Three brothers are getting ready to run for a reason by tackling next year’s Virgin London Marathon in aid of children’s charity Action Medical Research.
The trio have kicked off their training programme after gaining places on the world-famous event on 24 April 2016.
And it’s a family affair with Will, Ferg and George Bostock inspired by George’s wife Dr Joanna Cook’s research at Imperial College London into premature birth; with the help of funding from Action Medical Research, Dr Cook is looking for a new way to identify expectant mothers who are at risk so they can...
The latest figures for 2015 shows that crime continues to fall across Devon and Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Recorded figures for January to December 2015 showed a decrease of 4.9% or 3,998 fewer offences compared to 2014, with reductions across a number of crime groups. The updated picture shows the Force continues to see reductions in public order offences (down by -12.4%), vehicle crime (-11.4%), theft (-12.8%), and criminal damage has fallen by 6.6%.
The figures show significant reductions in burglary offences, both dwelling (down -17.7%) and non dwelling, (down -...
Michelmores are set to launch Rising Stars, a new forum for ambitious professionals in the first six years of their career. The forum will provide members with the opportunity to connect with other professionals and share knowledge for their future careers.
Rising Stars will host four events during the year – two training events and two social events. The launch event will be in March at Oddfellows in Exeter with subsequent events including a talk hosted by a business coach and personal development consultant Judy Salmon in June, a networking day at the races in September and a...
East Devon District Council and the Environment Agency are working together to reduce the risk of flooding from extreme sea levels in the Camperdown area of Exmouth.
The work is being carried out as part of the Exmouth Tidal Defence Study and the Council and Environment Agency are reviewing the options to upgrade the flood defences. The project aims to protect the estuary frontage, parts of the seafront and around 1,000 properties in the town.
The project team is currently considering various options along the estuaryside from Withycombe Brook in the North, around to...
Yesterday (Tuesday 19 January) I spent a couple of hours meeting members of the public in Honiton at one of my regular Meet Your PCC events.
This is our first such event since the Christmas period and the second since my team was successful in highlighting issues with the Government’s flawed review into the police funding formula.
This kind of face to face engagement, allied to the work we do to keep in touch with our digital communities, is both rewarding and vital and we had a steady stream of people coming to talk to us and I was very happy that many were aware of the...
A teenager from the Exeter Chiefs HITZ programme has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
Govinda Kay is one of the eight finalists for the HITZ Best Rugby Performer Award supported by Premiership Rugby. The award will be presented at the HITZ Awards on 4 February.
HITZ Best Rugby Performer recognises a young person for their progress and development in the sport of rugby – on and off the pitch. It rewards progress in physical fitness and skill. It also looks at the core values of rugby have supported them to overcome a range of challenges and progress on...
Gastropubs along the Avocet Line from Exeter to Exmouth are offering discounts to diners who travel there by train. Rail passengers can get 10% off their food bill at selected pubs when they show the train ticket for their journey. The discounts will run until the end of March, excluding Valentine’s weekend, 13th and 14th February, and Easter weekend 25th-28th March. All are close to stations on the Avocet Line.
This initiative is part of the promotional campaign being run for the line by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership working closely with the Avocet Line Rail Users’...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg this week met with police officers from Devon and Cornwall Police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) to learn about the benefits of drones for policing.
Devon and Cornwall Police has been trialling the use of drones to aid police work since early November 2015.
The force currently has two drones in operation, which have been used at a number of major incidents across the two counties.
They are used to take aerial photographs, record videos and map areas of interest to assist police investigations.
Jester George is all smiles again today after bookie Betfred came to the rescue to pay for his 11,000–mile round trip to see his heroes Exeter City in their biggest match for a decade.
The club’s super fan – real name George Smith – lives with his wife Monica and family in California. He flew over to watch the FA Cup game against Liverpool in front of a capacity 8,000 crowd at St James Park earlier this month when Exeter were 17 minutes of pulling off the giant-killing shock of the third round.
The League Two club, who were leading 2-1 at the interval were pegged back by...
Police are concerned for the welfare of a 20-year-old woman who has gone missing in Devon and may be in Bristol.
Kaya Kelly was reported missing at 9.15pm on Thursday 7 January from Torbay District Hospital in Torquay.
She was last seen at Bristol Temple Meads train station at 11.30am on Monday 11 January.
A woman, believed to be Kaya, was seen later that day in the Corn Street and Wine Street area of Bristol, heading towards Union Street and the central Broadmead area.
Kaya is described as slim, 5ft 6ins in height, with dark shoulder-length hair which can...
