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Did you witness attack in Exeter city centre?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/25/2016 - 3:02pm

Officers investigating an unprovoked attack on a teenager in Exeter have released images of a young man they would like to speak to in connection with the assault.

The 18-year-old victim, from Cullompton, was punched in the face by an unknown man, believed to be a teenager, outside the Holland and Barrett store on the High Street.

He suffered serious facial injuries as a result of the assault that happened at around 5pm on Thursday 24 March.

The suspect is described as a black male, aged between 17 and 18, of slim build and around 5ft 8-9ins tall, with a strong...

Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels

Event Date: 
05/11/2013 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Ottery St Mary town centre

Every year on 5 November for reasons lost in antiquity, the Flaming Tar Barrels are carried through the streets of Ottery St Mary to the delight of thousands of townsfolk and visitors.

Ottery St Mary is internationally renowned for its Tar Barrels, an old custom said to have originated in the 17th century. Each of Ottery's central public houses sponsors a single barrel. In the weeks prior to the day of the event the barrels are soaked with tar. The barrels are lit outside each of the pubs in turn and once the flames begin to pour out, they are hoisted up onto local people's backs...