The Fire Service received a call reporting a fire in the downstairs of a building in Flowerpot Lane, St Thomas on Saturday 14th December.
One fire appliance from Danes Castle Exeter and one fire appliance from Middlemoor Exeter attended. Fire crews confirmed a fire in a ground floor flat involving a chip pan. Fire crews extinguished the fire using two breathingapparatus wearers, a fire blanket and a positive pressure ventilation fan.
One elderly female was led to safety by Ambulance crews prior to the arrival of the Fire Service and was checked over by Ambulance crews on...
Costa is bringing festive spirit to Exeter’s Princesshay this weekend teaming-up with UK children’s charity Youth Music to bring shoppers some Christmas entertainment with a difference. Talented young people from the local Wren Music project will come together to form a specially crafted Christmas singing group to entertain customers between 11am and 1pm and will treat them to a variety of Christmas music, revamped with a modern twist. The activity comes as part of Costa’s ongoing Christmas campaign to refresh the UK’s most traditional Christmas songs in the build up to the holiday season...
Every Friday and Saturday throughout December, visitors to Killerton house and parkland can enjoy the festive spirit and colourful light displays.
Three majestic 20ft Christmas trees greet visitors at the entrance to the house, while the parkland has a magical feel as spectacular coloured lights create beautiful shapes and shadows among the trees. Visitors familiar with Killerton’s paths, will see green, red and purple lights cast onto historic Sweet Chestnut trees, as well as willow reindeer and other estate landmarks.
2,082 children in the South West are homeless and living in temporary accommodation, according to the latest government figures.
The new statistics recorded at the end of September mean that, across Britain, nearly 85,000 children now face the reality of waking up homeless this Christmas morning. Shelter is warning that as the rising cost of living and cuts to the housing safety net continue to take their toll, many more parents are likely to find themselves facing an ongoing struggle to keep a roof over their children’s heads.
East Devon District Council has reluctantly decided to move the venue of the Feniton ‘super inquiry’ because the initial location is not big enough for the eight-day hearing.
After appeals by three developers against EDDC’s refusal of planning permission for their proposals, the Planning Inspectorate decided to combine appeal hearings for three Feniton sites into a single event.
The appeals are by Feniton Park Ltd for Acland Park (32 homes), Strategic Land Partnership for land west of Ottery Road (up to 120 homes) and Wainhomes for an extension to the 50 homes allowed at...
The Arctic 30 have been told they cannot leave Russia and return home for Christmas despite a ruling by an international court ordering their release.
The environmental charity Greenpeace has revealed that Russia investigative committee has written to one of its activists- Anne Mie Jensen from Denmark - indicating that they are not free to leave the country.
The charity’s lawyers have said that they expect this to be the case for all of the non-Russian members of the Arctic 30, including six Britons.
Three from Devon, Alexandra Harris, Iain Rogers and Kieron Bryan...
New flood maps issued by the environment agency show that less people in Devon and around England are now being classed as ‘at risk’ of flooding.
The maps, from the Environment Agency, show areas of the country at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea and help communities and businesses protect their properties from flooding.
The new maps, as well as providing a vital service to the public, will also help local authorities to manage surface water flood risk as required by legislation passed in 2010.
As Lead Local Flood Authority for the area, Devon County Council...
East Devon District Council (EDDC), and the young people from Honiton Youth Centre and Honiton Community College have been working together to design £90,000 of improvements to Honiton skate park in Allhallows Field.
The £90,000 has come from the Council’s main budget and is being spent on Honiton skate park as it was judged to be the most in need of improvements in the district with many of the ramps at the very end of their life. The improvements have been requested by skate park users.
Now, EDDC want local people who use or might use the skate park to decide how it...
The iconic Coca Cola Christmas truck will be back in Exeter on Sunday 15th December.
The vehicle, which gives everyone that festive feeling, is back in Devon after Exeter was uncovered as a 'Kindness Hotspot'.
Coca Cola have uncovered ' Kindess Hotspots' across the UK, where in certain cities and towns across Great Britain people have been going above and beyond to bring joy to others, and Exeter is one of them!
Exeter City Manager, John Harvey, said:
"I'm not surprised Exeter has been uncovered as a Kindness Hotspot. Exeter is a tolerant and considerate...
