Detectives investigating the armed robbery at a Paignton jewellers have released CCTV of men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. One man, 21-year-old Zico Rawlinson of Barton, Torquay, was last week charged with robbery and possession of an offensive and appeared before magistrates. Now investigating officers are releasing CCTV film taken at the store in a bid to identify two other suspects. In the CCTV the men are seen to enter the store wearing hoody-style tops over white painter-and-decorator style disposable overalls.
The Devon Venus Business Women Awards 2014 officially opened for nominations at a glamorous launch party in Exeter last night.
Local business men and women were welcomed at Amanda Marsden Lifestyle Salon by event organiser Celia Delaney of SpeakingSuccess and Venus Awards founder Tara Howard.
The awards aim to celebrate and recognise the achievements of the county’s working women and entrepreneurs.
Celia and Tara introduced the categories and officially opened the online nominations for Devon as part of an evening targeted to impress the high powered women of the...
The Dartmoor cuckoos which were tagged and tracked last year on the long journey to their African wintering grounds are now heading home.
The Dartmoor cuckoo project which began with the tagging of four Dartmoor birds last year is still waiting for the two birds who survived the arduous migration to Africa to make it back to our shores.
In 2013 Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA), in partnership with Devon Birds, took part in a ground-breaking national satellite tagging project run by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to learn about the migration of Dartmoor's...
With summer just around the corner, enjoy an afternoon of thrilling summer jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Thursday 8th May.
Racing will start at 14:05, with gates opening at 12:05.
Tickets for the day can be purchased at www.newtonabbotracing.com until 5pm the day before the fixture. Tickets will be available at the gate upon arrival.
Don’t forget – children aged 16 and under and students with a valid photographic student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry to all fixtures.
More Scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop north of Exeter later from noon today, forecasters say. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning due to the risk of surface water flooding caused by the showers but have cautioned that th location of the showers is still uncertain. Due to the uncertainty in the likely distribution of showers, Met Office forecasters are advising the public to monitor the website for possible updates. A chief forecaster at the Met Office said:”A slack area of low pressure will move eastwards across southern Britain on Thursday. “...
Exeter Castle will soon be hosting afternoon tea with live music from Tom Bott’s High Society Orchestra.
Tom Bott is a professional violinist originally from Exeter, who directs and performs with his palm court orchestra, the High Society Orchestra in London and the south of England.
Exeter Castle is working in partnership with Tom Bott’s High Society Orchestra to bring a Ritz style event to the heart of Exeter. The orchestra have recently completed their second season of ‘Concert & High Tea’ events in Marlborough, Wiltshire,...
Exeter Castle Presents: High Tea and Live Music from Tom Bott's High Society Orchestra.
Experience the opulence, style and glamour of vintage Hollywood and London high society...in the beautiful surroundings of the Ballroom at Exeter Castle.
There are two dates to chose from on either Sunday 15th June or Sunday 5th October 2014 - or maybe you would like to come along twice!
Don't wait to experience an afternoon of lovely entertainment provided by Tom Bott's High Society Orchestra and fine food supplied by Posh Nosh. Transporting you back to an era...
Friends of a Devon woman killed in a car crash while on a fundraising cycle challenge have pledged to help raise her target goal of £10,000.
Sharon Bridgman, 38 was killed last Saturday (26 April) after she was struck by a motorist whilst cycling across the Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia, with her husband Tim.
Sharon and Tim Bridgman, from Zeal Monachorum near Okehampton, were in Bolivia as part of a round-the-world cycle challenge to raise £10,000 for the international disaster relief charity, Shelterbox.
Their two-year journey had already taken them from Norway...
Two men, who pleaded guilty to fraud and consumer protection offences, have received prison sentences for conning elderly and vulnerable people for thousands of pounds.
Rogue traders, James Doran of Quedgely in Gloucester and Patrick Conners of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to a variety of offences committed in the summer of 2012 in Plymouth and Exeter.
Trading as South West Drives and Patios, the two approached an elderly Plympton resident to install a block paved driveway at his home.
Pressure was put on the man who reluctantly agreed a contract for £6...
A small market town on the edge of Dartmoor will become the focus for some of the best contemporary craft in the country this June. The Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey is one of the key events in the national crafts calendar. Almost 200 makers from all over Britain will be demonstrating, selling and talking about their work. Visitors to the event will be able to meet the makers and buy their work – a range of jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, prints and other contemporary crafts. The Craft Festival also features demonstrations, talks, exhibitions and activities...
