A teenager who was involved in a collision with a car in Paignton has died.
The 16-year-old male pedestrian, a foreign student, suffered serious head injuries and was taken by air ambulance to Derriford Hospital.
He died in hospital in the early hours of Sunday 7 December. His family have been informed.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision that happened at 12.15pm on Saturday 6 December on Great Western Road, on the one-way system outside Paignton train station.
The driver of the silver Vauxhall Vectra, a 42-year-old local man, was uninjured...
Join us in Rockbeare Church on Wednesday 17th December at 7pm for Rockbeare's Christmas Carol Service. With music from the Salvation Army Band and Rockbeare Primary School's award winning choir. Rockbeare School Choir have made it through to the 8 finalists in the Radio Devon Star for Christmas competition. The winner of the competition has the opportunity to perform at a Carol Concert at Exeter Cathedral on 18th December which will be broadcast on Radio Devon on Christmas morning.
RUN, the new devised piece by Engineer Theatre Collective, will open at New Diorama Theatre this November (25th -29th). RUN tells the exhilarating tale of four investment bank interns in desperate pursuit of a career in the city. Inspired by the true story of Moritz Erhardt, a 21 year-old intern who died from an epileptic seizure at his London flat after reportedly working 72 hours straight, RUN exposes the glamour and the grind of the square mile.
Run has been developed in conversation with the freshest financial minds; the people who will be running our banks, trading our stocks...
David Cameron, Michael Caines and Rick Stein are just some of the big names who have provided recipes for ‘Intensive Food’, a charity cookbook in aid of the Intensive Care Unit Trust Fund at the Royal Devon and Exeter hospital.
The recipe book, which contains a collection of over 300 recipes from ICU staff, friends and special celebrity guests, was launched on 4th the December at an event in the ICU. The event was attended by ICU staff, the Lord Mayor of Exeter, members of the RD&E Board of Directors, staff from across the Trust who have donated recipes and previous ICU patient...
As Christmas is fast approaching and the abundance of food near, Reebok’s Master Trainers have created a Christmas Survival Guide to help you stay on track of your fitness goals whilst still enjoying the fruits of the festive period.
Incorporate little exercises on a daily basis – they will add up!
Start the day balanced. When brushing your teeth stand on one leg to activate the core and work on your balance and stabilisation. You can try this with your eyes closed if you are brave… as this will affect the effort required to stand still and tall
Exeter City and Burton Albion played out a 1-1 draw at St James Park, with both goals coming after the break.
Jacob Blyth was Burton’s goalscorer on the hour-mark – and it looked like it was going to be enough until Christian Ribeiro headed in City’s equaliser with less than five minutes on the clock.
The result kept up Exeter’s record of being the only Football League team to have scored and conceded in all of their home games in the league to date this season.
And while it didn’t earn Exeter a place amongst the play-off places, it represented a decent point...
The firearms amnesty held by Devon and Cornwall Police last month (3 – 17 November 2014) has been hailed as a success.
Final results show that hundreds of guns and literally bins full of ammunition were handed in to police at participating stations throughout Devon and Cornwall.
In total 446 weapons were taken in, and 15,721 items of ammunition were collected to be passed on to the army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
Chief Inspector Daniel Evans said: “The response from the public with regards to the amnesty has been excellent. We have been successful in...
Applications are now open for people in Devon to apply for grants from Crimebeat funds, sponsored by the High Sheriff of Devon. Awarded to individuals or groups, grants of up to £1,000 are available to people whose project will have a positive impact on the local community and will help cut crime.
Of particular relevance are initiatives which can positively influence young people who are at risk of offending, engage in anti social behaviour, are subject to drug or alcohol abuse, or who regularly skip school. Successful projects can vary from helping elderly people make their homes...
With the arrival of colder weather, the Highways Agency is urging drivers to ensure they are prepared for driving in winter weather.
Agency regional manager, Julian Strong, said: “The Highways Agency and its contractors are well-prepared for winter across the South West.
“We use detailed weather forecasts and treat the road network before road temperatures fall below freezing, often at night in preparation for peak traffic periods. But that doesn’t mean people should drive as they normally would - in severe weather drivers need to take care and plan ahead.
