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South West’s biggest specialist sports car event comes to Westpoint

The region’s most exciting gathering of all things sports and kit car related comes to Exeter’s Westpoint Exhibition Centre on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October.

Organised by the same team as the internationally recognized National Kit Car Motor Show, the South West Specialist Sports Car Show will host a multitude of manufacturers, trade and accessories stands, all exhibiting the best they have to offer for both enthusiasts and DIY motor novices. Manufacturers from all over the UK will congregate to show off their best kit and sports cars....

Weekend heatwave leaves two dogs dead and hundreds more suffering

The RSPCA has hit out at owners who left their dogs in hot cars over the weekend, despite repeated warnings about the dangers.

The animal welfare charity was inundated with hundreds of complaints over the weekend from people who spotted animals suffering as the temperature rocketed to 90 degrees in some parts of the country.

Around 350 calls about animals trapped in hot cars came into the RSPCA’s National Control Centre over the weekend of 6-7 July. Unfortunately the heat wave also claimed a number of lives.

A seven-year old female Staffordshire bull terrier died...

Car collides with horse on the A380 on Telegraph Hill

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.

Crews made the vehicle safe from fire...

‘Win a car for £1’ Christmas winner revealed

The St Loye’s Foundation car raffle, in which Princesshay shoppers have had the chance to win a Peugeot 107 for £1, has raised in excess of £10,000 for the Exeter-based charity. The winning raffle ticket was drawn on Monday 17th December by Exeter’s very own Santa - the Deputy Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Percy Prowse.

The lucky winner, Abbey Cheung of Kingsteignton will receive her brand new car in time for Christmas. The super new car, worth over £7,000 was donated to St Loye’s Foundation by Exeter’s Truscotts Peugeot dealership.

Princesshay shoppers have had the...

Downpours make journeys home difficult for drivers

Drivers faced a treacherous journey home after torrential rain caused flooding across Devon.

Fire crews were called to Copplestone to pump out flooded properties and many country roads were only passable with extreme caution.

The Environment Agency currently has flood alerts out for the following areas:

  • The Lower River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh and Stoke Canon areas
  • Hemyock, Cullompton, Stoke Canon, Broadclyst and Clyst St Mary areas
  • The Rivers Creedy, Creedy Yeo, Little Dart, Lapford Yeo and their tributaries
  • ...

Woman rescued from car stuck in Cockwood Harbour

A woman has been freed from her vehicle, which got stuck in the mud during a rising tides after it went through a dwarf wall and ended up in Cockwood Harbour.

The vehicle hit a wall, flipped over, and landed on its wheels in Cockwood Harbour near Starcross, Exeter, Devon, at about 21:50 BST on Sunday. Fortunately for her and the two other passengers with her in the car, the harbour had no water in it at the time of the accident, but with rising tides time was of the essence for the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service.

The roof was cut off to...

Local car servicing just got easier

Local Exeter garage Steve Clarke Garages have expanded and are now able to offer tyre fitting at their Water Lane based service department.

In addition they have recently launched their new website with online booking, fixed price 'all inclusive' service pricing and discounts for combination bookings.

This is all in addition to their already high standards of car servicing, diagnostics, air conditioning, and many other facilities.

Other breaking news is their status as Exeter's first independent Hybrid vehicle specialist. Offering health checks,...

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