Devon

British Transport Police are appealing for information after a train guard was assaulted on a train between Newcourt and Digby and Sowton.

At around 3.40pm on Monday (19 February), four teenagers became abusive towards their train guard when he asked to see the tickets.

The group – made up of three girls and one boy – all spat at him, which landed on his face and uniform.

Though uninjured, it left the guard extremely shaken.

Were you on the train and did you see what happened? Or do you have any information which you think might help?

Investigating...

The market takes place at America Hall in Pinhoe on Sunday (25 February), and runs from 10am-noon.

We have loads and loads of fantastic baby and children’s bargains including prams / travel system / jumperoo / steriliser / walker / cot mobile / toot toot toys / stair gates / toys / breast pump / clothes / Moses baskets / high chair / books / car seat / buggy / bedding / bounce and spin zebra / laugh n learn chair / ball pool with balls / piano floor Matt / ride on toy / baby swing / puzzles / shopkins / design a friend doll / I love my bear nursery set up / trike / bumbo / travel...

Exeter Cathedral School (ECS) has announced the launch of its new Awards Scheme.

ECS, which is Exeter’s oldest School and which educates the Choristers of Exeter Cathedral, has created the Devon Award, a 100% paid-for place at the School in Year 7 and Year 8, available to Year 6 pupils currently at Devon LEA state primary schools. Offering a 100% remission in school fees, the Devon Award is designed for gifted pupils who could make a significant contribution to life at ECS. The Devon Award is means-tested and covers tuition fees (day or boarding), lunch, and compulsory educational...

Michelmores, the South West-based law firm established in 1887, has reported its sixth consecutive year of growth as strategic decisions and investments made in 2016/17 left the business well-placed for the future. In the year to 30 April 2017, turnover at Michelmores climbed from £32.9m to £33.4m, with the growth achieved despite the firm disposing of its medical negligence practice as well as wider Brexit effects. During the year, the firm invested in new practice management software as well as expanding into a larger London office in May 2016. The report stated: "The Members consider...

Fifteen A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB) students at Exeter College took a trip back in time to Ancient Greece and Rome at the University of Exeter, with the chief culture writer of the Guardian Charlotte Higgins.

The group of students recently took part in day-long workshop featuring the leading national newspaper writer Charlotte Higgins, and academics at the world class University of Exeter, a leading Russell group university.

The event was organised by Advocating Classics Education, an AHRC funded research project designed to promote the study of Classical...

Exeter Phoenix is delighted to welcome The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme back to Studio 74 for an enlightening showcase of Japanese cinema this spring. The annual touring film programme returns to Exeter Phoenix’s independent cinema, Studio 74, with a selection of acclaimed films focusing on themes of ‘secrets and lies’. With diverse cinematic voices, the programme features some of the best examples of cinema from Japan and examines how the country’s filmmakers are experimenting with portrayals of the darker side of human nature. The results can at times be thrilling, at other...

This year has seen the Freemasons celebrate their tercentenary and as part of their annual support of hospices throughout the country the Assistant Provincial Grand Master of Devonshire W. Bro. Peter Keaty can be seen here presenting a certificate denoting the £2,080 given on behalf of the Masonic Charitable Foundation to Julie Wakley, Inpatient Unit Team Leader of Hospiscare’s Searle House Hospice in Exeter.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation will this year give grants totalling £600,000 to the 245 hospices in England and Wales, including nearly £10,000 to seven hospices here in...

Exeter Community Energy (ECOE) is backing national Fuel Poverty Awareness Day on Friday 23 February – as figures show that more 6,000 people in the area are struggling with their fuel bills.

The day marks the end of the Warm Homes Campaign, run by fuel poverty charity National Energy Action (NEA), which aims to raise awareness of the problem and some of the solutions available for those struggling to heat their homes affordably.

Gill Wyatt, Executive Chair at ECOE said: “In Exeter almost 12% (around 6,000 people) are in fuel poverty according to Government statistics....

Problem-solving powers may help to explain why grey squirrels have taken over from native red squirrels in the UK, new research says.

The study tested wild squirrels with an “easy” task (opening a transparent lid) and a “difficult” task (a more complex process of pushing and pulling levers) to get hazelnuts.

The two species were equally successful at the easy task, but a more of the grey squirrels cracked the difficult one.

The researchers, from the universities of Exeter and Edinburgh, said this “superior behavioural flexibility may have facilitated their invasion...