The newly selected candidate to become Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police Shaun Sawyer is due to go before the Police and Crime Panel for approval on Friday 8th February.
Mr Sawyer will attend the public confirmatory hearing of the panel to answer any questions on professional competence and personal independence.
Councillor Roger Croad, Chair of the Police and Crime Panel, said: "The Chief Constable is a really important appointment and the panel is working on behalf of the people in Devon and Cornwall to make sure the Police and Crime...
A vast wildlife haven is to be created at the former Meeth Quarry, a 150-hectare site recently purchased by the Devon Wildlife Trust thanks to funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company and generous individual donors. The Trust is now set to implement a programme of improvements for wildlife and local access thanks to financial support from Natural England.
Meeth Quarry is a former clay works located close to Hatherleigh within the Northern Devon Nature Improvement Area and the North Devon Biosphere.
"The site is a spectacular, recovering landscape, with vast areas...
Police are concerned about the welfare of a missing man from Efford in Plymouth.
Peter Campion, aged 87, was last seen on Saturday 26th January 2013 at his home address in Efford in Plymouth. However, he has not been seen since Saturday and may not be in possession of his medication.
He is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, with blue eyes, grey short hair and is usually clean shaven. He is thought to be wearing a suit or blazer with a trilby hat.
He is known to frequent hospitals across the South West and may have given a different name.
RUBY Modern Diner, which officially opened its doors to the public today, is the new kid on the block in terms of Exeter's burgeoning restaurant scene. Owners Erin Allgrove and Dicky Harrison have breathed fresh life into 74 Queen Street, transforming this prominent Grade II Listed building into an American-style diner with a modern twist.
If the decor does not draw in the crowds, the food certainly will - ranging from the diner's speciality Hot Salt Beef served in a bagel to pulled pork to a range of mouthwatering hamburgers made from Ruby red beef from a mid-Devon farm. And...
Exeter City’s Football in the Community charity is extending the range of its popular children’s football roadshows for the upcoming February half term.
There will be four different events in Exeter, plus courses in Exmouth, Sidmouth, Crediton, Tiverton, Honiton, Feniton, Okehampton and Barnstaple.
A two-day course on the astroturf at St Luke's Science and Sports College kicks off half term, starting on Monday 18th February and costing £27 for the two days. A special goalkeepers and strikers day is being held at Middlemoor on Friday 22nd February (£15), while on the same...
A chance to land a job in the football industry is on offer for aspiring coaches, managers and administrators with an event in Exeter on Sunday 24 February running from 1-5pm.
Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion campaign, will descend on the University of Exeter to host Raise Your Game, a free afternoon which pairs experienced individuals already working in the game with youngsters hoping to gain valuable advice to follow in their footsteps.
Former Chelsea and Pisa captain, Paul Elliott, ambassador and trustee for the campaign, is hoping the event will whet the...
Devon and Cornwall Police have issued a statement following an incident in which a man died during an attempted armed robbery at a bookmakers.
The man, in his 50s, entered the Ladbrokes branch in Crownhill Road at 6.45pm yesterday.
Plymouth's police commander, Chief Superintendent Andy Bickley has made the following statement today (Saturday 26 January):
"Last night’s events resulted in the tragic death of a Plymouth man. His family are being supported by police and our thoughts and condolences are with his family at this sad and difficult time.
A man has died fiollowing an incident at a Plymouth bookmakers.
The man, in his 50s, entered the Ladbrokes branch in Crownhill Road at 6.45pm yesterday.
Police arrested the man, who was already unconscious, and he died a short time later.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said the man entered the shop wearing a gas mask.
He was "immediately tackled" by customers and "held down".
Ch Insp Ian Drummond-Smith told the BBC: "Customers and staff tackled the man, overpowered him, disarmed him and restrained him and when police officers arrived they...
I’ve found myself thinking about things I take for granted recently, writes our blogger, Ali.
As I write that, I realise that in that one sentence I have both started and concluded my blog. I mean, if I am thinking about them now, I can hardly claim to be taking them for granted, can I? Oh well – short and sweet. View this saved time as a reward for getting through my other musings!
As if you would get off that lightly! No, you’re here for the duration so here goes.
I guess the first thing that made me think about it was joining a sign language club at my work. We...
Mother and daughter team Diane Antone and Tamsin Scott are bringing to Exeter their ten-years of expertise from running their own, independent After-School Tuition Centre in East Sussex.
Located at 13 Queen's Terrace, right beside the Clock Tower and with a car park just opposite, their Centre will open to teach maths and English to ages 4 to 18 on 25th February.
The team are excited about the new venture. "We have been wanting to expand into the West of England for several years now," says Tamsin, who has a teaching qualification and a BSc in Engineering and teaches maths...
