New food labelling regulations that come into force from Friday 12 December will mean that all food products, bought from shops or in cafes and restaurants, will have to display information about its allergen content.
Specific allergens, which can cause serious health problems for some people will need to be highlighted so that consumers can make informed choices about their purchases.
Those allergens include: Cereals containing gluten; crustaceans; eggs; fish; peanuts; soybeans; milk; nuts; celery; mustard; sesame; sulphur dioxide or sulphites (at a level above 10mg/kg or...
Over 400 years ago a ‘terror’ cell in London headed up by Robert Catesby planned an extreme act of violence (blowing up parliament) as a reaction to the intolerance and persecution inflicted on his community by what was felt to be a very oppressive monarch (King James I). What had initially been a plan for regicide was transformed into a plot to destroy the government in one single explosive event. We commemorate this every year with our own fires and fireworks on November 5th.
Much has been said emotively about ‘extremism’ in recent months. The word has been linked with those who...
Four men have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 94 years following a nine-week murder trial at Exeter Crown Court. Stephen Crook, 43, was discovered seriously injured at his home in Alphington Road, Exeter on 21 September last year. He had sustained multiple knife injuries and was taken to hospital where he later died. Ryan Singleton, 26, from Coventry, was convicted of murder and robbery and sentenced to 28 years.
Steve Webster, 42, from Okehampton, was convicted of manslaughter and robbery and sentenced to 24 years.
In November Devon and Cornwall Police is focusing its roads policing efforts on young and emerging drivers. Road collisions impact significantly on people’s lives and it is stark truth that they remain the leading cause of death for young adults aged between 15 and 24, accounting for over a quarter of deaths in the 15 to 19 age group. This month police are concentrating on this group to improve attitudes to driving and risk taking. The primary factors for fatal collisions are speed, drink or drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, driver distraction and careless or inconsiderate driving....
Devon and Somerset Trading Standards will be holding an event on Tuesday 11 November between 6.30pm and 8.30pm to coincide with the launch of their new branding and website for their Buy With Confidence Approved Business Scheme.
The event which will be held at Grange Jaguar and Aston Martin dealership in Marsh Barton, Exeter, is free to attend, and will allow local businesses to learn more about the scheme and its benefits.
During the evening there will be demonstrations of the newly branded website, and Trading Standards officers and current scheme members will be on hand...
Peter Cooper is a Zoology student at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall campus who is actively inspiring young people, including his housemate Charlotte Wetherill, who nominated him for Hidden Heroes, to share his love of wildlife.
Peter uses his time to volunteer for good causes working towards protecting the planet and regularly volunteers as a keeper at the New Forest badger group, at Marwell Zoo and at RSPB date with nature. In addition to his volunteer work and university work Peter involves himself in numerous groups and societies such as Focus on Nature, Bioscience...
Residents in Exeter are being asked for their views on plans to create a new recreational park and amend the layout of Hollow Lane. The proposals, which have been developed by Devon County Council in partnership with Exeter City Council and East Devon District Council, include the creation of a new park on land surrounding the road, which will include a range of green areas such as grassed land, trees and shrubs and a community orchard. There are also plans to provide a new walking and cycling route through the park which will form part of a wider route linking the East and West of the...
Police are appealing for witnesses following an act of vandalism on the war memorial in Crediton.
Police were called at 1.15am on Monday 10 November after a member of the public witnessed two youths setting fire to the wreaths placed at the war memorial.
The two suspects are described as aged around 14-15, one male and one female, both wearing hooded tops and were seen running from scene towards the park behind the memorial.
Local officers plus a dog unit conducted a search of the area but the suspects weren’t located.
It's been 50 years since the THINK! road safety campaign was launched and road safety officers in Devon are reminding people of the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
In Devon during 2012 and 2013 there were a total of 3,529 recorded injury collisions. Of these, 148 collisions, including seven deaths, were as a result of road collisions where alcohol was recorded as being a contributory factor.
Ali Morrish from Exeter lost her daughter Anna in 2008 when she accepted a lift home after a party from a driver who had been drinking. She was killed aged just...
There will be no let-up in the savings that local councils have to find over the next few years no matter who wins the General Election, the leader of Devon County Council is warning.
John Hart says the authority has already found savings of £128 million following cuts in Government funding of 60 per cent in real terms from 2011 to 2016.
But he’s now warning that further cuts of £50 million will have to be made in the next financial year with £34 million the year after.
And, he says, Devon is finding it harder to balance its budget and still meet its core duties...
