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Police have charged a Glasgow man William McGeough, 41 with attempted murder in the suspected stabbing on Newport road on Monday night (6 January).

McGeough and a second man, aged 45, were arrested after a member of the public reported seeing a man with blood on his face.

Emergency services arrived at the scene to find a man in his thirties with what are thought to be knife wounds.

The man remains in a serious but stable condition in RD&E hospital.

McGeough will appear in Exeter magistrates’ court later today to begin legal proceedings.

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The funding of major national policing projects will be shared by police forces across the UK and that means a further budget cut of £2.5m for Devon and Cornwall Police.

Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has now confirmed that next year’s budget will be reduced by £2.5m, the money going to the expansion of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the College of Policing and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary. The region must also help pay for a new police Innovation Fund .

Mr Hogg said the news was unwelcome: “This news puts a huge burden on our budget and directs...

A man has been charged with attempted murder following an incident at the Vault public house in Seaton.

A Seaton man, Raoul East, 37 was charged following an incident which left a man in his forties with a stab wound in his chest.

The victim was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital but his injuries are not considered as life-threatening.

Ambulance crews treating the man called the police who arrested Mr East.

Mr East is due to appear in Exeter Magistrates Court later today (January 6)

Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was injured in a collision involving a blue BMW.

The collision took place on 02 January 2014 at 12:40pm.

Police have said the collision occurred when the woman crossed Jubilee Drive from Barrowdale Close in Exmouth.

The woman is local and 81-years-old.

She was taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital with serious injuries.

The road was re-opened on 02 January 2014 at 6pm.

If anyone has any information is asked to contact the police on 101, quoting reference 0224 of 020114.

An elderly woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in Exmouth earlier today, Thursday, (2 January). The collision took place at around 12.40pm on Barrowdale close, Brixington and involved the woman and a blue BMW car. The woman has been taken to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. The road has been closed at its junction with Jubilee Drive and is not expected to be re-opened for some time.

Police have found a body on the bank of the River Torridge in the search for missing North Devon man Caleb Jarvis.

The body has not yet been formally identified but Police have confirmed that the search for Mr Jarvis has been called off.

The body was found by members of the Public near the entrance to Devonshire Park at 11:30am on New Year’s Day.

Police have not confirmed if the body had been in the River and are not treating the death as suspicious.

Mr Jarvis, missing since December 9 after going missing from his home in Greater Bideford, required...

The Devon and Cornwall Police press office has reported no crimes in Exeter since before December 17.

There is not a single recorded incident in the city over a two week period.

Questions were today raised as to why so little is reported.

And the new Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg was urged to look into the situation.

Marc Astley, the editorial director of The Exeter Daily and former editor of the Express & Echo newspaper said he found the situation "highly unusual".

"Exeter residents will be well aware that crimes are taking place and...

Police investigating a spate of robberies in Axminster have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with one of them.

Three robberies have taken place at commercial business premises over the last two weeks.

The CCTV relates to a robbery which occurred at around 6pm on Christmas Eve at the Prospect Garage filling station, Lyme Road, Axminster.

A man described as white, around 6ft, slim build with brown eyes. He was wearing a distinctive horizontally-striped jumper, horizontally-striped woollen hat and light-coloured scarf across his...

Devon & Cornwall Police have arrested a 25-year-old man after reports that a wild deer was shot in the head with a crossbow.

The man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and has been bailed until 7 February 2014.

The man who was bailed from Charles Cross police station is helping police with their enquiries.

The deer was shot on Sunday 29th December 2013 in the Plymbridge area of Plymouth and is believed to be wounded and in need of treatment for its injuries.

Police and RSPCA officers are attempting...

Devon and Cornwall Police have reported no incidents over the Christmas period.

It appears to have been a very quiet few days according to the force website, which is updated by the police press office.

No incidents were reported on Christmas Day and Boxing Day with the latest up until late this morning being Christmas Eve (see left).

By contrast, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue reported 10 incidents on Christmas Day and 20 on Boxing Day.

It will make interesting reading for the new Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg, who recently revealed plans for...