The Stuart Singers from Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire (former home of Rachel Lyons, the new Lord Mayor of Exeter) are coming to Exeter on Friday 28 June to perform a concert in aid of the Ryan Edwards Cancer Treatment appeal.
The concert will be at St Mark's Church, Pinhoe Road at 7.30pm and will consist of a very mixed programme of music, which will include Panis Angelica by Cesar Frank, Rainy Days and Mondays originally performed by the Carpenters, On Holy Ground originally performed by Barbara Streisand, a Sinatra Medley, three songs by Cole Porter, a fun take on Old...
Police are appealing for witnesses after an aggravated burglary took place in Chudleigh on Friday 1st February.
The burglary is reported to have taken place at a property in Moor View at around 6pm, where the suspect is believed to have been in possession of a knife with an eight-inch blade.
According to a police spokesperson, the suspect is described as white, in his late teens or early 20s, 5ft 10in and of slight build. He was wearing a dark hoodie with the hood up, dark jeans and white shoes. A bum bag, wallet and a small amount of cash were taken.
Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is marking its 65th anniversary with a special project – and it is appealing to people to come forward with their memories.
The Friends of the Grand Western Canal is raising money to assist in the rebuild of the canal’s embankment at Halberton after its dramatic collapse on 21st November 2012 following heavy rainfall.
Since those initial days, and the work done by many to make the situation safe, Devon County Council undertook to investigate the feasibility of, and options for, the potential restoration of the breach. This includes a detailed engineering assessment of entire canal, as well as the damaged section, and consideration to the future management of the canal’s water levels. It’s expected that...
Devon and Cornwall Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident along The Quay in Exeter on the evening of Friday 7th December 2012.
At about 7.50pm a woman in her thirties was running along the canal path between The Port Royal pub and Trews Weir Bridge when she was approached by a man from behind and pushed against a wall. She screamed and the man ran off.
The suspect is described as Indian or Asian in appearance, aged approximately 28 to 30 years old and of a slight build. He has thick wavy dark hair which is short and distinctly has bushy eyebrows. He was...
Exeter Steiner School is running an appeal to help save it from imminent closure, which would leave over 40 pupils and families without a school the week before Christmas.
The campaign to raise the £20,000 needed is already well underway with over £4,500 raised in the past five days. Donations and pledges are being gratefully received, as well as sponsored events such as a Tai Chi Walk on Sunday 16th December, where father and trustee of the school Joe Salmon will attempt to walk the 12 mile Exeter Green Circle Path using only Tai Chi and Qigong moves.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision in Bradford in which a 12 year old boy died. The incident happened at around 7pm on Saturday 6 October, on Rooley Lane, Bradford when a marked police car stopped a red coloured Seat Ibiza in a lay-by on Rooley Lane for a check. When the officers got out of their car to approach the vehicle it made off at speed along Rooley Lane before shortly afterwards colliding with the boy on a crossing close to the Asda store. Bilal Raffey Khizar tragically died of his injuries. The vehicle did not stop and continued onto the Chain Bar...
Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg says the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics highlight the need for a fairer approach to central funding of police forces.
Speaking as the Government released its latest national statistics for police performance, Mr Hogg has urged the people of Devon and Cornwall to back his Fair Funding campaign which demands Home Secretary Theresa May revisits the formula she uses to share out money between police forces.
“A reduction in recorded crime does not indicate falling demand on police officers,” said Mr Hogg.
