Great Western Railway (GWR) will run extra trains on Sundays between Exeter Central and Exmouth from 15 May.
Trains will run every half hour through most of the day on Sundays throughout the year, instead of the previous hourly service; with a number extending to Exeter St Davids. All trains will call at Digby & Sowton, Newcourt, Topsham and Lympstone Village stations.
Morning trains to Exmouth and afternoon trains back will also call at Polsloe Bridge, providing more opportunities for a seaside day trip to Exmouth.
On Friday 6 May a man from Starcross was sentenced at Truro Crown Court to 28 years in prison for historic sexual abuse dating back to the 1990s.
Robert Singleton, 33, was convicted of committing ten serious sexual assaults against four young girls in Starcross and nearby villages between 1995 and 2013.
At the conclusion of the trial at Exeter Crown Court on Friday 29 April 2016, Singleton (pictured) was found guilty by the jury of all of the offences.
The court heard that one of the victims was as young as five when the abuse started and Singleton threatened her...
A Devon-based orchestra has left its usual habitat of rehearsal studios and concert halls behind to take part in a very different kind of photoshoot promoting its latest concert.
Members of the Exeter Symphony Orchestra recently went wild to promote ‘A Concert for Wildlife’ which takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday 16th July at Exeter Cathedral.
The concert, which is being generously supported by South West Water, aims to raise funds for the charity Devon Wildlife Trust. It seemed only natural to the organisers that the musicians should pose with their instruments in the...
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) is celebrating Dementia Awareness Week (Sunday 15 to Saturday 21 May) with a dementia-friendly art session and a slideshow highlighting the museum’s monthly programme of events.
RAMM aims to be a welcoming museum to all its visitors. Its dementia-friendly programme – Living Each Season – provides regular opportunities for people with memory problems and their carers to do something enjoyable together.
Photographs projected in the courtyard will bring to life the steps being taken alongside local partner organisations to make...
Residents and commuters could win an ipad if they share their travelling habits to help inform a pioneering project to cut congestion in Exeter.
The results of the online survey, which went live on Monday 2 May 2016, will help transport experts devise ways to cut traffic congestion in and around the City and improve the daily commute.
Those taking part in the online survey will be entered into a prize draw.
It is all part of the Engaged Smart Transport project, which will use the latest research and technology to trial new, innovative ways to tackle traffic problems...
Exeter based modelling agency ‘Mosaic Model Management’ will be conducting a model search in Drake Circus shopping centre on 30th May as part of “Drake Circus Fashion LIVE”.
Drake Circus Fashion LIVE is a unique opportunity to see this season’s latest looks showcased in stylish catwalk shows.
The shows will take place around Drake Circus giving customers an exclusive chance to see fully styled Spring Collections from 12 big name brands including New Look, Fat Face, Boux Avenue, M&S, Primark, River Island and Billabong.
Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Planning Committee has approved a major planning application in Chagford that will see the community continue to thrive for years to come.
The development, put forward by CG Fry & Son Ltd, is for 93 houses, new public car park and link road, employment space, new fire station, public toilets, and public open space. It includes 28 affordable homes and is one of the largest housing developments to be approved within the National Park.
An earlier approval for 15 units of specialist housing for older people being developed by Blue Cedar...
A record 15 Exeter School pupils have been offered places at Medical Schools or to read Veterinary Science for September 2016.
Many of these pupils received more than one offer and in the competitive field of Medicine they should be congratulated on this considerable achievement.
The pupils have worked hard preparing for the application process, securing excellent grades at AS Level, facing a barrage of aptitude tests such as BMAT and UKCAT and weathering the grueling interview process.
During the senior years at the school they have attended and, to a large degree...
Coastal Recycling has been awarded a ten year contract to process green waste collected from the kerbside and from Household Waste Recycling Centres on behalf of Devon County Council.
This will enable the firm to continue their award-winning composting service, converting green waste into quality compost to be used in the production of food and farming.
Starting in April 2017, the deal will see Coastal Recycling expanding to process an estimated 42,000 tonnes of organic waste, such as plants, grass and garden cuttings.
