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Honiton police are appealing for witnesses to help in their investigation of an assault that took place on Honiton High Street, which left the two victims requiring hospital treatment.

The assault occurred just after midnight on Monday 31st December (essentially Sunday night). The female victim was assaulted outside Costa Coffee, and the male was assaulted outside the war memorial on the High Street. Police are seeking three suspects (two males and one female). The victims were attacked after they attempted to break up a violent argument between the female suspect and the male...

Nearly half of South West residents (46%) will definitely make a New Year resolution when the clock strikes midnight this New Year’s Eve, TopCashback.co.uk reveals, and over half (51%) expect to see it through to the end of the year [1] .

With the nation continuing to feel the pinch, it’s unsurprising that many of us simply need to feel better about our lives and have a goal to strive towards. 35% of those in the South West make New Year promises to feel better and 19% do so to accomplish something they failed to achieve the previous year.

However a large number of South...

The custom of making resolutions for the New Year goes back to the Medieval period. As the year end approaches, a University of Exeter historian has shed light on how the future was predicted centuries ago.

The research shows how the Christian clergy supported agricultural superstitions but condemned what they perceived as magic rituals. The day of the week on which Christmas or New Year fell was used as an indicator to tell how the year would turn out.

According to one set of predictions, if Christmas Day fell on a Sunday, then Lent would be windy, summer would be dry,...

Two fire crews attended a blaze in Exeter last night.

They were called out after flames were reported in Barton Court, Whipton Barton Road, Whipton.

Two fire appliances from Middlemoor and Danes Castle attended to find a garage on fire.

Crews used two breathing apparatus sets, one main jet and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

A car and a motorcycle were severely damaged by the fire.

Police also attended the scene as the fire was believed to be malicious.

2013 is Dream-A-Way's 20th Birthday! To celebrate, they are planning a wide range of events and trips and Events Co-ordinator Gill Freeman would love to see you at some of these.

Or maybe you've got a bit of time spare, and have been thinking about getting involved with a charity for a while but you've never quite known how...

Gill says, "Here's a perfect opportunity for you to get involved and help us to really make a difference to our very special clients.

"We've got loads planned for 2013 including three fantastic Golf Days to suit all handicaps and budgets;...

Devon County Council Lib Dem Leader Brian Greenslade has announced he is stepping aside as Group Leader ahead of County elections in May 2013 after 23 years in the post.

He will be succeeded by Tiverton East County Councillor Des Hannon (pictured) with effect from the new year.

Councillor Greenslade will continue as Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny and as leader of North Devon Council.

It has been a big year for the English health service, but for the wrong reasons, writes Alex Nunns of the NHS Support Federation. Here Alex pulls together the strands to explain what is really going on in the NHS.

The Exeter to Tiverton line was re-opened this afternoon after engineering teams finished repairs following the floods.

Passengers had to take buses between Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St David's after the River Exe burst its banks Cowley Bridge Junction on Saturday.

Network Rail said a normal service would now resume.

However, services between Exeter St David's and Exmouth are disrupted due to flooding in the Lympstone area.

Services will start and terminate at Topsham with road transport operating between Topsham and Stations to Exmouth in both directions...

Actor Daniel Page is loving being on stage at Exeter Corn Exchange and being hissed, booed and generally hated this Christmas, which isn’t the usual thing that professional actors hope for but in this case it’s perfectly normal as he plays Abanazer, the scheming and plotting baddie in Aladdin which runs from 15th December to 6th January.

Daniel has been all over the country as an actor and performer, but his first pantomime took place right here in Exeter. He says:

“I have only done one other professional panto before and that was last Christmas playing Friar Tuck in Robin...

The annual hangover season reaches its crescendo on New Year’s Day. But with resolutions to be kept, at least for a few hours anyway, you may have decided not to tarnish the first day of 2013 with a pounding head but to venture outdoors and see what’s on offer in the Westountry.

From bracing beach walks to horse racing on Haldon Hill and moorland ambles to icy plunges into the sea, if fresh air is your beginning of choice the Westcountry has oodles to offer.

Horse racing at Exeter Racecourse has been a tradition for more than 30 years, and when the first race comes under...