Exeter

A serious collision between an oil tanker and a car closed the A35 near Honiton for several hours today.

Two fire appliances from Honiton, one appliance from Colyton, the Heavy Rescue Vehicle from Middlemoor and the water carrier from Danes Castle were sent to a report of a road traffic collision involving a car and an oil tanker near Home Farm Hotel in Wilmington, near Honiton shortly after 11am.

On arrival crews confirmed that the collision involved a car and a road tanker and that one female person was trapped in the car.

The female was released by fire crews...

Although the latest season of Britain’s Got Talent has drawn to a close, bus operator Stagecoach is continuing its own search for the very best in local driving talent with the launch of the latest installment of their reality TV inspired recruitment campaign.

‘Stagecoach Needs Talent’ features popular Exeter Park & Ride driver Neal Mills, who regularly receives compliments for his customer service skills and rapport with his passengers. Neal will be appearing as a larger than life advert on the rear of one of the operator’s city buses, on A4 posters and – in a first for the...

Police in Okehampton have arrested two men following the execution of a drugs warrant.

Following community intelligence and concerns officers executed a warrant obtained under the Misuse of Drugs Act at a property in Fore Street, Okehampton during the afternoon of Thursday 4 June.

Following a search of the premises approximately fifty bags of suspected herbal cannabis were seized.

Two men aged 23 and 22 years were arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class B controlled drug with the intent to supply.

Following interview both men were released on police...

Colleagues past and present gathered to bid farewell to a respected colleague, Jeff Mead, on Wednessday 3 June who has retired after serving 46 years with Devon & Cornwall Police as both an officer and police staff member.

Jeff joined the Force in May 1969 as a Police Constable, and served in Torquay, Bideford, Exeter Traffic, HQ PNC, and Newton Abbot CID.

He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1984 serving in both the Exeter and HQ Communications Departments, Heavitree Road and Exmouth police stations, before retiring in 1999.

Three days later he returned...

Recycle Devon continues its series of public, free to attend repair, refurbishment and upcycling events to take place throughout 2015. The events will pass on skills and ideas to keep bikes, electrical goods, furniture, clothes and other textiles from going to waste.

A range of FREE to attend workshops designed to help residents upcycle their old furniture and household items starts on Saturday 6th June

The workshops will focus bringing them back to life where otherwise they might have been thrown away.

The events are being run in conjunction SITA who are providing...

EDP Drug & Alcohol Services are holding an exhibition called 'The Other Side of Addiction' at Exeter Phoenix until 27th June. The exhibition features the creative work of those who access our services in the community and our prison services, to challenge the stigma surrounding drug and alcohol misuse.

In the 2014 British Drugs Survey 38% of those surveyed knew someone who has or had a serious drug problem yet drug and alcohol misuse is surrounded by stigma and stereotypes. The reality is that there are many reasons why people become dependent on drugs or alcohol and...

Despite British farmers producing 60% of the food we eat in this country, many consumers are unsure of what we actually grow in Britain according to a new survey released this week, with many unaware we grow staple foods like potatoes, apples and oats.

The survey, commissioned by LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) ahead of this weekend’s Open Farm Sunday revealed that one in three (33 per cent) people do not know that we grow apples, which have been farmed in this country since Roman times. Chips, roast potatoes and porridge may be some of the nation’s favourite foods but it...

Alarming new figures from housing charity Shelter have revealed almost 500 people in the South West were put at risk of losing their home every week in the last year. In an analysis of statistics from the Ministry of Justice, the charity identified how many people are at risk of eviction and repossession as well as the ‘home threat hotspots’ across the South West where people are most likely to face the risk of losing their home. Gloucester topped the list in the South West, with as many as 1 in every 115 homes under threat of eviction or repossession, followed by Bournemouth (1 in 119),...

An Exeter-based firm of chartered accountants is celebrating 25 years in business by saying thank you to its clients.

Sidaways Chartered Accountants was founded by Jeremy and Sarah Sidaway in 1990 and has grown to become a team of nine employees, with more than 650 clients across the country.

Now the firm is saying thank you to its many clients, holding a celebration event at Exeter Cathedral this Thursday (June 11).

Director Jeremy Sidaway said: “We are delighted to be celebrating our 25th year in business and as part of our celebrations many of our clients are...