Exeter

Remember, remember….it’s that time of year again and Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) is delighted to once again be working with Exeter Round Table for the 2016 Firework display at Westpoint on Saturday 5th November.

Tickets are on sale now and can be brought from the Devon Air Ambulance website: http://www.daat.org/event/round-table-charity-fireworks-display

In anticipation of the release of Rogue One in cinemas this December the theme of this year's display will be Star Wars. As well as being the Largest pyro-musical charity firework display in Devon, there will also be a large...

Three men in their early 20s have been issued with conditional cautions as part of a Police and Council operation to crackdown on a growing problem of unsightly graffiti tags in Exeter.

Exeter Neighbourhood Policing Team are working closely with Exeter City Council to tackle the problem after an upsurge in tags being sprayed around the city.

As part of a formal conditional caution, the men were required to write letters of apology and pay £5,865 compensation for the costs associated with their graffiti tags. The money will be used by the Community Safety Partnership to...

Leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, is expressing its concern at an increase in the number of repossession cases listed at Exeter County Court in the six month period ending 30th September 2016. This is in comparison with the same period last year.

Across all housing sectors, there was an overall increase of 6% in the total number of cases listed. Where a Citizens Advice adviser has assisted those facing repossession, they have avoided repossession in over 95% of cases. Exeter City Council, in partnership with East Devon District Council, has provided financial...

The Samaritans motto, It’s Good To Talk, became It’s Good To Squawk during Exeter’s Great West Run - all thanks to a supporter who ran dressed as a parrot.

Electrician Colin Bickerstaff raised £350 for the Exeter Mid and East Devon branch of the charity by completing the 13.1 mile course around the city centre on Sunday.

Exeter-based Colin was inspired by his wife Donna who is a volunteer with the charity, which is based in Richmond Road close to the route of the run.

“We’re really grateful to Colin, who risked getting the bird for running like that - but he’s done...

RGB Building Supplies are inviting local tradespeople and the community to join them for the opening of their brand new branch on North Road Industrial Estate, Okehampton on Thursday 20th October.

Players from the Exeter Chiefs will officially cut the ribbon at 10am and throughout the morning a number of different leading suppliers will be talking to visitors, demonstrating products and offering special launch day deals.

All visitors will also be able to enjoy a free bacon roll and cup of coffee and, if spending over £25, will be entered into a prize draw to win a signed...

A turf cutting has been held to mark the recent start of improvements to the A379 Sandy Park Junction in Exeter

Earthworks are underway on the £2.5 million upgrade to create a signalised junction which will allow all traffic movements. A recent overnight closure has enabled temporary barriers to be installed to protect the workforce and also road users from excavations.

The current junction, which accesses Sandy Park rugby ground and David Lloyd leisure centre, has a ‘left-in, left-out’ traffic system. The upgrade will enable right turns in and out of the site in order to...

Exeter Deaf Academy Year 10 student Molly will be attending the glittering Devon Performance awards tonight after being nominated for Junior Performer of the Year.

Exeter Deaf Academy Expressive Arts Teacher, Deb Thomas, is also up for an award in the category of Outstanding Contribution to Artistic Performance in Education.

For the last 12 months Exeter Deaf Academy has been working with Paddleboat Theatre Company to create an enriched production of ‘A Little Man’s Holiday’ using non-verbal communication and British Sign Language, which is also up for nomination at the...