Devon County Council’s campaign to re-establish regular rail services on the Exeter to Okehampton line has won the support of an influential group of South West MPs.
The South West Rail All Party Parliamentary Group will lobby the Department for Transport for vital funding following a presentation in Westminster by Cllr Andrea Davis, Devon’s Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Development and Waste. The County Council is co-ordinating the Okehampton initiative on behalf of the wider Peninsula Rail Task Force, and working with the OkeRail Group. Cllr Davis said: “It's a big step...
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.
The 2018 Festival has the intriguing title ‘In Our Element’ and runs from 10.30am on Saturday 2nd June until 5 pm on Thursday 7th June.
Work towards the 2018 Flower Festival began as soon as the 2017 Festival ended. The title of the last Festival was ‘What’s the Point’, and a big talking point was a rhino in the church.
Family dispute specialists at a Devon-based national charity are preparing for what could be their busiest time of the year, as couples across the region make it their new year resolution to end their relationships after a stressful holiday period.
Staff at the National Family Mediation (NFM) charity, whose HQ is in Exeter, say in their experience Christmas often proves the final straw for relationships that have been fragile for some time. Their specialism offers an alternative means for those couples to make settlements over money, parenting and property – rather than heading...
Tickets are now off sale for City's Emirates FA Cup third round tie against West Brom on Saturday, January 6.
The match status is currently 'sold out'. If and when any additional tickets become available they will be released, so watch this space for further updates.There are under 100 Thatchers' Big Bank tickets available for City's Emirates FA Cup third round tie against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, January 6.
Detectives are seeking witnesses after a bogus telephone engineer tricked his way into the Axminster home of an elderly woman and stole her purse.
The man called at the property close to Waggs Plot around 10.30am on Saturday 30 December pretending to be working on the local phone lines.
Once inside the offender stole the woman’s purse containing cash and fled the property when the victim, who is in in her 80s, said someone else was at home.
Police are investigating and urging anyone who may have seen the suspect in the area at the time to come forward. He is...
Roger Penny, a long term supporter of jump racing, recorded his 116th win as an owner when the aptly named Show On the Road won Exeter’s first race of the year yesterday.
Trained by Philip Hobbs, the seven-year-old was sent off the 6-5 favourite, and ran out a convincing winner to score by 13 lengths with Micheal Nolan in the saddle. “I had my first winner on Boxing Day 45 years ago at Newton Abbot and it’s lovely to start the new year with a win,” said Mr Penny.
Yalltari was left in front in the Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Hurdle after Lucy Gardner’s strong challenge on...
They'll be drinks and nibbles plus the opportunity to network with other local business owners.
With cyber crime showing no sign of abating and GDPR looming it is essential you learn how to protect your business. Brought to you by Bluegrass Group and the only UK event of its kind, CSAW is a week-long...
Sustainable seafood and electric cars are among the eco-friendly industries that will be the focus of new research at the University of Exeter.
Four rising stars of academia have been awarded fellowships from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), meaning their research will be funded for three and a half years.
The fellowships include two for researchers working on the major health risk posed by antibiotic resistance.
The four Industrial Innovation Fellowships – the most given to any university – include three for researchers at the university’s Penryn...
Exeter City fell to a 2-1 defeat away at Newport County despite a spirited second half performance where they created enough chances to have earned something from the match.
After a first-half performance where they had created little and fell behind to a Padraig Amond header, City got back on level terms through a Jayden Stockley header and could have taken the lead with a couple more efforts at goal.
However, a goal from Robbie Willmott against the run of play put the hosts back in front. City pushed forward in search of an equaliser and had another effort blocked on the...
