to achieve the previous year.

However a large number of South...

The custom of making resolutions for the New Year goes back to the Medieval period. As the year end approaches, a University of Exeter historian has shed light on how the future was predicted centuries ago.

The research shows how the Christian clergy supported agricultural superstitions but condemned what they perceived as magic rituals. The day of the week on which Christmas or New Year fell was used as an indicator to tell how the year would turn out.

According to one set of predictions, if Christmas Day fell on a Sunday, then Lent would be windy, summer would be dry,...

Two fire crews attended a blaze in Exeter last night.

They were called out after flames were reported in Barton Court, Whipton Barton Road, Whipton.

Two fire appliances from Middlemoor and Danes Castle attended to find a garage on fire.

Crews used two breathing apparatus sets, one main jet and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

A car and a motorcycle were severely damaged by the fire.

Police also attended the scene as the fire was believed to be malicious.

Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter was left frustrated after a late penalty try ensured visiting Bath of a share of the points in their Aviva Premiership clash at Sandy Park.

Leading 12-5 entering into the final throws of a keenly-contested derby battle, the Chiefs – not for the first time in the game – fell foul of referee David Rose, who awarded the visitors a crucial score with just four minutes remaining.

Fly-half Gareth Steenson had earlier kicked four penalties for the home side to cancel out a first half try from Michael Claassens, but it was not to be for the...