Tributes have been paid to a man who died after sustaining severe burns in an accident at his home at Yeoford near Crediton, where he had been draining the tank of a vehicle following a small petrol leak.
During the incident, the fleece jacket and trousers Fred Saunders (84), was wearing became covered in fuel, and, it is understood, his clothes ignited through static electricity as he rubbed his hands on his clothing.
His partner, Sue Read, was fortunately at the scene and able to put out the flames and call the emergency services.
The South West qualifying event for the National Series 2017 is open to all, aged 11+, and organised by ex-British Pistol Shooter Georgina ‘Gorgs’ Geikie who represented Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Gorgs grew up on the edge of Dartmoor and, inspired by the success of local heroes Kate Allenby and Steph Cook at the Sydney Olympics, initially took up modern pentathlon. She made the English Commonwealth Games Team in Melbourne 2006, winning bronze medals in 2006 and 2010 as well as competing at the London Olympics. Gorgs, who works for British Shooting, was keen to encourage...
South West firms could be missing out on a ‘cash mountain’ that could help them to expand, says Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking after new figures found they were tying up millions of pounds in excess working capital.
The research shows that businesses across the south and the east of England have at least £138.3billion tied up in excess capital, as business growth continues to soar. But by building up their stock levels ahead of anticipated price hikes – causing the level of cash trapped in working capital to increase – South West firms could be leaving themselves exposed,...
Forget just cheering on from the stands - football fans can explore the unique history of Exeter City through a new documentary as players embark on a promotion battle
Fans, former players and the current manager Paul Tisdale each explore different decades of Exeter City in the film, called Histories of St James Park, which will have a premiere at St James Park this week. Supporters are welcome at the screening of the documentary on the evening of 27 April, beginning at 7pm.
Also on display will be memorabilia and pictures which show the remarkable story of Exeter City FC....
Exeter University Footlights warmly invites you to our upcoming production of the musical fable 'Gypsy' to be performed at Exeter’s Barnfield Theatre from the 18th-20th May 2017!
Widely touted as the greatest American musical, 'Gypsy' follows the dreams and efforts of Rose, the mother of all stage mothers, to make stars of her two daughters – whatever the cost.
Adapted from the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, Queen of the Strip Tease, Gypsy is a raw, restless, and racy tragicomedy with flashy orchestration and show-stopping numbers from Jule Styne (Funny Girl) and Stephen...
A new exhibition at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) starting Friday 9 June will explore nature and spirituality in a time of accelerated technological change.
Contemporary artists Gordon Cheung, Rui Matsunaga and Nahem Shoa share a desire to express hope through hallucinatory, shimmering and imagined forms reflecting on the human condition. This exhibition, created especially for RAMM, brings their work together for the first time ever.
Into The Wild Abyss, takes its title from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). The poem tells the...
A new exhibition at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) starting Friday 9 June will explore nature and spirituality in a time of accelerated technological change.
Contemporary artists Gordon Cheung, Rui Matsunaga and Nahem Shoa share a desire to express hope through hallucinatory, shimmering and imagined forms reflecting on the human condition. This exhibition, created especially for RAMM, brings their work together for the first time ever.
Into The Wild Abyss, takes its title from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). The poem tells the...
Good news for blues fans, blues-rock enthusiasts, live music lovers and aspiring musicians in and around Exeter, in that Elles, Gabriella and Amy will be playing at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 14th May.
This is the final night of their nine date UK Tour and is sure to be a great nights entertainment... and one show not to miss! Bristol based Elles seamlessly weaves rootsy blues, country and soulful rock with a contemporary edge and her trademark ‘smoky vocals’ taking the lead. No stranger to the scene, over the last three years, this captivating, hard-working songstress and her...
A special screening of a landmark film will be held to mark the 20th anniversary of Exeter's Bill Douglas Cinema Museum this week.
First released 30 years ago in 1987, Comrades was made by director and collector Bill Douglas and is now regarded as a masterpiece, following years when it wasn’t seen by film-goers. This year also marks two decades since the museum, which holds the collection that Bill put together with his friend Peter Jewell, was opened to the public.
The film tells the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset farm labourers transported to Australia for...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault which took place at 3.30am on Sunday 9th April 2017, near the National Westminster bank on Rolle Street, Exmouth.
A 29-year-old man was assaulted by an unknown male leaving the victim with a serious head wound.
DC Rob Poole of Exmouth CID said: “We would like to reassure the public that we consider this to be an isolated incident. However, we are still keen to speak to anyone who saw this assault, which was serious.”
If you have information that could help with our investigation, please email 101@dc.police.uk...
