Exeter

A Devon County Councillor has spoken of the difficulty faced by his father who died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Cllr Philip Sanders , 65, from Tavistock in Devon, said his father had been a life long smoker and after being diagnosed with COPD his last five or six years were uncomfortable and unpleasant.

Cllr Sanders is now supporting a new campaign launched last week called ‘ Take a breath’ that highlights the dangers of COPD which accounts for more deaths every year in the UK than breast, prostate or bowel cancer.

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Police dog handlers are trying to track down a temporary home for a new puppy before she begins her police training.

Betty, an 11-week-old German shepherd, needs a home for nine months to help with socialisation prior to embarking on her new career.

She is too young to start intensive training, so police require a family to home her with until her first birthday.

Once a fully trained general purpose police dog she will be able to assist tracking missing people, locate stolen property, chase and detain suspects and keep order in crowd...

Devon & Cornwall's new Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Hogg, who received 64,419 votes in last week's election, has said that he believed his military background helped him gain the winning votes.

Mr Hogg said he was keen to start working with police at all levels "to tackle many challenges our police face at this time".

Having previously been the commanding officer of Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Helston, managing 3,000 personnel and a budget of £81m, Hogg said: "I think people were attracted to the military background. I think it sat well...

Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service are asking people to take care lighting candles this Candle Fire Safety Week and snuff out the risk of fire in their homes.

With the days growing shorter and the dark winter nights setting in, a few candles scattered round the room can lend a warm glow to any evening, as well as adding some festive cheer to Christmas celebrations.

But with candle fires resulting in over 350 casualties each year Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service are asking people to take extra care with candles this winter - over 40...

Unique works of art created using specialist equipment at the University of Exeter are on display in an exhibition that showcases the diverse potential of the technology.

The University’s Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) invited 30 professional artists to work with its engineers on its “3D printers”, which build up an object layer by layer.

Dr Sara Flint , commercial manager of CALM, said: “This collaboration was an extremely exciting opportunity for us to work with 30 artists who all had very different creative ideas about how they could...

After all the drama of the PCC elections and the heartmelting Children in Need fundraising efforts, you'll be happy to know that there are still plenty of ways to keep you entertained over the weekend.

In The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and...

The South West TUC is calling for an end to the outsourcing of the region's public services.

It believes that recent controversies over a range of privatised services will turn the tide against outsourcing.

Private firms delivering health and social care, transport, education, Olympic security, help for the unemployed and council services have been in the news for failings of one sort or another.

Nigel Costley, South West TUC Regional Secretary said: “As this list grows, so the tide is turning against those who believe private profit is the best motive for...

Exeter Comedy Club seems to be proof that we all enjoy a good laugh in difficult times. The club which is hosted at the city’s Corn Exchange continues to sell-out show after show and the Christmas specials are heading the same way.

Instead of just one performance on one night the venue is staging four comedy clubs on the run up to Christmas; on Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th December. Already the Thursday and Friday performances have completely sold out and very few tickets remain for the Wednesday evening show.

Mark Farley who is one of the club’s organisers said: “We...

Following on from the success of Southernhay Clinic's May Make-Over earlier this year, this amazing Festive Make-Over, which is being organised by Southernhay Clinic in aid of Dream-A-Way, is aimed at helping you look and feel the very best you can for the festive season and into the New Year and beyond!

The afternoon event is to be opened by Exeter City director of football and former Tottenham Hotspur player Steve Perryman and Alan Gow, Exeter City player. Meanwhile, the evening event is to be opened by Judi Spiers!

The evening will feature a festive Fashion Show from...

Ever since it opened its doors, John Lewis has been abuzz with people coming from far across Devon to browse and shop. Kate Connock, branch manager, said: “Since we opened on Friday 12th October, we’ve continued to see customers come through the doors to see what John Lewis Exeter has to offer. As the festive season fast approaches, our Christmas shop has proved popular as shoppers get ready to decorate their homes and look for the perfect gift for loved ones. The fashion department has also continued to trade well and customers are really enjoying the new technology we introduced in the...