On Sunday afternoon a march was held in memory of Kimani Gray, a 16-year-old boy killed by police in a shooting in East Flatbush on March 9th.
Protesters say Gray's death is yet another example of NYPD brutality. However, police allege the 16-year-old was a gang member who pulled a gun on them, forcing a confrontation. Community members claim the police are lying.
Gray's death has sparked weeks of protest, leading to looting of stores and dozens of arrests. Community members have raised concerns about the number of protesters coming from outside the area to join marches and...
Police have confirmed the identity of the person killed in a landslip incident in Looe, Cornwall on Friday morning was Susan Margaret Norman, a 68-year-old local female. The incident happened when a building, comprising mostly of flats, collapsed following a landslip at the rear of the property.
Her Majesty’s Coroner has been informed of the incident. The investigation into Susan’s death is being managed jointly between Devon and Cornwall Police and the Health and Safety Executive.
NHS and council organisations in Devon added their voice to the ‘Stop TB in my Lifetime’ TB campaign, to mark World TB Day (24 March).
And as part of its work with local partners across Devon, the public health team, which will shortly become part of Devon County Council, has been working with partners in Teignbridge District Council to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis, otherwise known as TB, and help spread the message that the disease is treatable.
John Wales, a 62-year-old married father of five who lives in Newton Abbot, was diagnosed with TB in...
Claire Woollacott, 24, a PhD Postgraduate Research Student from the School of Physics at the University of Exeter, struck gold at a competition in the House of Commons for excellence in her physics research, walking away with a £3,000 prize.
Claire presented her research, which could open new horizons in ultrafast electronic devices, to dozens of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of the poster competition SET for Britain, on Monday 18 March 2013.
This pioneering project was carried out under the supervision of Dr. Eros Mariani and is embedded in the research...
Seven days previous, Toby Flood left Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium licking his wounds as he and his fellow England colleagues saw their Six Nations dream end in tatters to a rampant Welsh side.
However, present day and the Leicester Tigers No.10 was back smiling again as his 12-point haul – courtesy of four penalties – helped the East Midlanders claim victory in a hard fought Aviva Premiership encounter at Exeter Chiefs.
Having exchanged three penalties with opposite number Gareth Steenson in the first period at Sandy Park, the 27-year-old landed a telling blow just ten...
Motorists have been rescued from their cars after more heavy rain deluged the county.
Traffic control teams also reported several landslips and a road collapse in Devon.
Fire crews rescued people from cars in Teigngrace and Sidmouth and in Colyford one person was rescued after being found on top of their vehicle in 2ft of flood water.
St James' Road in Exeter was this morning closed in both directions between the Oxford Road junction and the Old Tiverton Road junction, because of a landslip.*
Roads in Newton Abbot, Bovey Tracey, Exton and parts of east Devon...
Exeter renewable energy distributor SunGift Trade has become a distribution partner of global solar PV manufacturer Trina Solar, making SunGift Trade one of a few selected resellers of their products in the UK.
The move adds another highly respected brand to SunGift’s portfolio, giving South West PV installers direct access to even more high quality solar PV modules.
“We’re very excited about this new partnership,” said SunGift Trade managing director Gabriel Wondrausch, “and we already have stock of Trina Solar Honey modules in our warehouse. This now makes our range of...
Today is annual World Water Day, a specific day designated by the United Nations to focus on the importance of clean water for drinking and sanitation.
Each year, during a ceremony at the Hague in the Netherlands, the UN-Water Award is given to reward efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water and water-related issues. Special emphasis is given to the World Water Day theme when giving the awards; this year’s theme is ‘Water Cooperation’.
The award is split into two categories. This year the Category 1 Award for the best water-management practices has been...
A sponsored sleep out in Exeter city centre on Saturday night raised over £23,000 for Exeter YMCA’s work with local homeless young people.
180 people took part in the sleep out, called ‘Sleep Easy’, battling against lows of three degrees Celsius and torrential rain. Participants included six members from the Gilbert Stephens Young Professional Network who raised over £1,000 for the charity. Gilbert Stephens were also the main sponsors of the event.
Isabel Bertram of Gilbert Stephens Young Professional Network said: "We are all really proud to have supported the Sleep...
