jewellery

Jewellery taken from Exmouth home

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/05/2016 - 11:42am

Police are appealing for help to trace irreplaceable items of jewellery taken from a house in Exmouth.

Offenders forced a back door to get inside the property in Barnfield Road between 5.30pm and 8.40pm on Thursday 17 March, while the occupants were out.

They escaped with a large amount of jewellery, including distinctive items of sentimental value such as engraved wedding rings and 80-year-old cufflinks.

Items taken included:

  • A man’s J W Benson gold watch. Described as square with a round face and carrying an engraving similar to ‘Presented to H W
  • ...

Jewellery stolen in Dawlish burglary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 02/04/2016 - 9:25pm

Police in Dawlish are appealing for information following a house burglary in the Town.

The incident occurred between 12.30pm and 1pm on Wednesday 3 February at a property in Plantation Terrace, Dawlish.

Entry to the property was gained via a rear conservatory window and once inside and following a search, jewellery was stolen from a bedroom.

A witness recalls seeing a man on the driveway of the attacked property at the material time.

He is described as being a white man, aged in his 20s – 30s, 5ft 9in tall, medium / stocky build, with short dark grade one...

Exhibition: Line Up

Event Date: 
16/01/2016 - 10:00am to 06/03/2016 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF

Line Up is an exhibition of contemporary craft curated by interior stylist and author Sania Pell. She explores the relationship between monochrome objects and how they combine and interact in styled groups to present beautiful still lives that can be displayed in any home. Artists include established designer-makers alongside emerging new talents: Another Country, Theo Adamson, Kyra Cane, Jason Collingwood, Bettina Dittlmann, Akiko Hirai, Hyu-jin Jo, Silvia K, Astrid Keller, Sue Lawty, Liz Nilsson, Sania Pell, Brook Sigal, Kaori Tatebayashi, Nicola Tassie, Dr Tim Willey and Derek Wilson...

Appeal following Honiton burglaries

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/19/2015 - 7:31am

Police in Honiton are appealing for information following two burglaries in the Town.

Two burglaries took place at static homes located on Otter Valley Park in Honiton, sometime between 1pm on Friday 6 August and 8am on Saturday 7 August.

Both properties were entered by forcing a door and once inside and following an untidy search items of property, many valued at thousands of pounds and of sentimental value were stolen.

In one of the properties a number of watches including a Zenith watch valued at £2,500 and a gold ring valued at £2,900 were stolen, along with...

Police appeal after Exmouth theft

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 07/23/2015 - 10:41am

Police are appealing for the public’s help in trying to locate some distinctive items stolen from the Exmouth area.

Two rings and an ornament (pictured) were stolen during a burglary at a house in the St John’s Road area between Monday 29 June and Tuesday 7 July.

The items are described as a white gold ladies wedding ring with diamond cut effect, a ladies vintage Art Deco style gold band, and a wind-up ornament.

Detective Constable Matthew Burnell, Honiton CID said: “The stolen items are very distinctive and are of huge sentimental value to the owners.

“We...

Michael Spiers' new Exeter store opens

Michael Spiers, the South West’s leading independent jewellery and watch retailer, opened the doors to its prestigious new showroom in Exeter today (Thursday 18 June), becoming the latest luxury retailer to join the prominent Cathedral Green shopping community. The family-run company, which has four stores located across the South West, moved from its previous Exeter premises on Castle Street to 22 Cathedral Yard, which is much larger and located right in the heart of the city’s shopping hotspot. Already Exeter’s sole stockist of the most prestigious brands in the world, including Rolex,...

Jewellery stolen in Devon burglary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/27/2015 - 12:32pm

Police in Newton Abbot are appealing for information following a burglary in Kingskerswell where a sentimental watch was stolen.

The burglary occurred sometime between Thursday 2nd April and Saturday 4th April at a property in Park Road, Kingskerswell.

Entry was gained by smashing a conservatory window, and once inside and following a search a number of jewellery items were stolen including rings and watches.

Amongst the items stolen was a rose gold pocket watch, (similar pictured) which had a ‘T’ bar chain attached to it.

The watch was of particular...

Exeter Craft Festival

Event Date: 
17/07/2015 - 9:30am to 18/07/2015 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral Green, Cathedral Yard, Exeter

Two day event celebrating the work of the very best artists and makers in the South-West on Exeter's beautiful Cathedral Green.

See work being created, talk to the makers, buy something created with skill and love to treasure and enjoy the free entertainment. Now in its 40th year!

For more information, visit http://www.exetercraftfestival.co.uk

Repair or Recycle your Broken Jewellery

Event Date: 
28/03/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Poltimore House, Exeter

Join Carole Woodford for an afternoon workshop.

Bring along any broken bead or chain jewellery to repair or to turn into a new piece of jewellery or just come along and make a brand new item.

No experience necessary. Tools supplied.

Lots of beads available for purchase to supplement those in your broken item (cash please). Relaxed and fun afternoon.

Booking essential

Afternoon tea and cake included in the price.

http://www.poltimore.org/

Police warning over telephone fraudsters

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/09/2015 - 11:31am

Devon and Cornwall Police has been investigating an increased number of telephone frauds involving unknown persons randomly calling members of the public on their home telephone numbers and convincing them to part with or transfer thousands of pounds in cash.

The criminals use a number of different stories to get the victim to give away their money. The most recent story involves a jewellery shop.

In December, a victim was persuaded to purchase a Rolex watch from a jeweller in the Torbay area. The victim attended the jeweller’s shop in person. They were being ‘controlled’...

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