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Trading standards officers and a major bank have prevented a vulnerable Mid Devon couple from being scammed out of their £1million life savings through a series of timeshare-related frauds.

The Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service (DSTSS) and the RBS investment fraud team helped convince the couple, who are in their mid-80s, that they were being scammed.

The couple had a timeshare in a boat and because of their age they wanted to sell.

Timeshare resellers often pay fees and fraudsters obtained the couple’s details and sent them repeated requests for fees....

Four Devon schools have had their ingenuity recognised with a special award at the University of Exeter’s Big Bang Fair South West in Exeter this week (Wednesday 29 June 2016).

Devon County Council once again supported the “Enterprising Young Devon” competition at the annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) event for young people from schools across the region.

All of the projects entered for the Award, which is open to 11-18 year olds, were on display at the event. Following judging by a panel of industry experts, prizes were presented to the top four...

It is vital to protect Exeter's bustling and vibrant city centre, City Council bosses have said today in reaction to the Secretary of State's decision to turn down a large-scale retail development on the edge of the city.

The Secretary of State agreed with a planning inspector's recommendation to uphold the City Council's refusal to grant planning permission to the Moor Exchange retail development on land to the north of Honiton Road.

In making his decision, the Secretary of State recognised that only a local retail centre was required at Monkerton and that the sort of...

A marine pollution expert from the University of Exeter has given a high level presentation at the United Nations headquarters, in New York.

Professor Tamara Galloway, an eco-toxicologist in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, delivered the presentation at the recent Open-ended Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-17) session on Marine Debris, Plastics and Microplastics.

Professor Galloway’s presentation focused on the potential impact on human health impact caused by micro and nanoplastics – which are small plastic particles less than 1 mm...