Police across the South West of England are dealing with hundreds of sexual offences against young children, according to research by the NSPCC.
A Freedom of Information request to police forces shows that in 2018/19 there were at least 7,618 recorded sexual offences against children aged four to eight in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Of those, 779 offences were recorded by south west forces.
The NSPCC has also revealed that last year hundreds of children under the age of 11 living across the UK contacted Childline about sexual abuse.
Due to popular demand following a sell-out tour this spring, Lee Ridley (aka Lost Voice Guy) - the first comedian ever to win Britain’s Got Talent – will be taking his critically acclaimed show to disabled parking spaces at more than two dozen new venues this autumn includig Exeter Corn Exchange on 2nd October.
He may not be able to talk but he definitely has something to say and his comedy will leave you speechless.
Lee is the first stand-up comedian to use a communication aid. He made his first stand-up performance in February 2012 and now gigs all over the country. In...
A stunning strike late strike from Nicky Law kept Exeter City’s 100 per cent start to the season going as they recorded a 1-0 win away at Stevenage.
The Grecians had created the better chances throughout the match and had built up a head of steam in the closing stages when a half cleared corner found Law on the edge of the box and he hit a sweet volley, with the outside of his boot, into the bottom corner.
City manager Matt Taylor made one change to the starting line-up from the opening day victory over Macclesfield as the fit again Craig Woodman replaced Aaron Martin who...
One of the area’s liveliest towns is set to show exactly why it’s such a great community in a special weekend next month.
Topsham, the estuary town on the edge of Exeter, is holding its first Join The Club! Long Weekend with events on September 5th, 7th and 8th.
Topsham – voted the best place to live in the south west by the Sunday Times earlier this year - has over 50 clubs, classes and societies running all year round and they will be opening their doors over the weekend at seventeen different venues ranging from yoga studios to churches and sports grounds and clubs to...
A free exhibition at the Princetown Visitor Centre is throwing a spotlight on the 220 volunteers who selflessly give their time to staff the four teams that make up the Dartmoor Rescue Group (DRG). The display explores half a century of the dramatic and sometimes harrowing search and rescue work of lost or injured people that the men and women undertake both on the moor and further afield.
The exhibition runs until 2 October and is open daily from 10am – 5pm.
DRG Chairman Alec Collyer CBE said: “What we do is for lovers of the moor by lovers of the moor.”
Exeter Philharmonic Choir heads to Exmouth to open its new season with Bernstein’s ‘Chichester Psalms’ An extended choral work by American-born conductor Leonard Bernstein, which blends Biblical Hebrew verse and Christian choral tradition, will be performed at Holy Trinity Church in Exmouth this October to open Exeter Philharmonic Choir’s new season.
ernstein’s Chichester Psalms was a sell-out when it premiered in New York in 1965, conducted by the composer himself.
The composition had been commissioned for a festival at Chichester Cathedral in Sussex and the first...
A programme which has seen 500 young people take part in activities, ranging from a residential stay in Cornwall to developing a social action project, has received huge support from the Exeter business community.
The National Citizen Service (NCS) scheme is delivered in Exeter by the CITY Community Trust. For just £50 the young people, who are aged between 15 and 17, sign up to the programme, which includes a week in Cornwall, life skills classes at Bicton College and in the final two weeks, the planning and delivery of a social action project.
Laura Sellick-Tague has joined the divorce and finance team at The Family Law Company, bringing further knowhow to the specialist firm.
After completing her studies at the University of the West of England, Laura began concentrating on family law. She moved back to her home county of Devon in 2011 and qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2018.
Laura learnt of an opening at The Family Law Company after meeting Director Donna Hart at a networking event in Exeter. Donna said:
“I immediately knew Laura would fit perfectly into our company ethos and approach to...
Two intrepid cyclists from The Family Law Company took part in The Nello for the first time to raise funds for local charity, FORCE in memory of a colleague.
Director David Cobern and Building Manager Leroy Smith teamed up to cycle the 100 mile route across Exmoor as a tribute to the company’s cost draughtsman Helen Finch, who lost her battle with cancer earlier this year.
The pair have diverse levels of cycling experience, as David explains. “Leroy is a keen cyclist but my own experience is limited; failure was definitely an option.
Join us for Exeter's only improv evening Have a laugh and have a say! Our professor of whimsy, Robert Garnham will be asking you guys, the audience for ideas, a plot if you will for the nights performers. The performers tbc
