Dozens of fire crews have been fighting a blaze in Exeter city centre this afternoon.
Fifteen appliances from across Devon, including one from Somerset, were called to the Richer Sounds in Sidwell Street at around 1.45, after smoke was reported to be billowing from the store.
A spokesperson for Devon & Cornwall Police said: “Police were informed just after 2.05pm of a fire in the basement of Richer Sounds Music Shop on Sidwell Street.
“There are reports of a large amount of smoke and this is drifting into nearby areas including Newtown. Police are advising that...
October sees the start of a potentially epic adventure for Hospiscare volunteer Heatherbelle Bates and Hospiscare fundraiser Charlotte Knipe.
For on 8th October, the intrepid duo are going to China for the Great Wall Challenge, China Trek, a 9 day adventure following the Great Wall of China to help raise funds for Hospiscare.
Eager to be prepared, the trekkers brought along black Labrador Luca for a local warm up walk on Wednesday 22nd June.
The training walk, which took in part of the Exe Valley Trail, started down at the Quay in Exeter and was a 20 mile round trip...
WESC Foundation (WESC) in partnership with Listen2Win hosted a Visual Impairment Challenge at WESC’s 14-acre campus in Exeter.
Players from the England Blind Football team, Keryn Seal – Captain, Robin Williams – Striker and their sighted goalie, Dan James led the sports event with seven teams from Exeter’s business community taking part.
The Visual Impairment Challenge was jointly organised by WESC and Listen2Win, an Exeter-based company that specialises in training and developing businesses listening and communication skills, as well as disability awareness. The training...
Dozens of firefighters were called to a blaze in Exeter city centre this afternoon (Wednesday 27 July).
They were alerted after smoke was seen billowing from Richer Sounds Hi-fi shop in Sidwell Street at 1.45pm.
The fire is believed to have broken out in the basement of the property.
At 4.30pm Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service reported 15 appliances were on scene for breathing apparatus. Fire appliances and special appliances from Exeter Middlemoor, Exeter Danes Castle, Topsham, Crediton, Cullompton, Torquay, Honiton, Exmouth, Dawlish, Tiverton,...
East Devon youngsters embraced the true Olympic message when they took part in the Devon Rotary Youth Games earlier this month.
The team joined more than 1,300 young people from across Devon at Simmons Park, Okehampton for the South West’s biggest annual youth sports event.
Team GB shooter Georgina Geikie and England Rugby World Cup winner Marlie Packer were special guests at the event, presenting medals and meeting hundreds of the participants.
The East Devon team took part in six of the 21 sports and won a clutch of medals. Scooter and BMX teams won gold and there...
A group of mothers who attend West Exe Children's Centre have led a formidable campaign to save staff and services from cuts at the centre.
They will present a petition of over 600 signatories to a full Devon County Council (DCC) meeting tomorrow (Thursday 28th July), at 2.15pm.
The petition calls for Devon County Council, who ultimately fund the city's Children's Centres, to halt the cuts in breastfeeding support and educational play sessions in West Exe.
Angela Grainger, St Thomas resident and a mother of an 18 month girl, said: "These services are invaluable to...
Around 780 streetlights will be switched off overnight in some residential streets in Topsham and the St Loyes area of Exeter from Monday 1 August.
The streetlights have been converted to part-night lighting. Previously they would have been on all-night, but will now be switched off from about 12:30am to 5:30am, before coming on again until dawn. The change is part of Devon County Council’s on-going programme to reduce costs and carbon emissions across the county.
Lighting on the main and busiest roads and walk-home routes will remain lit all night and have not been...
This September Devon’s leading Contemporary Arts centre, Exeter Phoenix, will present a significant showcase exhibition of emerging and established contemporary visual artists from across the UK and beyond. Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual, open submission exhibition, which over the last eleven years has built national and international reputation as a prime opportunity for artists to showcase their work, drawing audiences and attention from across the country. This year’s exhibition includes a shortlist of eight artists, selected from several hundred submissions by Cheryl Jones (...
Come rain or shine, The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth has plenty of fun-filled events for all the family.
With free admission, free parking, daily activities throughout the holidays and a free Hopper Bus from Sidmouth, The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth is a great value option this summer. Open from 9am every day, enjoy face painting and animal-themed crafts, such as making a donkey out of modelling clay, and take the whole family on a holiday hunt around the farm.
Get outdoors and meet some of the 500 donkeys who are cared for at the Sidmouth site, including giant Poitou...
