Detectives are seeking witnesses after a bogus telephone engineer tricked his way into the Axminster home of an elderly woman and stole her purse.
The man called at the property close to Waggs Plot around 10.30am on Saturday 30 December pretending to be working on the local phone lines.
Once inside the offender stole the woman’s purse containing cash and fled the property when the victim, who is in in her 80s, said someone else was at home.
Police are investigating and urging anyone who may have seen the suspect in the area at the time to come forward. He is...
They'll be drinks and nibbles plus the opportunity to network with other local business owners.
With cyber crime showing no sign of abating and GDPR looming it is essential you learn how to protect your business. Brought to you by Bluegrass Group and the only UK event of its kind, CSAW is a week-long...
Sustainable seafood and electric cars are among the eco-friendly industries that will be the focus of new research at the University of Exeter.
Four rising stars of academia have been awarded fellowships from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), meaning their research will be funded for three and a half years.
The fellowships include two for researchers working on the major health risk posed by antibiotic resistance.
The four Industrial Innovation Fellowships – the most given to any university – include three for researchers at the university’s Penryn...
Christmas has come early for two local Devon based charities, The Mede and Dawlish Garden’s Trust, following the successful charity prize draw at Exeter Chamber’s Exeter Business Dinner in November. Guest speakers of the event, Charlie and AJ Courtenay (the Earl and Countess of Devon), nominated two local charities to receive a split share of the £5290 raised.
Charlie Courtenay, Earl of Devon said: “We were honoured to address the Exeter Chamber’s guests and are thrilled this resulted in such generous donations to Powderham’s charities-of-the-year. The Mede provides excellent...
Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend (30 December - 1 January).
THEATRE
Dick Whittington Exeter Northcott Theatre With his faithful Puss by his side Dick leaves his Exeter home for the bright lights of London in search of fame and fortune. Follow his adventures as he reaches the big city and travels the high seas. Will Dick find his fortune? Can he and Puss defeat the evil villain King Rat and return home triumphant? Expect plenty of audience participation, live music, magic, mayhem and lots of laughter – the perfect recipe for a family...
It’s been the UK’s official number one Tina Turner tribute for the past five years (as voted by the Agents Association of Great Britain), with a Lifetime Achievement Award under its belt and a hectic, fast-growing gig schedule right across the UK and into Europe to boot.
The cast of ‘Totally Tina’ it seems, is definitely ‘better than all the rest’. Now seven years in the making, the longest running tribute to the Queen of Rock and Roll is in demand, yet with the same passion, drive and attention to detail that’s earned Liverpool-born Justine Riddoch and her band the top spot since...
T.Rextasy, presented by Sweeney Entertainments, return to venues across the UK in 2018 transporting audiences back to relive the good old days of the 1970’s.
Marc Bolan, with his band T.Rex, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic stars of the original glam rock era. With Bolan's special ingredient of Rock-a-Boogie songs, the band had a string of huge hits throughout the 1970s including Love to Boogie, Telegram Sam, Jeepster and 20th Century Boy.
Accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex, and the only band endorsed...
Our local Ocean Rowing team Row For The Ocean, are taking on an additional challenge to their upcoming 3000 mile row across the Atlantic in December 2018.
In order to raise further awareness of the ocean plastics crisis and make a difference in the place they live and love, Ros, Kate and Kirsty have pledged to create a Plastic Free Exeter by 2020.
Upon asking the team why they have decided to add to their already monumental challenge they said, 'the more we delve into the subject of Plastic pollution the more shocking it gets, with new stats, images, and videos coming out...
As 2017 draws to a close, the year when local charity Hospiscare celebrated its 35th Anniversary, Dr John Rutter who worked for the organisation in the early 80s is back working there again now at the age of 69. He reflects on how it all started and looks back on his own career to share his thoughts on caring for patients with a terminal illness.
Dr John, who is married and has five daughters, has always lived in Exeter. He recalls: “Back in the 1980s I was caring for the father of one of my friends. He was dying of cancer. I remember visiting him throughout the night and...
