The owner of a Kingsbridge garage has been fined £5,000 after pleading guilty to two offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, relating to the sale of a Citroen Campervan.
Appearing at Newton Abbot Magistrates Court, Derek Jones, who owns Firtree Garage, was fined £2,500 on each count, ordered to pay full costs of £1,376 and a victim surcharge of £120.
Mr Jones admitted misleading his first victim by stating the vehicle was in “very good order” when it had 42 defects and 26 individual MOT fail items, and also failing to show professional...
Throughout December Devon and Cornwall Police officers will be turning up the heat on drink and drug driving.
Any drivers involved in a collision and any motorists whose driving may lead police to suspect they are under the influence of drink will be breathalysed. If drug driving is suspected they may have to undergo a roadside sobriety test.
Roads Policing Inspector Richard Pryce said: “Drink driving cannot be tolerated at any time of the year but we will ensure very close attention is being paid over the festive period. Our message is clear and simple: don’t drink and...
Stagecoach South West confirmed today that it will be operating Boxing Day bus services on key routes across Exeter, East Devon and Torbay.
For anyone wishing to travel into and around Exeter the following services will be running:
Red Park & Ride will run a Sunday timetable, with the last bus from Honiton Road at 1718 and the last bus from the city centre at 1736. Buses will show ‘M2’ on the destination blind to serve all stops along the Pinhoe Road route
Route ‘A’ will run a Sunday timetable. The last bus from Alphington will be at 1721, the last bus
Firefighters in England today announced a further 24 hour strike to take place from 9am on Tuesday 9 December.
This follows the government’s decision to commence the Parliamentary procedure to implement regulations for an unfair, unaffordable and unworkable pension scheme. After almost three years of discussions firefighters still face a stark choice of either being sacked or a severely reduced pension if they fail fitness tests as a result of naturally declining fitness through age. The evidence presented by the Fire Brigades Union has created considerable political opposition to...
Police are appealing for information following a collision on the A30 near Whiddon Down which happened on Monday (1 December) just after 1pm.
A silver coloured Landrover Discovery, which was travelling towards Exeter near Tedburn St Mary, left the carriageway and rolled over causing substantial damage to the vehicle.
Two women and two one-year-old children were in the vehicle at the time. The occupants were all taken to hospital but escaped with minor injuries.
Police are trying to trace the driver of a silver coloured Mercedes estate which was seen driving in the...
NatWest Venus Awards finalist, entrepreneur, and jeans designer Sally Allen-Gerard, is opening a new shop in Devon.
The unit, in Torquay, will become the discounted factory outlet serving customers from across the Westcountry for Sally’s company, Glamour2Go Ltd, which makes the exclusive, figure-enhancing Wizard Jeans.
The shop will also specialise in high-end fashion from French and Italian designers and stock a range of casual wear, shoes and accessories.
The unit, in Babbacombe’s Business Park, will be formally opened by Torbay’s Mayor, Gordon Oliver, on 28...
The Royal British Legion has thanked Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, for taking the time to meet with Legion Area Manager, Dymphna Knowles.
The Royal British Legion is the country’s leading welfare provider for the Armed Forces community, and on Wednesday 19th November local MP Neil Parish attended an event in the Houses of Parliament dedicated to showcasing the Legion’s work throughout the South region. Neil used the opportunity to discuss with Dymphna Knowles the changing face of Armed Forces welfare provision in the local community, and to understand more about the...
A new loyalty promotion called “Swipe and Win” will see Co-operative members in the South West in with a chance to win thousands of prizes - worth a total of £1.3 million - up until 9 December.
Co-operative Food customers, presenting their membership card at the checkout, will be entered into a daily draw with the chance of winning a host of prizes.
On offer every day will be: £2,500 of Co-operative Food vouchers; a Samsung television; a Hotpoint American fridge freezer together with £100 of Co-operative gift vouchers and a £1,000 voucher to spend on Bosch branded products...
Exeter School staff and pupils have raised almost £1,000 for charity by growing or wearing moustaches for Movember.
Teaching, maintenance and administrative staff at the co-educational independent school have been amusing their colleagues and pupils with their elaborate facial hair to raise awareness and funds for testicular cancer and male cancers generally.
Al Reynolds, Giles Trelawny, Will Daws, Ben Masters, Ed Jones, Andy Mason, Julian Fawkes, Richard Baker, Warren Houghton, Paul Sprake, Tom Brimelow, James Wilson, Graham Bone, Guy Willson, Peter Boddington, Peter...
Devon County Council has welcomed the Government's announcement of a £2 billion investment in roads in the South West.
Years of campaigning for a “whole route improvement” of the A303 by a partnership of local authorities, including Devon County Council, have been recognised in today’s (Monday 1 December) Roads Investment Strategy.
The Government has confirmed that the full A303 corridor – including the A358 from the Ilminster roundabout to Taunton and the A303/A30 to Honiton – will be upgraded to transform the route into an “Expressway to the South West”.
