Exeter's Montgomery Primary School's JM DanceFit Little and Junior Starz* classes ended their Summer term on a Zumba high with performances enjoyed by parents and family.

All of the Little and Junior Starz* were awarded well deserved performance certificates for their creativity and enthusiasm in class this term. Summer Term Star of the Week certificates were awarded to Little Starz Laila-Rose Hutt, Rebecca Hewins and Alfred Woodland and Junior Starz Isabella Buckley and Ella Manley.

The classes which allow children to have fun while improving both their confidence and...

The Perks Ensemble has an irresistible charm that is due in no small measure to the fact that its three energetic and committed founding members all just happen to be related. During the summer months the group's vibrant members will be performing at a number of venues in France and the UK, including Exeter, Bridport, Ilminster and Shute, near Axminster in Devon for Concerts in the West. This dynamic chamber ensemble was created in 2012 by two brothers - Oscar and Elliott Perks - and their sister Ursula. Together they have earned a highly deserved reputation for playing exciting...

David Beckham and Justin Timberlake named male fashion icons as Reem Clothing starts its search for the Face of Reem

ReemClothing.com is searching Exeter for its own fashion icon with the launch of the ‘Face of Reem’ – a competition to find a new male model.

To enter, aspiring models need to upload a picture of themselves on to the Face of Reem competition site. The winner will receive a professional photoshoot, modelling portfolio, a year’s worth of clothing and be asked to join the other models on the Reem Clothing website .

The competition was launched after a...

More than 170,000 businesses and households now have access to faster, more reliable broadband due to Connecting Devon and Somerset programme Latest communities to get fibre broadband include (Devon - South Brent, Colyton, Lifton, Buckfastleigh, Cheriton Bishop, East Allington and Exborne) Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) has passed the halfway mark in its rollout of superfast fibre broadband. More than 170,000 households and businesses in the two counties now have access to fibre broadband as a result of the CDS programme, of which nearly 150,000 are estimated to be able to get...

Researchers studying wild banded mongooses in Uganda have discovered that these small mammals have either cooperative or selfish personalities which last for their entire lifetime. The findings of the 15-year study are published today in the journal Animal Behaviour.

The researchers investigated the selfish behaviour of mongoose mate-guarding – where dominant males guard particular females – and the cooperative behaviour of ‘babysitting’ and ‘escorting’ the young.

They found that cooperative mongooses that helped out with offspring care did so consistently over their whole...

Exeter and Crediton based law firm Veitch Penny, is giving this year’s Mid Devon Show visitors the opportunity to win a luxury Devon hamper.

The Veitch Penny team will be one of the many local businesses exhibiting at the Mid Devon Show on Saturday 25th July. At the event they’ll be running a free prize draw with the chance to win an Artisan Feast luxury hamper from Purely Devon Hampers.

Entry is simple – just visit the Veitch Penny stand and fill in one of the entry forms. The winning name will be drawn the same day at 5pm.

This is the second year that Veitch Penny...

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault which took place in Exminster.

On Friday 19 June at 5.20pm a 34-year-old man was driving along the main road, near the Tesco Express store by the Church Stile junction, when an object was thrown at the victim’s car by another man.

The victim confronted the man and then he was assaulted. He suffered minor facial and arm injuries as a result.

Police believe there may have been several witnesses to this incident, including a man who helped the victim.

Officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed...

Emergency services attended the scene of a serious collision on the A30 westbound between Honiton and Exeter.

A car collided with the central reservation at around 7.30am today (Wednesday 22 July) near Daisymount, Ottery St Mary.

The male driver, who suffered serious injuries, has been taken by ambulance to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

Highways are assisting with road closures which are in place at the Daisymount and the Exeter airport junction.

The road was closed for some time and motorists were advised to find an alternative route.

The...

Exeter-based Flybe's share price improved this morning as the airline released its latest finacial figures. Flybe, which issued an encouraging trading update for the first quarter, said it had managed to cut the cost of a UK seat by 3.4 per cent to £51.92. The budget airline share price was up 6.3 per cent in early trading on the back of an upbeat trading statement, reporting “sustained passenger and revenue growth” saying it was now in “the next chapter of its transformation”.

Seat capacity climbed 12.3 per cent to 2.8m seats, while passenger numbers grew 9.8 per cent to 2.1m....

A local Forest School has spent the last few months developing the South West's first Forest School based kindergarten in Exeter.

The new kindergarten will offer 3-5 year olds an incredible opportunity to learn in unique surroundings, embrace nature and make new friends. The kindergarten will be run by qualified, experienced education professionals who are passionate about outdoor learning.

Exeter Forest School was set up over three years ago and in that time has worked with thousands of individuals from toddlers through to adults, providing education days, training...