More than 200 people attended a black tie ball in Sparkford to celebrate St Margaret’s Hospice’s 35th anniversary.
The ball, which was organised by West Country accountants and financial planners Old Mill, raised a staggering £12,426 to help fund St Margaret’s vital work in Somerset.
The theme of the evening was ‘Springtime in Paris’; Old Mill’s Adam Sealey serenaded people as they arrived on his violin while professional model makers Nigel Keen and Tim Bee created a light sculpture of the Eiffel Tower which was displayed in the hall.
Two University of Exeter Medical School scientists have won prestigious awards from the national charity Diabetes UK.
Dr Tim McDonald won the Lilly Diabetes Clinical Research prize, and Dr Kashyap Patel won the Nick Hales Young Investigator award at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference last week in Glasgow. Both academics hold joint roles at the Medical School and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr McDonald presented data on screening for a rare but severe condition called neonatal diabetes. This is a condition in which babies are born with a genetic...
Police are investigating a burglary at a Braunton home where precious war medals were taken while the owners were away on holiday.
Offenders smashed through the back door to get inside the property on the A361 in Heddon Mill sometime between 9.30am on Saturday 26 March and 00.30am on Monday 4 April.
They made a very untidy search of the property before stealing £645 in cash, various items of jewellery and a number of irreplaceable medals.
At least four war and campaign medals were stolen, some of which are inscribed with ‘506065 G F Jones’ and belonged to the father...
The Spectrum Group have completed the takeover of 30 new homes on the former site of Cummings nursery at Cullompton.
The development, named Rivel’s Green is set to provide one bedroom apartments, as well as two, three and four-bedroom houses. In total there will be 100 new properties built, including the 30 that Spectrum have recently taken over.
Devonshire homes, the project company, Managing Director Steve Russell said “We have been working with Spectrum on this site for many months.”
He continued: “We are delighted that, as construction begins, they have...
Dates and details have been set to test the emergency flood plan in place for St Thomas in Exeter.
The first test, a tabletop exercise, will take place at Danes Castle Fire Station on 12 April, between 7pm and 9.30pm. It will be hosted by Devon Fire and Rescue Service and will include members of the St Thomas Community Emergency Group working alongside the Environment Agency and blue light services.
The purpose of the exercise is to test the plan in response to a flood event in St Thomas based on a real-time scenario.
The A396 Cove road, between Tiverton and West Somerset, opened to all day traffic light control today (April 8) at 3.30pm, a day earlier than originally planned.
Originally the road was due to be closed on Saturday April 9 between 9.30pm and 3.30pm.
This means that the road will be open under 24-hour traffic control from this afternoon (April 8) until May 3, which will include Bank Holiday Monday.
Finally, for the final phase of the work from May 3 to May 14, the road will revert to traffic light control during peak times and overnight only, from 3.30pm to 9.30am...
A severe weather warning has been issued for Devon by the Met Office.
Strong winds are expected to affect the region on Sunday morning with gusts of 45-55mph quite widely inland, locally 60mph, particularly on exposed coastlines and hills.
The winds will be accompanied by a band of rain, which may be heavy and persistent at times.
Driving conditions could be tricky, with the potential for a combination of strong winds and spray on roads. There could be some minor travel disruption.
Chief forecaster at the Exeter-based agency said: “An area of low pressure is...
Staff at a West Country legal firm took part in a record-breaking cake bake to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.
Everys Solicitors, a leading West Country legal firm, took part in the national Great Legal Bake, hosting their very own cake bake in their Exeter and Exmouth offices.
They were raising money for Access to Justice, a charity which supports the provision of legal advice services to people most in need but unable to afford it.
Llewellyn Nicholls, Everys Business Development and Marketing Manager, said: “Here at Everys, we were really keen to get...
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale has urged his side not to get carried away despite an excellent run of form, that sees them just two points off of the Sky Bet League Two play offs.
Fresh from the Devon derby victory against Plymouth Argyle, that saw youngster Ollie Watkins take all of the plaudits, Tisdale though pleased with City's recent results is staying grounded.
He said: “The worry is that you finish the game as high as a kite, you think everything is great. The reality is we are in with a chance of the play offs. We’ve created an opportunity for ourselves and we...
Crowd10, a crowdfunding initiative aimed at helping ambitious start-up businesses to grow, is being launched in Bristol.
Crowd10, which has been developed by crowdfunding experts IdeaSquares, will shine a light on ten of the most exciting start-ups in the South West region.
Kirsty Ranger, Founder of IdeaSquares, explained: “Equity crowdfunding is an increasingly popular method of funding for start-ups. It allows entrepreneurs to harness the power of their own network by giving their friends, family members, customers and suppliers the opportunity to become part of the...
