A local man who died following a serious collision in Silverton last week has been named as Roger Tucker.
Mr Tucker died when the car he was travelling in was involved in a three-car collision on Park Road in Silverton, Devon.
His family have made the following tribute:
“Roger sadly died after a car accident on the evening of Friday 15th September 2017. Aged 74 years old he was a loving husband to Sue and devoted father to Laura and Stephanie and grandpa to Sophie, Kieran, Ben and Grace.
“Roger enjoyed left to the full as a dedicated member of Tiverton Golf...
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Seven of Exeter’s Devon County Councillors have earmarked part of their community budget to help get Devon’s young people more involved in sport.
The City’s county councillors each equally contributed £222.00 towards a £1,554 grant to the ‘Premier League Kicks’ programme, which provides free sports coaching sessions and community activities to young people aged 8-19. The programme is being delivered by the City Community Trust, a leading health and wellbeing charity working in partnership with Exeter City Football Club. The money was contributed from the Locality Budgets of...
Officers in Exmouth are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a property on Cranford Avenue in Exmouth which happened between 4.30pm and 8pm on Friday 8 September 2017.
An offender gained access to the property through a ground floor bedroom window and stole a large amount of cash and jewellery.
Sterling adding up to £10,000 and $8,000 Hong Kong dollars was taken along with two Gucci wrist watches, a Rolex wrist watch, a Passport, gold and silver rings, a gold bracelet, a silver necklace, and a Jade hoop-shaped pendent.
Burrington Estates New Homes Site Manager, Marinko Tomic, has won the prestigious National House Building Council (NHBC) Seal of Excellence Award within the Small House Builder Category, for his quality of work and attention to detail at the company’s Seaward Park, Clyst St George development - following his Pride in the Job award win earlier in the year.
The South West regional award was announced last Friday, with the Seal of Excellence award available for only 140 site managers across the UK. This puts Burrington Estates New Homes in the top 1% of all home builders in the...
Education and enforcement to encourage respect for all road users On Wednesday 20th September, the Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Police Alliance roads policing team carried out the first deployment of Operation Close Pass in Exeter, with the support of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Devon County Council and local and national cycling groups.
The chosen location, acting on local intelligence from cyclists, was a busy stretch of Cowley Bridge Road (A377) near the Steiner Academy which undercover police cyclists rode along from 8.30am to 11.30AM. This road also provided a safe...
On Sunday 15th October, running enthusiasts from around the county will be taking part in the infamous Great West Run - an exciting 13.1 mile route taking runners through the heart of Exeter city centre.
This year, four local businesses, Attention Media, Burrington Estates, Wilkinson Grant & Co and Expedite, are rallying together to become the ultimate running dream team, collectively raising money for YMCA Exeter at the Great West Run.
With the hope of raising £1,200, the funds will support the vital work YMCA Exeter provides to the local community.
Every year, Quakers in Britain organise a ‘Quaker Week’ – a time to focus on the core principles of Quaker belief and practice and to reach out to the surrounding community to publicise those beliefs and the work that arises from them, as well as to engage with people of all faiths and none to encourage a discussion of our world and its issues.
The theme of Quaker Week this year is “In Turbulent Times: be a Quaker”
A local company who raise funds for a children’s cancer charity have teamed up with Exeter Chiefs to make a day to remember for local families who have been affected by cancer.
Adopstar, an advertising company based in Cullumpton, are a corporate partner of CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people. Now the company have gone that extra mile by setting up a special day for local families at Premiership champions, Exeter Chiefs.
11 families, who have all been supported by CLIC Sargent, went along to Sandy Park for exclusive behind the scenes...
Lidl UK has announced that its new Exeter RDC, which is due to open this November, will create up to 500 full and part-time jobs for the South West.
Recruitment has already begun as the company aims to recruit local talent for a number of different roles, including warehouse operatives and desk clerks, kitchen assistants and porters to work in the catering team, with jobs currently being advertised on the company’s careers website.
Lidl UK currently has a 20,000 strong workforce across England, Scotland and Wales. In October 2015 the supermarket became the first to...
