A Teignbridge man, found guilty of offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, has been told by Exeter Magistrates Chair of the bench "you will not keep animals ever again."
Leslie Weatherill, 73, of The Hams, Ide, was found guilty at Exeter Magistrates Court in March, after failing to improve the squalid conditions that he kept ponies and dogs in.
The court had heard how Mr Weatherill kept his ponies on an area of scrub and woodland near Doddiscombsleigh which, according to a national expert on horses, was inadequate for their needs and so their welfare was severely...
Eight fire engines from Witheridge, Chulmleigh, Crediton, North Tawton, Exeter, Tiverton, Okehampton along with a water carrier, aerial appliance and an incident command unit were mobilised to reports of a thatched roof on fire at a property at Oldborough Cross near Morchard Bishop this morning (Thursday 16 April).
On arrival crews confirmed thatch roof involved in fire and are at work using hose reel jets and ladders to extinguish the fire.
At 12.45pm crews asked for a further two appliances. These were mobilised from standby at Exeter.
Nearly 99 per cent of Devon children have been offered a place at one of their chosen primary schools for this September.
Over 94 per cent of the families who applied to Devon County Council have been offered their first choice school.
And 98.5 per cent of applicants were offered one of their three preferences – 3.6 per cent were offered their second preference and 0.7 per cent their third preference.
In all 7,803 applications for a primary place were received compared to 7,600 at this time last year.
Devon’s Head of Education and Learning, Sue Clarke, said...
Westcountry icons The Wurzels will be performing at the Devon County Show for the first time, entertaining exhibitors and invited guests at an exclusive event on the first day of the show.
Leading Devon law firm Stephens Scown LLP has teamed up with the Devon County Show to bring The Wurzels to the Westpoint showground. The four-piece group will be playing its famous hits including Combine Harvester and I am a Cider Drinker at an exclusive event for livestock exhibitors and invited guests on 21 May.
Susie Murray, a partner in the rural services team at Stephens Scown in...
The number of properties coming onto the market continued to drop, pushing prices rapidly upwards in the South West, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.
In most parts of the country, the supply versus demand imbalance led to a rise in house prices in March and in the South West 36% more chartered surveyors reported a rise in house prices in March (up from 31% in February) and 16% more chartered surveyors expect prices to increase over the next three months in the region compared with 6% in February (albeit the results for both are significantly lower than in...
The majority of Devonians can spot an outsider moving to the area in as little as five minutes, a new study reveals. To fit in with the locals, those moving to the area need to ditch designer gear in favour of hardy wellies and stop being in a hurry. The findings come from a unique study by Devon estate agents, Luscombe Maye, in response to latest official figures* that show the South West is the destination most people are moving to, particularly from London. While the majority of Devonians think the influx to the area is great news for prosperity and bringing a new dynamic to the area,...
The popular BBC One antiques programme Flog It! presented by Paul Martin, is set to visit Powderham Castle in Kenton on Thursday 7 May 2015. Flog It! - the major BBC antiques show is now on its fourteenth series and regularly achieves an audience of over two million viewers in its weekday afternoon slot. Powderham Castle, the home to the Earl and Countess of Devon near Exeter will be hosting the Flog It! valuation day. Rather like a treasure hunt, members of the public are invited to bring along up to three antiques and collectables they might be interested in selling.
Dom Morris, Exeter's Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, has announced the first step of his “100 days of action” campaign to tackle one of Exeter’s biggest problems – homelessness.
Dom said: "The level of homelessness in Exeter is unacceptable and immoral, the problem flies in the face of the recent prosperity our city has enjoyed.
"Exeter is becoming extraordinary. Unemployment in our city has fallen by 58% since the Conservatives came to power in 2010, national trends are seeing youth unemployment falling by the fastest rate since records began and those on benefits...
Crowdcube, the investment crowdfunding platform, is set for its best year ever following a stellar first quarter, which saw 36 businesses raise £17.5 million and £24 million invested through the site.
Among the major deals secured in the January to March period were JustPark, which raised a record-breaking £3.7 million and Pocket and Taylor Street Baristas, the latest businesses to raise finance through a Crowdcube Mini-Bond.
Crowdcube’s success is helping to drive the overall success of the UK equity crowdfunding market – according to estimates used by the UK’s financial...
