Over 400 knives were handed in to police during a knife amnesty last week (I7 – 23 July, 19 – 26 in Plymouth)
This is twice as many as were surrendered during the last week-long police knife amnesty, held in November of last year.
All of these knives are out of circulation and no longer at risk of falling into the wrong hands. All of the knives and bladed items will be destroyed.
Figures from Cornwall, where knives could be handed in at police enquiry offices in Camborne, Bodmin, St Austell and Truro, show that 68 items were handed in.
Staff from Exminster Pre-school recently travelled over 7,000 miles to spend a week visiting Nayamba School in Zambia.
Leah Barnes, Exminster Pre-school Manager, and Michaela Petherick, Pre-school’s Play Leader, were part of a team of 10 local people who went on a self-funded visit to support and develop teaching and learning at Nayamba School, a Community primary school for children in rural Chisamba, Zambia.
Established because there was no primary school close enough or affordable, this free school now has over 290 children attending from the surrounding area. The pre-...
A family from Lewdown near Okehampton have raised over £4,300 for the Neonatal Unit (NNU) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, as a thank you for the help and support they received from staff when their little boy was seriously ill.
Chris Back and Crystal Jordan spent 66 days on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with their son Jax who was born at 29 weeks, 11 weeks prematurely in December 2016. The couple, who also have two other young children, were caught a little unprepared by Jax’s surprise early arrival however they were helped through the ordeal by the staff on NNU...
A former Royal Marine has been jailed for stockpiling and manufacturing large amounts of explosives, weapons and ammunition in hides across Northern Ireland and Devon which he admitted would have been used to assist others to commit terrorist acts had they not been discovered.
The case was brought to the attention of police thanks to members of the public who noticed suspicious items buried in woodland in Northern Ireland, and reported it to police.
Ciaran Maxwell, 31, of Exminster, was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Monday, 31 July.
A team of walkers from leading local advice charity, Citizens Advice Exeter, raised £725 when they took part in the Exeter Legal Walk on the 6th June.
The Exeter Legal Walk celebrates the continued work of the legal profession and advice sector in protecting people’s rights and promoting equal access to justice for all. The Legal Walk is one of many similar events which run across England and Wales raising funds for free local legal advice charities.
The event was run by the South West Legal Support Trust, part of a nationwide group of regional Legal Support Trusts set up...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A3052 at Elms Hill in Sidmouth on Friday 28 July 2017.
The driver of a Nissan Skyline, a man in his 20s, sustained fatal injuries as a result of his car colliding with a BMW travelling in the opposite direction. The BMW then collided with a Peugeot.
Emergency services were called around 7.45pm to reports of a collision involving a black Nissan Skyline, a silver BMW and a Peugeot. A fourth vehicle was also badly damaged by debris from the collision.
The road was closed for nine hours to allow the...
One of the region’s most successful property auction houses – Devon & Cornwall Auction House – has announced leading West Country estate agent, Wilkinson Grant & Co, will be joining its collective, meaning it will be able to offer owners of land, residential and commercial properties a guaranteed way to sell quickly.
Estate agents have been working with Auction House Devon & Cornwall for a number of years and Wilkinson Grant’s involvement signifies a desire by the auction house to rapidly expand its offering in Devon, with calls for other local agents wishing to also...
Police have confirmed that two children and a woman, believed to be the mother, have died as a result of the collision this morning [Monday 31 July] on the A361 near Lankey Junction, Barnstaple.
Emergency services were called at 8.25am to the A361, near Aller Cross at Barnstaple following a two vehicle collision between a car and a lorry.
A road closure has been put on at West Buckland junction and the Lankey junction on the A361 whilst officers conduct scene investigations. The closure is likely to be on all day and motorists are being advised to avoid the area.
Exeter Pound is giving away £E450 of free money – to keep but not to spend - all through August. £E4.50 notes will be hidden in plain sight around the city centre for people who live, work or are visiting Exeter to find and keep. They were in circulation as a short-run note for the last six months of last year funded by the Exeter Quay and Canal Trust to mark 450 years of the Exeter Ship Canal in 2016. Daniel Hillier, Director of Exeter Pound and vice-chair of Exeter Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said: "We have some notes left over which we want to share.
For the second year running, Educated Recruitment hiked an impressive 19 miles on the Templer Way Walk for Macmillan Cancer Support on Saturday. Despite the very wet weather, the team walked from Haytor Rock to Shaldon in just under 5 in a half hours. Tide was not on their side resulting to the team having to walk 3 miles waist deep in water to complete the final leg of the walk! Following the huge success last year in fundraising, Edcuated Recruitment exceeded their sponsor target of £500 and raised a very impressive £742 for the cause! The ER team are extremely grateful for all who...
