As part of the ongoing investigation into a serious 'hit and run' collision that took place in Kingsteignton on 8 April, police collision investigators have released a CCTV still that ‘just’ shows a dog walker that they would like to speak to (see the area highlighted with a red circle on image).
Inspector Rich McLellan said: “We know this is not a great image. At the top of the picture we can see the lower half of a pedestrian walking a dog. However, this is a serious incident and we are asking the public to help us. This incident took place just before 1am. It is quite likely...
Exeter City and its Supporters Trust will be remembering two members of the Football Club who were killed on active service during the Exeter Blitz 75 years ago.
On 4 May 1942 a German Air Raid dropped 30 tonnes of high explosives, 10,000 incendiary bombs and three landmines on the city. A total of 282 people are known to have died including two with strong Exeter City FC connections: former player Albert Potter and Club Chairman Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Hunter.
Potter was a local lad born in Exeter in 1897. He was spotted playing for Pinhoe and signed for City in 1922...
Throughout her career, Linzi who works for CPS in Exeter, has encountered various crimes and witnessed the effect that crimes can have on individuals.
Linzi wanted to raise money to help victims and witnesses of crime to find the strength to move beyond the crime with the support from Victim Support; raising awareness, that there are people who care, a confidential ear, an unbiased listener, practical help during court hearings, or subsequent to court hearings for example assisting with medical treatment or getting rehoused.
Two Exeter School Young Enterprise teams took part in the Devon Finals Competition that was held at the Met Office on Wednesday 27 April with one team winning two out of three awards.
The successful team now goes on to present Devon in the West of England round.
All teams had to set up a trade stand, undergo an interview process from a group of judges and make a presentation to other schools, judges and guests about their 8 month journey on the Young Enterprise Programme.
They had also, prior to the event, submitted a company report which detailed the business, and...
The RSPCA is appealing for information after 31 young mice were found abandoned in a cage in Exeter on Thursday. (27 April.)
A passer-by found the dumped cage on the pavement on Buddle Lane at around 1pm, and quickly took the mice to a local vets.
RSPCA inspector Marije Zwager is keen to find out more about what happened to the little mice and who may have left them on the roadside.
She said: “Dumping animals like this is really cruel and these poor mice were so vulnerable left out on the pavement. A man found them and took them to the vets, and thankfully they all...
The Crediton Parish Church Flower Festival is one of the main fundraising events for the upkeep of Holy Cross and many people from our parishes work to make it a very special and memorable week.
This year’s festival has the intriguing title ‘What’s the Point…’ and runs from 10.30am on Saturday 3rd June until 5 pm on Thursday 8th June.
Work towards this years’ Flower Festival began as soon as last years’ Festival ended.
The title of last years’ Festival was ‘Outside the Box’, and a big talking point was a car in the church. This 1927 Austin was subsequently decorated...
PEOPLE across Devon are being invited to take on Cancer Research UK’s latest fundraising challenge, Walk All Over Cancer, to help beat cancer sooner.
The charity is calling on men and women to sign up now to walk 10,000 steps every day throughout the month of June and raise money through sponsorship.
Based on the average person’s strides, 10,000 steps equates to approximately five miles or eight kilometres per day, and adopting small lifestyle changes can go a long way in making the goal feel achievable.
Alison Birkett, Cancer Research UK’s spokesperson for Devon,...
Exeter City have secured a play-off place after beating league leaders Doncaster Rovers 3-1.
The Grecians knew going into the match that a victory would be good enough to seal a top seven finish and took the lead with a superb strike from Jordan Moore-Taylor. James Coppinger replied for the hosts, but second-half strikes from David Wheeler and Liam McAlinden gave the Grecians the victory and the points they needed.
City manager Paul Tisdale made two changes to the starting line-up as in came Lloyd James and Reuben Reid for Ethan Ampadu and Jordan Tillson.
These are indeed heady days for Rob Baxter and his Exeter Chiefs side after they became the first Aviva Premiership Rugby side to secure seven straight bonus-point wins with their biggest-ever victory against Northampton Saints.
Devon’s finest kept up their quest for a home semi-final in this season play-offs with another polished, six-try blast here at Sandy Park.
Northampton had the first word through JJ Hanrahan and the last through Ahsee Tuala, but in between they were no match for the high-flying Chiefs, who powered to a 14th league win of the season thanks to an Olly...
Families enjoy an extra day together this weekend at Crealy!
Kids take to the road on Crealy's brand new ride, the Junior Driving School, manoeuvring scaled-down Minis around the track and collecting a driving licence from Buddy Bear at the end.
