Ruth Fishleigh and her family have raised nearly £4,000 for the Neonatal Unit (NNU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital by holding a ‘Wedding Dress Ball’.
The sell-out event, which saw 130 guests attend dressed in their finest wedding attire, took place at the Exeter Golf and Country Club on 20th May. The charity dinner dance and auction provided an opportunity for women to give their wedding dresses another wearing and help raise some money for a cause close to Ruth’s heart.
Ruth’s son Arlo spent six days on the Neonatal Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital after...
Devon and Cornwall police are investigating the death on an 8-month-old boy in Brownhills Road, Newton Abbot.
A spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police said: "Officers were called by the ambulance just after 10.30am this morning (15th June) informing us of the death.
"Police and scenes of crime officers have attended the house to undertake initial investigations and we are currently treating the death as unexplained.
"A 27-year-old man is in police custody in connection with this matter and awaits questioning."
More than 1,100 people turned up for an exhibition to see detailed designs for Exeter's new bus station.
Staff and councillors at Exeter City Council said they were delighted with the public response.
The City Council is now in the detailed design phase of the project. The new, modern bus station will replace the tired and dated bus station in Paris Street and will be built alongside the new St Sidwell’s Point leisure complex.
Cllr Phil Bialyk, Lead Councillor for Sport and Health & Wellbeing, said: "It's fantastic that so many people are taking an interest in...
Over 12,000 residents and businesses from communities across Devon and Somerset have already improved their digital skills and knowledge through the successful Get up to Speed Service. The Get up to Speed team runs free workshops and talks for communities and businesses to help boost digital skills and share the benefits of current or future faster broadband. Since launching in Spring 2014, the service commissioned by the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, has delivered over 500 events and supported more than 9,000 business representatives, and 3,800 community residents. The...
Exeter City Football Club has scored a dementia action hat trick.
Three of its organisations have been accepted as members of the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance and can now proudly use the ‘Working to become Dementia Friendly’ logo. The Football Club together with its owners the Supporters Trust and its charity Football in the Community have all successfully submitted action plans to address the issue of dementia. The move followed a workshop held at the club in April when representatives of the three bodies received an awareness raising session provided by the Alliance. The three...
Devon Libraries in association with British Library Live are pleased to invite you to a live screening of this exclusive event with John Lydon on Friday 24th June from 7.00 to 8.30pm.
John will be interviewed by BBC 6 Music’s host Stuart Maconie which will be broadcast live from the British Library in London. Exeter Library will be hosting the event and tickets are available free of charge, in advance, from the Library or via Eventbrite http://bit.ly/22Y0g1F . John Lydon has secured prime position among the most recognisable icons in music history. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead...
Police are appealing for information after a man exposed himself in the St Thomas area of Exeter.
A woman called police at 3am on Sunday 12 June to report a sighting a man who was walking barefoot and naked from the waist down. He was wearing a hooded top and is described as white, of medium to stocky build and in his late thirties to early forties.
The incident happened near St Thomas the Apostle’s Church. Officers from the neighbourhood policing team conducted an area search but were not able to locate the man.
The man did not approach the woman and he was not...
What began as a new year's resolution has ended being a top ten book chart smash.
Catherine Harman's stunning debut novel, What the Butler Saw, has received five-star reviews as well as reaching number eight in Amazon's crime charts.
The mother of two, who moved to Exeter 14 years ago, is thrilled with the reception her first novel has earned.
Catherine said: “My extremely literate mother and some of my friends have read and enjoyed it.
“They were all surprised I could write something so dark when I’m so sensitive!
Alarming new figures from housing charity Shelter have revealed more than 8,600 renting households in the South West were put at risk of losing their home in the past year –equivalent to 20,429 renters.
The new analysis of statistics from the Ministry of Justice, showed that 1 in every 86 rented homes in the South West were at risk of eviction.
The charity also identified the ‘home threat hotspots’ across the region where renters face the greatest risk of losing their home, which comes as a result of the chronic shortage of affordable homes combined with crippling welfare...
