Police are investigating an attempted burglary at a commercial premises in Exeter on Monday 9 June.
Four men were spotted on CCTV allegedly attempting to break into the premises in Yeoford Way, Marsh Barton at around 2.40am
The men allegedly climbed the security gate and attempted to break into a shipping container at the rear of the premises.
A police dog assisted local officers in detaining the men.
Two 19-year-olds from Exeter, a 17-year-old from Newton Abbot, and a 17-year-old from Exmouth were arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary and taken to...
Job prospects in the South West are the best in the country, with an employment outlook of +15% this quarter, according to Manpower, the global leader in contingent and permanent recruitment workforce solutions. This is a significant increase on last quarter’s Outlook of +10%, and the highest in the region for over three years.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey is based on responses from 2,101 UK employers. It asks whether employers intend to hire additional workers or reduce the size of their workforce in the coming quarter. It is the most comprehensive, forward-looking...
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day the Exeter-based Met Office has released a series of videos detailing the part paid by forecasters in the planning of the landings on June 6 1944. The videos pay tribute to role that Met Office forecasters had in helping with preparations for the invasion fleet. Advice from the Office ensured the invasion fleet avoided, what would have been, a disastrous initial attempt during the heavy wind, rain and unsettled seas on June 5 In the videos Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Chris Tubbs uses the historic weather charts to explain how forecasters at the...
An Exeter opticians is hosting a collection drive for old and unused glasses in aid of Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) throughout June. Specsavers, located at 247 Highstreet, is asking locals to search high and low for old pairs of specs, as staff aim to collect a record number of glasses for the UK-based charity. Specsavers Exeter store director Jonathan Baumber says: ‘We have a donation bin taking pride of place in store and our goal is to reach over 3000 pairs of glasses by July. We have invited local business owners, sportsmen, community groups and council members to come down and donate...
Police in north Devon are appealing for information after £5,000 worth of jewellery was stolen during a burglary at an elderly woman’s South Molton home.
The woman in her 80s, discovered her house had been burgled after returning from a holiday visiting family in Australia.
More than 20 items (pictured), including a wedding ring and eternity ring, were taken from the house in North Road sometime between the early hours of Sunday 30 March and 7pm on Sunday 1 June.
It is believed the offender(s) entered the property by removing a glass panel on the locked front door....
Students from University of Exeter are taking part in a day of action today in order to protest against controversial cuts they believe could “disproportionally impact” students with disabilities. Exeter students are joining with students from universities across England to protest as part of a national campaign led by the National Union of Students (NUS) against cuts to the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). The DSA cuts come under plans the government say will “modernise” the allowance and see individual universities pay more towards supporting students with disabilities. In a statement...
The annual Tiverton Balloon and Music Festival has confirmed that it will be returning this summer for the fourth consecutive year
The festival will be raising funds for two very special local charities: Devon Air Ambulance Trust and Children’s Hospice South West and will take place on Friday, Saturdy and Sunday 11, 12 and 13 July July 2014 at the combined Petroc and Tiverton High School Campus.
This spectacular weekend will see the skies above Tiverton transformed into a canvas of colour as hot air balloonists from across the UK and beyond travel to Devon to take part in a...
An award-winning centre which is cementing Exeter’s global reputation for health innovation has been officially opened by the World Dementia Envoy, Dennis Gillings, CBE, PhD.
The £27.5 million Research, Innovation, Learning and Development (RILD) building, on Exeter’s Barrack Road, embodies a pioneering partnership between the University of Exeter Medical School and the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E). It was officially launched on Monday (June 2), when nearly 200 VIP guests gathered at the centre of excellence for education and research. The new...
A dash of bright and beautiful colour is set to spread across some of Exeter’s best known green spaces this summer.
Last year saw more than three hectares of new wildflower meadow planted across the city. Now, with summer just beginning, the seeds have grown into plants and their beautiful blooms are beginning to show off their true colours.
The new wildflower meadows are the work of local residents and school students. All volunteered under the Exeter Wild City initiative, a scheme led Devon Wildlife Trust and Exeter City Council, and funded by The Big Lottery Fund and...
Clyst Bridge on the Exe Estuary Trail will be closed during the daytime on Saturday 14 June and from Monday 16 to Friday 20 June. This section of the Trail through Goosemoor RSPB Nature Reserve will be closed from 7am to 6pm on these dates, which will be signed on site, in order for essential maintenance works to take place. On the Saturday, if dry, the trail surface will be surface dressed. During the following week the viewing gallery roof will be installed. Outside of these hours, the Trail will be open as usual. Cyclists in particular are reminded to keep their speed down, and avoid...
