Four fire appliances were mobilised to Kay Close, Exmouth, at 8pm last night following a report of a property fire. On arrival fire crews discovered one domestic bungalow well alight with the fire starting to spread to adjoining properties.
After establishing that everybody had been accounted for, crews used eight breathing apparatus sets, three hose reel jets, two main jets, numerous ladders and roof ladders, a thermal imaging camera and two positive pressure ventilation fans to extinguish the fire.
A spokesperson from the fire service said "100 percent of the property was...
It's that time of year again! EDDC’s Countryside team kick off their annual Wet ’n’ Wild Summer Festival at 8pm on Thursday evening 15 August with Meet the Bats.
The Axe Estuary Wetlands is known as an excellent habitat for bats; more than half of our 17 native species of bat have been found there, including the rarest of our natives; the grey long-eared bat.
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn to use an electronic bat detector to identify the different species. The Meet the Bats session will be repeated on Friday evening 16 August at 8pm.
The Devon flag was hoisted to the top of the Spinnakers development at Exmouth Marina to mark the topping out of the building.
Long standing resident and former chairman of the Exmouth Quay Residents’ Association, Ian Dowell was helped by Chris Fayers, Director Eagle One Homes to raise the Devon Flag over the development to mark the roof being put into place.
Joining them were Chris Baxter from Bradleys and Joanna Hole from Jackson Stops who are handling sales of the apartments and Jason Willicombe from Midas.
Flying a local flag from the building once the highest...
The National Trusts Collections and Engagement Archaeologist, Nancy Grace, will be at A la Ronde on Thursday 1 August between 11 am and 4pm.
Bring your discoveries for identification and see if you can stump the archaeologist. Learn how to use a sorting tray when on digs, have a go at recording your objects, find out how to draw recreations of whole objects from fragments; and get nose to nose with articles from the past 40,000 years.
This year A la Ronde was featured in ITVS Britain’s secret homes programme. Discover more about the collection of archaeological objects on...
Big sale of second-hand and antiquarian books, 11am-4pm.
Stock up on reading and reference books. Choose from our big and varied selection. Look out for your favourite authors and perhaps discover some new ones.
Normal admission applies. Free admission to the book sale in the grounds.
Today, Wednesday 24 July, Andrew Cane aged 31 from Exmouth was convicted of the murder of his mother Linda Sheard, who was found dead in her home at Port Mer Close, Exmouth, on 11 July 2012. Cane was given a sentence of life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 15 years.
Following the verdict, Detective Inspector Gregg Dawe said: “I would like to thank Linda Sheard’s family for the assistance they have given the police in the difficult circumstances that they found themselves in. This being that Andrew Cane, the offender for this murder, was the victim’s son.
Fire crews from Exmouth have been called to two separate incidents in the last few days involving disposable barbecues being placed in plastic bins when they were still hot.
In the early hours of 22 July, crews were called to Exmouth Cricket Club, Queens Drive, after reports of a fire on the outside of the building. The fire damaged part of the tea rooms and crews were able to stop the fire spreading further into the building.
Investigations found that a disposable barbecue had been placed in a bin while still hot and, over a period of time, had burnt through the bin and...
A GP from Devon has urged people to stay cool in the hot weather and to look after elderly and vulnerable friends and neighbours as the Met Office today raised the heatwave level for Devon up to category three.
This means there is a 90 per cent probability of heatwave conditions between 0900 on Thursday and 2100 on Friday in Devon.
Recent high temperatures across Devon are set to continue into next week and with most schools breaking up for the summer tomorrow many local people and those who travel from afar are likely to flock to Devon’s beaches to enjoy the sunshine....
If you missed our last Skin Angels event, here's your chance to catch up on the action and see what you've missed! The Skin Angels of Purity Boutique Spa of Exeter will make an encore appearance on Cathedral Green on 20 July from 1pm-4pm. Carl Rimmer, Vice President of the Skin Angels and Exeter Chiefs star will be on the Green!
The angels will be handing out sunscreen top ups and general skincare advice — so feel free to ask about your latest skin concern or problem! Do you need help with choosing sunscreen that won't break you out? Are you looking for more...
If you missed our last Skin Angels event, here's your chance to catch up on the action and see what you've missed! The Skin Angels of Purity Boutique Spa of Exeter will make an encore appearance on Cathedral Green on 20 July 20 between 1pm and 4pm. Carl Rimmer, Vice President of the Skin Angels and Exeter Chiefs star will be on the Green. The angels will be handing out sunscreen top ups and general skincare advice so feel free to ask about your latest skin concern or problem!
Do you need help with choosing sunscreen that won't break you out? Are you looking for...
