Police are appealing to the public to help them identify a man who detectives would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a purse, belonging to an elderly lady.
It is understood that the victim, who is from the Teigmouth area, lost her purse on Thursday 6th December.
Police believe the man pictured in the CCTV may have some information that could help their enquiry.
Cash withdrawals and transactions were carried out using the stolen bank cards in Teignmouth and in Torquay.
If anyone has any information about the identity of the man pictured in the...
Peninsula Renal Network Leads Dr Wai Tse and Rachel Gair have secured nearly £300,000 of national funding from NHS Kidney Care to support patients with renal disease on behalf of the Peninsula Renal Network to improve the experience and outcomes for kidney patients at Derriford Hospital and throughout the Peninsula.
Plymouth Dialysis Unit will be one of the first in the UK to use the national Patient Decision Aid (PDA) in the care pathway for patients with Established Renal Failure (ESRF) as a result of £50,000 of funding awarded by NHS Kidney Care. The PDA is...
Every effort must be made to ensure a vaccine is available later this year to help combat the spread of the deadly Schmallenberg virus (SBV), the NFU said today.
The call comes as many farms with early lambing flocks across the country have experienced higher than normal losses with still births and deformities ranging from fused limbs to twisted necks.
The disease has spread across England and Wales to the Scottish border region and has now been confirmed on more than 1,000 UK farms. Although it is still being recognised by Defra and the European Commission as ‘low impact...
UPDATE 11.41am: The road has now been reopened and services are returning to their normal timetable.
There are currently diversions in place on Stagecoach's 57 Exeter - Exmouth service due to a road closure following a Road Traffic Accident on the Exmouth Road (A376) between Lympstone Marine Camp and Lympstone Village.
From Exeter: service is running as normal as far as Lympstone Marine Camp then diverting across Woodbury Common, down Hulham Road and into Exmouth where we will resume the normal route.
From Exmouth: the Exmouth - Brixington section of the route is...
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights have ruled that Exeter Christian nurse Shirley Chaplin, 57, was not the victim of religious discrimination by her employers at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.
Ms Chaplin was transferred to a desk job by Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust Hospital in 2009 for failing to remove a confirmation crucifix on a small chain, which she had worn to work for 30 years.
The hospital said it had acted in an appropriate and sensitive matter.
In the same hearing, the Court have ruled that British Airways employee Nadia Eweida's...
Volunteers at a Devon charity clocked up a thousand days of help during 2012.
People who gave their time to Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and Living Coasts in Torquay helped raise over £72,000 and gave more than 24,000 hours - equivalent to 2.75 years, 143 weeks or over 1,000 full days.
For the year ending in October 2012 volunteers gave 24,142 hours - 2,677 more than in 2011. Volunteer Coordinator Neil Thomas-Childs is hugely impressed by these figures:
“It was a terrific year - volunteers have continued to support us in all weathers. By the middle of the season...
We are offering discounted packages during January and February 2013. Half Day Paintball to include 500 paintballs £31pp or Full Day paintball with 600 paintballs & BBQ Lunch £36pp, organiser deals and other half day and full day rates available visit www.exeterpaintball.co.uk for full details.
Sidmouth College is hosting an Open Evening for Year 11 students and their parents on Thursday 24th January (7pm-8pm), to introduce potential new students to the academy scheme which is being launched by Exeter City Football Club in September.
Exeter City’s college partnerships, which combine on-field training and matches with classroom-based study, have proven hugely successful at Bideford College and Exeter College. As well as giving aspiring footballers the opportunities to develop their talents, the course also gives the students BTEC qualifications, A-Levels and a wealth of...
