Police are investigating a robbery at the Golden Sands Holiday complex in Dawlish, which occurred in the early hours of Monday 27 August. The offenders, believed to be three or four in total and wearing balaclavas, forced members of staff to open a safe containing a large quantity of cash.
One member of staff was assaulted and sustained a fractured jaw. Police are keen to trace a vehicle that was seen close to the holiday park which has been identified as a silver Peugeot 106 vehicle, registration number S186 AAW. Two men, aged 21 years and 38 years have been arrested in connection...
A GCSE German pupil from Exeter School has taken first prize in a prestigious Goethe Institut competition.
Middle Fifth (Year 10) pupil Katie Hayman was awarded first place in the News Reading category of the Digital Days Competition for which she had to film herself reading the news in German.
Katie beat almost 150 applicants to win a £50 prize and impressed the panel of judges who said it was very difficult for the selection panel to come to a decision.
The idea for Katie’s entry was judged to be extraordinarily unique and creative and the panel praised Katie’s...
Independently owned Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Limited based in Exeter has supplied a second corporate aviation bus for Exeter International Airport. The new vehicle will be used for escorting private passengers using chartered or privately-owned jets, from their aircraft to the terminal or their own onward transport.
Delivery of the distinctive Vauxhall Vivaro was taken by Group Corporate Aviation Manager Chris Beer who heads a team of three offering a premier corporate concierge service, bespoke to the needs of private passenger clients. The team marshall the...
High demand for premises from small firms has seen East Devon District Council let all its available business units over the last month.
Four units have been taken up in Axminster at Millwey Rise with the new firms trading including commercial vehicle agents for Italian car manufacturer Piaggio, a fishing bait manufacturer, a caravan refurbishment business and a glazier.
In Seaton a car cleaning and valeting business has moved into the one of the Riverside Workshops whilst in Sidmouth a unit at the Manstone Workshops has just been taken on by a bespoke carpenter and joiner...
Cross the threshold of Higher Uppacott, Dartmoor National Park Authority's Grade 1 Listed longhouse, and step back in time to Medieval Dartmoor as part of Heritage Open Days 2013. This year Dartmoor National Park Authority has arranged a number of free visits to this unique building as its contribution to the national heritage celebration which runs from 12 to 15 September 2013. A longhouse is a medieval farmhouse in which both people and cattle were accommodated under a single roof. Higher Uppacott is rare and of national importance. It is one of the few remaining examples of this...
A mum from Exeter is all smiles after winning a Saturday Street Prize cheque for £10,000, thanks to charity lottery, People’s Postcode Lottery.
Trudi Sandford, 37, had only just returned home with her young son from hospital when People’s Postcode Lottery Street Prize Presenter, Judie McCourt, knocked on her door. Trudi, who has only been playing the Lottery since May this year, was overjoyed to discover her postcode in the EX1 area had won her £10,000.
“I’m definitely still overwhelmed by it all,” said Trudi. “I had literally been home for a minute or two when the team at...
Quality and Partnership are the key themes in speeches from lead organisations at the annual Devon Care Training conference, this year titled What I do Matters.
Care providers and commissioners of care are gathering to share best practice, successes and challenges of working in a constantly changing market place where only those that adapt their businesses to provide tailor-made care will survive.
Care agencies from across the south west are invited to attend the What I Do Matters conference at the University of Exeter on Friday 13 September.
Twenty two Exeter businesses have together raised nearly £8,000 for The Exeter Foundation. As part of taking part in the Exeter Business Games 2013, teams from each business raised £3,939 for the charity. This amount has been generously matched by Thomson Reuters, bringing the total to £7878. Anette Grahns, of Thomson Reuters, said: “Thomson Reuters have been involved with Exeter Business Games since its inception. Apart from it being a fun annual event for Exeter businesses, it gives us the opportunity to give something back to the local Exeter community. Thomson Reuters is very proud to...
East Devon District Council have launched a fresh consultation on aspects of the document that will form the planning blueprint for the district over the next 13 years to 2026.
A decision to go ahead with a six-week consultation into the latest changes was made by EDDC’s Development Management Committee on Tuesday, following advice from the inspector who is examining the Local Plan document submitted to him on 2 August.
Mr Anthony Thickett has been appointed as the Independent Inspector and he has advised that he cannot undertake his examination of the document because...
Fire crews have been busy during the Bank Holiday weekend attending a variety of incidents.
At 0.51am today, one appliance from Axminster was sent to Cridlake after calls reporting a shed on fire.
Crews found a garden shed well alight, with the fire spreading to an adjoining fence and greenhouse.
One hose reel jet, small tools and thermal imaging camera were used in extinguishing the fire. The shed, fence and green house were all completely destroyed.
At 10.13pm yesterday crews responded to a call reporting a fire behind the cooker in a domestic property in...
