Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a 32-year-old man from Exeter who is wanted for recall to prison after breaching his prison license conditions.
Shay Scales (pictured) was originally charged with theft and imprisoned earlier this year but has failed to comply with conditions of his prison release license as part of his probation.
Numerous enquiries have been made by police to try and locate him.
Police are asking the public for information about his whereabouts and to report any sightings to them.
The Princesshay Partnership, comprising The Crown Estate and TH Real Estate, has submitted a planning application to transform the lower levels of Broadwalk House into new restaurants, opposite Princesshay Shopping Centre’s Roman Walk.
The planning application would see the ground floor of Broadwalk House North turned into two new restaurants, surrounded by new landscaped terraces to allow visitors to enjoy an outdoor dining experience during the warmer months of the year. The restaurants proposed would comprise circa 3,500 sq ft and 2,700 sq ft of space respectively.
Police in Honiton are appealing for information following two burglaries in the Town.
Two burglaries took place at static homes located on Otter Valley Park in Honiton, sometime between 1pm on Friday 6 August and 8am on Saturday 7 August.
Both properties were entered by forcing a door and once inside and following an untidy search items of property, many valued at thousands of pounds and of sentimental value were stolen.
In one of the properties a number of watches including a Zenith watch valued at £2,500 and a gold ring valued at £2,900 were stolen, along with...
South West men and women are being urged to leave a lasting gift for future generations by including a donation to Cancer Research UK in their Will.
The charity has launched a new awareness campaign highlighting the power of legacy giving in helping to save lives.
Gifts left to Cancer Research UK in Wills fund over a third of the charity’s pioneering work, helping to turn discoveries made in the lab into better treatments for patients in the South West and across the UK.
With 87 people diagnosed with cancer every day in the region*, the awareness drive aims to help...
Golfers from across the South West will make their way to Staddon Heights Golf Club in Plymouth early next month in their quest to qualify for the final of a national competition.
The annual Licensed Trade Charity Golf Tournament sees teams of four golfers taking each other on in a series of regional qualifiers. The Devon heat, taking place on Friday 4th September, allows golfers of any standard to play at one of the South West’s premier golf courses and puts them within 18 holes of representing the county at the Sky-sponsored Grand Final in North Berwick in October.
A delay of up to four months for agri-environment scheme payments to farmers in England will put added pressure on farm businesses at a time when thousands are facing low farmgate prices.
Natural England has told the NFU that payments will start being made to farmers in October but the majority of transactions will take place in November and December. This autumn farmers in England are owed £200 million for environmental measures they have carried out.
NFU Vice President Guy Smith said: “I am extremely frustrated to learn that the first payments under the agri-environment...
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns to the UK this autumn after a highly successful first Tour in 2014.
Audiences will have the chance to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet at Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 11 September.
Designed to mesmerise and enthral, the Ocean Film Festival World Tour showcases more than two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface. The films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt...
Hear an amazing story about Newton St Cyres man Martin Phillips who was inspired to embark on incredible journey after receiving a rivet as a birthday gift.To rebuilt a Spitfire RR232 and bring it back to flying status.
Martin says: “I’d always been interested in aircraft in general, but the Spitfire is the iconic machine. I got parts from all over the world, put her together with the help of a couple of my workers and specialist firms, and I was able to see her fly in December 2012. She was the last aircraft to fly out of Filton, but I haven’t been up in her myself as she’s a...
Well known around Teignmouth the Estuary Bouys are appearing in Exeter for the first time. The threesome - Martyn ,percussion and vocals, Phil, acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals, and Chris, acoustic guitar and vocals, play a lively mix of rock and pop with a bit of folk. Come and hear many of your favourite songs and join in as well. There will be a limited licensed bar and nibbles. Saturday 17th October at 7.30pm. Tickets £6 in advance.
Tickets Poppy’s Flowers, Topsham Road, Exeter or by post to Events, c/o 62 Exe Vale Road, Exeter EX2 6LF enclosing an SAE. Tel: 01392 682550...
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards is reminding the public to stay alert to rogue traders after residents are conned out of thousands of pounds.
The shoddy work cost victims thousands more to make good the poor standard of work.
The Trading Standards service has received a number of complaints about unsolicited visits from doorstep traders, including one that claimed to be from Somerset Highways, offering gardening, building and driveway works.
The complaints refer to poor quality work, excessive costs, and even sometimes to elderly people being driven to the bank...
