Doctors in Cullompton hope their colleague's hospital stay will be a short one and have pledged to raise money for charity in his absence.
Dr Neil Rushton and Dr James Rowbury, who practice at College Surgery, have opted against wearing trousers until Dr Jeremy Jacobs has completed treatment at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital – which could be after winter.
The GPs, whose practice is based at the Culm Valley Integrated Centre for Health, Willand Road, hope to raise £2,000 for Exeter Leukaemia Fund by wearing shorts for the next four to five months until Dr Jacobs...
Fire crews have been busy during the Bank Holiday weekend attending a variety of incidents.
At 0.51am today, one appliance from Axminster was sent to Cridlake after calls reporting a shed on fire.
Crews found a garden shed well alight, with the fire spreading to an adjoining fence and greenhouse.
One hose reel jet, small tools and thermal imaging camera were used in extinguishing the fire. The shed, fence and green house were all completely destroyed.
At 10.13pm yesterday crews responded to a call reporting a fire behind the cooker in a domestic property in...
The South West Angels of Terror Roller Derby Team (winners of the South West League 2012/2013) are recruiting for fresh skaters!
Induction Sessions are being held on Sept 7th & 14th 3-5pm
Come along and see what its all about! Price: £7 per session for first 4 weeks then £20 per month
Never skated in your life? Don't worry as no experience necessary, we wiill teach you everything you need to know in order to become a fully qualified skater…
Don't miss out on joining this up and coming new sport!...
A 17-year-old boy has been airlifted to hospital after the car he was travelling rolled on the M5 southbound near Cullompton.
The collision happened just before 11am today (Monday 19 August) about one mile past Junction 28.
Police, fire and ambulance services were called to the scene.
Five people were injured in the silver Toyota Avensis, which is registered to Pontefract, West Yorkshire.
A 17-year-old boy has been taken by air ambulance to Derriford with a head injury. The other four occupants of the car have been taken to RD&E with minor injuries....
Families are being invited to the Grand Western Canal on Sunday 19 May to take part in the annual sponsored walk in aid of CLIC Sargent.
It is the 23rd year of the event in aid of CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families. The walk covers 10 miles of the Grand Western Canal towpath, from Tiverton Canal Basin to Burlescombe village hall. Free transport will be provided from Cullompton to the Tiverton start, as well as for the return from the finish at Burlescombe. Registration at the start will be available at the new visitors’...
The 2012 Countryside Alliance Awards (aka the Rural Oscars) were presented to top rural businesses by the Secretary of State for Defra, Owen Paterson MP, at a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on 13 March. The Awards are the Countryside Alliance’s annual celebration of rural produce, skills, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. They are now in their eighth year and have become the definitive rural business award to win. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said: “Rural businesses are vital to the country’s economic recovery. The Government is right behind...
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in Cullompton, which took place between 6.15pm and 10.15pm on Saturday, 16 February 2013.
The property was entered and numerous items stolen, including a pair of drop earrings worth £900, a Sharp video camcorder, valued at £200, a red Samsung digital camera, worth £200 and an HP Photosmart Series 420 camera, valued at £179.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting refrence KU/13/139.
Devon County Council is supporting the third of Devon’s work hub projects which is opening in Cullompton on Friday 18th January.
The Hayridge Work Hub is hosting a ‘Jelly’ Event from 10am – 4pm to showcase the facilities on offer and give visitors the opportunity to meet the team, tour the building and meet other potential work hub users.
A jelly is an informal co-working event where home-based and mobile workers and small business owners can bring their laptop or papers to a venue to work, chat and collaborate with others.
Teenager Daniel Holden, 19, popped the question to his girlfriend, after hearing they had won a £4,000 wedding.
Alice Johns, 18, said yes and the couple are now busy preparing for their 2014 wedding at St Andrew’s Church, Cullompton, to be followed by a reception at the Cullompton Venue next door.
The couple, who have been together for two years, had talked about getting engaged when they entered a wedding fayre prize draw at the Cullompton Venue.
When they won Daniel took action. “As soon as we got home I got down on one knee and asked...
The brand new Cullompton Community Centre - known as The Venue Cullompton - is launching its new wedding package by offering one very lucky couple a wedding worth £4,000.Volunteer Rowena Cross came up with the idea to coincide with the launch of St Andrew’s Church’s free wedding planning service to couples who live in the Cullompton area.
She said the wedding planning idea came to her as an opportunity to reach out to couples during what is potentially quite a stressful time.“This is a fabulous opportunity for brides and grooms to be, whether they are church-goers or not. I would...
