People heading to Radio 1's Big Weekend at Powderham Castle experienced long delays following a serious two-vehicle collision near Matford roundabout in Exeter.
Police, ambulance, and the Devon Air Ambulance were called at 11.30am today (Sunday) following the collision between a car and a motorcycle on the A379 at Sannerville Way.
The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Derriford Hospital by the air ambulance.
One lane of the A379 was closed near the BP garage and traffic was moving slowly in both directions. Highways attended the scene to...
If you’re planning a visit to England’s only natural World Heritage Site this half term, you’ll be looking forward to discovering stunning scenery, beautiful beaches and fantastic fossils.
With so much to do, whatever the weather, you and your family will be spoilt for choice. Be sure to visit the newly opened Seaton Jurassic, a spectacular visitor attraction which takes you on a journey through time to discover the world of the Jurassic Coast.
There is also the new Stagecoach bus service, the 9A which will now provide hourly journeys from Exeter to Sidmouth, Seaton and...
The Exeter HSL store on Dunns Business Centre on Trusham Road is celebrating its first year anniversary this month, as the team celebrates its first year of business.
As the UK’s leading comfort furniture specialist, HSL, specialises in providing excellent customer service and providing comfortable back-care solutions that are tailored to customer’s needs.
The Exeter store has gone from strength to strength since its launch in May last year. It now employs three comfort specialists and is celebrating being named as one of HSL’s best performing stores of 2016.
Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a man missing from Dawlish.
Michael Coldrick, aged 28 and from Dawlish, was last seen in Dawlish town centre at around 1.45pm on Friday 27 May.
Michael also has links to the St Austell area.
He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and grey tracksuit bottoms. He is white, around 6ft tall, with dark short hair, a full beard, of stocky build and wears glasses. He may also be wearing a grey hoody with the Animal logo on it.
Anyone who sees Michael or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call police on 101 or email...
Summer is just around the corner and there’s plenty of fun and adventure to keep the whole family entertained at The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth this May half term.
Open from 9am every day, an array of family-friendly activities will be on offer, such as face painting, making a donkey out of modelling clay and creating a bat finger puppet. Furthermore, to celebrate the imminent arrival of The Donkey Sanctuary’s new Bat Beacon this summer, there will be a bat holiday hunt for wildlife explorers young and old.
Get the whole family outdoors and meet some of the 500 donkeys...
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Exeter is in full swing, with 50,000 revelers expected to pass through Powderham Castle’s gates this weekend.
Some of today’s biggest chart acts will be performing live, including the likes of Coldplay, Take That, Mumford and Sons, The Weeknd, Ellie Goulding Craig David, Tom Odell, Sigma, Jess Glynne, Meghan Trainor and Jack Garratt.
If you weren't lucky enough to get tickets, Radio 1’s Big Weekend is being broadcast live on Radio 1, streamed in vision at www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 , with highlights on 1Xtra.
Highly recognisable from her appearances on BBC1’s ‘Saturday Kitchen’, wine expert Susy Atkins will be headlining the exciting line up of The Shops at Dartington’s interactive workshops and demonstrations at their free Food Fair on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th May. Susy will be hosting a lively session showcasing the county’s finest producers and sharing her knowledge on the region’s best drinks including wines, ciders, ales and soft drinks. Make sure you pay a visit to ‘Devon Drinks’ between 12 noon and 1.00pm on the Sunday in the aptly named onsite drinks shop, ‘Devon Drinks’.
Kezia Barclay, a Graduate Engineer for Interserve Construction, has gallantly signed up to a new sponsored challenge for Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.
In national Deaf Awareness Week earlier this month, Exeter Deaf Academy launched a new sponsored challenge called ‘Voice Off’.
This charity event aims to raise much needed funds as well as awareness of the one million Deaf young people across the UK who struggle to use or understand spoken language, as well as tackle some of the common misconceptions about deafness.
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (27-30 May).
THEATRE
English Touring Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride Friday, 7.30pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre Vampire-like villains and human sacrifice form a bloodthirsty backdrop to what is one of the most refined and perfect of operas, based on a famous story from Greek myth. By a composer who influenced future generations from Mozart to Wagner, this account of the reunion of Iphigenia and her brother in the aftermath of the Trojan War is an eloquent, heart-wrenching masterpiece. Sung in French with English...
AN East Devon caravan and camping park has received a major boost with an investment of more than half a million pounds.
And the Franks family, who own Oakdown Holiday Park, near Sidmouth, have plans for further improvements and development in the coming months.
The investment includes the addition of 10 new holiday units at the park, which overlooks the East Devon countryside. These luxurious units are let on a weekly basis - with many guests, some the third or fourth generation of the same family, returning annually.
