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A man has died after getting into difficulty swimming in the water off Beesands Beach, near Kingsbridge in South Devon.
A police spokesperson said that they attended the scene at approximately 12.30pm on Saturday 15 June 2013, after receiving a report that a male swimmer had been brought ashore unconscious.
HM Coastguard and South West Ambulance also attended the incident.
Devon and Cornwall Police say: "The male was brought ashore by a canoeist who went to the swimmer’s aid after seeing him lying in the water.
On Wednesday 19 June from 12.00-1.30pm, over 150 hand-made garments designed by Art and Design students from Exeter College will be modeled in a ‘pop up’ fashion show in Princesshay.
Featuring work from 82 Exeter College students, the performance will showcase local design talent modeled, choreographed and compered by dance and drama students from the College. Taking inspiration from artifacts and exhibitions from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, shoppers can expect to see this theme throughout the collections on display.
Nigel Watts Head of Faculty Arts and Design from...
In a ruling delivered on 13 June, the Supreme Court issued a judgement which may affect a number of high value divorces in the South West, and is welcomed by a leading Westcountry family lawyer for its fairness and common sense.
The case, Petrodel v Prest, showed that the husband purchased properties in London through various offshore companies, yet the Court of Appeal rejected the wife’s claims to have these properties transferred to her as part of her divorce settlement, due to the English law principle that a company has its own legal personality.
Leading Exeter law firm, WBW Solicitors LLP, is set to move to a prestigious new Southernhay office.
The firm, which already has bases in Newton Abbot, Bovey Tracey and Torquay, will be moving from its office in Queen Street to a new Georgian building in Exeter’s professional quarter next month.
The move marks a significant development for the growing law firm as managing partner Steve Bulman explained: “We’ve been in Exeter for 12 years now and feel it’s time to move into a different era.
“Moving to the professional quarter improves our profile in Exeter and allows...
Looking for a local refresher antenatal course? If you already have a child and are pregnant again, you may want to prepare yourself for the birth and focus on life with a new baby in the family. With the NCT you can help to prepare yourself for the birth of another baby by attending new refresher antenatal courses in Exeter.
NCT Refresher Antenatal courses offer parents a chance to consider past birth experiences and build on those to prepare for looking after your new baby. Courses include antenatal preparation for birth and parenthood, and a reunion after all the babies are born...
So far over £1,500 has been raised from a charity golf day at Exeter Golf and Country Club on Thursday 13 June. This was the fifth annual golf day, organised by Exeter Enterprise Rotary which involved 25 teams of 4 from all over the UK.
The day was to raise funds and awareness of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust and their work in supporting injured and wounded Royal Marines.
As well as corporate teams, teams from Rotary Clubs and from the Royal Marines including the Hasler Company took part on the day.
The Lord Mayor of Exeter, Councillor Rachel Lyons accompanied...
Honiton Gymnastics Club men’s pair Jamie Jeffery (16) and Matthew Beviss (10) have returned from the Acrobatic Gymnastics National Development Plan finals in Stoke on Trent with silver medals.
The pair were narrowly pipped to the gold medal position by a partnership from Bromley Valley in Kent. Matthew and Jamie’s silver medal follows their gold medal performance at the regional preliminary competition in Taunton earlier this year.
“We are extremely proud of Matthew and Jamie,” said Helen Reddy, high performance coach at Honiton Gymnastics Club, “and they’re certainly...
As recently reported, one of Exeter's oldest parish churches is threatened with closure as St Thomas Church in Cowick Street faces repair bills of around £3m and rising. Its plight has led to a major rethink of how best to look after it and its two sister churches, Emmanuel in Okehampton Road and St Andrew's in Alphington Road, which are also both in need of considerable repair and refurbishment.
St Thomas City and County Councillor Rob Hannaford, who attended the recent well-attended public meeting about these issues adds:
“One option is to make the parish church, which is...
When artist Rob Catterall decided to paint a life-size three-dimensional gorilla, there was only one design he could possibly choose – a dragon.
Rob has been obsessed with the fantastical flying beasts since he was little.
Now, he’s decorated a life-sized gorilla for Paignton Zoo’s Great Gorillas Project, which is celebrating the Zoo’s 90th birthday. Life-size model gorillas are being sponsored by businesses and community groups, painted in original designs by specially-commissioned artists and displayed in public, creating a unique art trail around Torbay and Exeter....
