Man killed in M5 crash near Exeter is named
Police have identified the 47-year-old-man who was killed in a fatal road collision on the M5 northbound on Monday 5th December. Alan Keith Clements from Hengoed, Oswestry sustained serious injuries in...
View ArticleBudleigh babysitter sentenced to 14 year jail term for sexually abusing young...
A babysitter has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl during what he claimed was a magic game. Stephen Gowers, aged 26, claimed he had a magic eye which could see...
View ArticleCharity Christmas concert at West of England School and College
The Global Harmony Choir will be performing at the West of England School and College's Christmas concert.Everyone is welcome to attend the seasonal fundraising event, which takes place on Wednesday,...
View ArticleFingal Bay crashes out in novice chase at Exeter Racecourse
ONE of last season's most exciting novice hurdlers Fingal Bay crashed out at odds of 1/12 at Exeter today.What was expected to be the race to get his novice chase campaign back on track after defeat by...
View ArticleLIVE COVERAGE: Rochdale v Exeter City
The Grecians take on Rochdale away at 3pm on Saturday, you can follow the minute-by-minute updates in the box below as well as getting the latest team news and match action. The last time the team...
View ArticleDevon County Council to bid for share of £5 million from Defra to improve...
Devon County Council has announced that it will be bidding for a share of a £5 million fund announced by Defra to improve flood prevention. The two-year pilot scheme, Flood Resilience Community...
View ArticleDelayed rail competition to run train services between Exeter and London...
A DELAYED rail competition to run train services between Exeter and London faces being scrapped altogether. Cancelling the deal for the Great Western network, one of three franchises 'paused' in the...
View ArticleCourt case of 7-year-old boy with cancer continues as mother says she is...
A cancer stricken seven-year-old "will die if he does not receive the radiation therapy treatment his mother desperately opposes", the High Court has been told. Sally Roberts, 37, is fighting NHS plans...
View ArticleLIVE COVERAGE: Scarlets V Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs are away to Scarlets this weekend. The Heineken Cup clash kicks off at 1:35. Follow live updates of the game in the box below.Scarlets v Exeter Chiefs To view our live coverage, click on...
View ArticleWoman, 68, rescued from Dartmoor by Police helicopter after suffering from...
A 68-year-old female suffering from hypothermia was rescued from Dartmoor by a Police helicopter on Thursday morning. The Challacombe woman was evacuated after breaking her femur in the early hours of...
View Article'Amazing' tribute to Exmouth skipper Geoff Ingram
FRIENDS of Exmouth trawlerman Geoff Ingram, who tragically died when his boat sank this autumn, gathered to present his family and crewmen with funds raised by the community in his memory.The loss of...
View ArticleIndia cycle mission highlights poverty
AN Exeter charity fundraiser has returned from a gruelling cycle trip in India raising funds to fight disease, poverty and prejudice.Barbara Tinsley, 66, a community fundraiser spent two weeks in India...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fire crews tackle blaze in Well Street property, Exeter
At 1.43am this morning, the Fire Service received several calls from members of the public requesting attendance for a property fire in Well Street, Exeter. Two Fire appliances from Danes Castle and...
View ArticleCourt delays making decision in seven-year-old cancer treatment case
The High Court has delayed a decision on whether a mother can prevent her seven-year-old son from receiving radiotherapy on a brain tumour.The judge said there was "no advantage in delivering a...
View ArticleRochdale 0 Exeter City 3 - half-time report.
Exeter City have raced into a 3-0 half-time lead here at Spotland thanks to two goals from John O'Flynn and a shot from Pat Baldwin.Paul Tisdale made two changes to the side that faced Rotherham at...
View ArticleRochdale 2 Exeter City 3 - full time report
Exeter City moved back into the play-off places with a 3-2 win over Rochdale on Saturday.City raced into a 3-0 half-time lead thanks to two goals John O'Flynn and a fourth-career goal from Pat...
View ArticleVideo: Protest groups target Exeter Starbucks in tax dodge demonstration...
Protesters gathered outside an Exeter branch of Starbucks on Saturday to demonstrate against the coffee shops tax avoidance. Members of different activist groups, including Occupy Exeter , met up at...
View ArticleFire fighters called out to 'suspicious' barn fire near Starcross
Fire fighters from Dawlish and Teignmouth were called out deal with a to a 'suspicious' barn fire at Eastdon House, near Starcross, in the evening hours of Saturday.Upon arrival the fire crews found...
View ArticleRoad closed to remove remains of tree that killed Exeter homeless woman
The final remains of the tree in Exeter which fell on and killed homeless woman Michelle Conroy was removed on Sunday. The spuce tree on Western Way was removed by Devon Highway engineers during Sunday...
View ArticleWoman gets trapped in Go Kart at Exeter Raceworld
Firemen were called to the Go Carting centre Raceworld at Woodbury Salt, Exeter, this afternoon to help a female trapped in a Go Kart.One Fire appliance from Middlemoor and one from Topsham attended...
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