Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a road traffic collision on the old A30 in Exeter on Tuesday 12 May.
Officers along with fire, ambulance and an air ambulance attended the two-vehicle collision that happened shortly before 12.40pm on Tedburn Road, Whitestone, between Bakers Hill and Path Finder Village.
The driver of the silver Citroën Saxo, a 53-year-old man from Exeter, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed.
There were no other occupants in this car.
The three occupants of the green Vauxhall Astra were taken...
People are being invited to help play their part in decorating Exeter in the lead up to Rugby World Cup 2015.
Preparations are underway to clad the city in bunting and 'yarn bombing' in white, yellow, red, green and blue - the colours of the teams taking part in the Rugby World Cup 2015 games at Sandy Park.
To kick things off there will be a launch event at Exeter Corn Exchange on Monday (18 May), where people pop in between 2pm and 8pm to find out more about the initiative.
At Monday's event there will be a presentation as well as workshops, pick-up patterns and a...
Mattie Richardson, Bunyip Beads; James Clark, Marks & Spencer; Patrick Cunningham, Exeter Phoenix; Wayne Pearce, Princesshay; Helen Scholes, Stagecoach and David Goodchild, Exeter Cavern Club met this week for the first time as new board directors of the Exeter BID Company.
They will be joined at future meetings by fellow directors Echo editor Jon-Paul Hedge, Ben Barlaba, The LXS Centre Stage; Stephen Auty, Specsavers and Jonathan Boatfield, Cadastre as well as by stakeholder board members representing Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Exeter City Council and Devon...
Change of collection day for council’s waste and recycling services to affect half of Cranbrook’s households
All residents to receive letters and bin hangers confirming collection days and dates
In the course of its planned development, East Devon’s newest town, Cranbrook has already grown significantly, which not surprisingly has an impact on the services that we provide, such as the waste and recycling collections. Maintaining the efficiency of this service is one of our priorities – our objective is to keep Cranbrook looking good and to meet our customers’ requirements....
An Exeter College student has been busy organising events to raise funds to support a project that tackles poverty in South Africa.
Berenice Phillips, 18, will travel to South Africa in June this year to work on the development programme for 10 weeks.
She will team up with South African volunteers to tackle some of the problems facing the local community. She will live with a host family over the 10 week placement so will get to experience the countries true culture.
ICS allows young people aged 18-25 to contribute to long-term development projects in countries like...
Residents of East Devon have been warned to be on their guard against a possible telephone scam in which a caller claims to be representing the local authority.
EDDC has received five reports in the past few days and has been in touch with Devon and Somerset Trading Standards, who are investigating after other incidences were reported to them.
There is a pattern to the calls, which are believed to be a scam. A man with what sounds like an Indian accent phones and says he’s from East Devon District Council or Devon Council. He tells the resident he’s calling about an...
Described by James Martin on Saturday Kitchen as “the best bought ice cream available”, Simply Ice Cream will be reduced by 20% in Waitrose Exeter during May.
The ice cream is made the old-fashioned way: hand-made, in small batches, in the heart of Kent.
It only uses natural, fresh, local and seasonal ingredients and there are no artificial colours, additives or preservatives.
Waitrose will reduce the price on 500ml tubs of Dreamy Vanilla and Heavenly Honeycomb Crunch to £3.99.
The brand has won more than 20 awards for its ice cream, including the...
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is again taking part in Exeter Pride this Saturday (16 May) to demonstrate its support for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) in the community and the workplace.
Senior Officers as well as operational and support staff will be marching in the parade alongside members of ‘Fire Pride’, the Service’s own LGBT network.
Chief Fire Officer, Lee Howell said: “I’m proud to be marching with LGBT colleagues and the community at Pride at this great event. Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service is one of...
WESC Foundation - The Specialist Centre for Visual Impairment based in Topsham Road, Exeter, invited local contractors involved in the refurbishment of the new WESC Assessment and Family Centre, to a guided tour of the new facilities they had helped to create.
A school and college for children, young people and adults with sight loss, WESC organised the open-house event to showcase the new centre and to thank representatives from the many local businesses who donated labour and equipment. Tracy de Berhardt Dunkin, Principal and Chief Executive and Richard Ellis Head of VI...
Record your own tunes with Musicroom: ‘Home Recording Masterclass’ Calling all musicians! Musicroom Exeter will be running free 30 minute-long seminars, focusing on giving music enthusiasts tips on how to perfect their home recording skills. The seminars will take place on Tuesday 19th May from 6:30pm, with doors opening for attendees at 6:00pm. There will be three different sessions available, each one is free and will focus on different aspects of home recording. The three seminars include: 6:30pm – Home Studio Recording Techniques 7:15pm – Computer Music Programming Software and...
