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Comment: We must protect our children from the pressure to grow up too soon
BEING a parent is a precious gift. So what are we to make of Britain's youngest mum and dad, aged 12 and 13? Their own parents seem proud of the achievement. And maybe that's where the problem lies....
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Drugs courier jailed after being caught with heroin and crack cocaine at...
A drugs courier has been jailed after he was caught with £3,000 worth of heroin and crack cocaine at Exeter St David's station. Andre Hackett was intercepted by British Transport Police who became...
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'Take care' plea as Devon firefighters go on strike this weekend
People in Devon are being urged to take extra care during a strike by firefighters this weekend, following four fires during a walkout on Friday. Members of the Fire Brigades Union will stage a 12-hour...
View ArticleSeaton hotel gets go-ahead after 'bat corridor' allays Natural England concerns
Plans for a 12-bed hotel with 38 units of self-catering holiday accommodation at Seaton Heights have been given the go-ahead by East Devon District Council. The proposal was initially refused because...
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Hartlepool United v Exeter City: Matchday live
Follow live updates from Exeter City's last game of the season when they face Hartlepool United at Victoria Park. Both sides are safe from the drop and may use the game as a chance to play some younger...
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Gardening fans flock to Toby Buckland's Garden Festival at Powderham Castle
Green-fingered visitors are flocking to the second and final day of Toby Buckland's Garden Festival at Powderham Castle. The celebrity gardener's inaugural festival, which started on Friday, aims to...
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Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital boss warns of tough choices ahead as trust dips...
The boss of Exeter's main hospital has warned of tough choices ahead after revealing mounting deficits for the next three years parallel to predictions of dwindling income. Angela Pedder, chief...
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Exeter Pride organisers expect 2,000 people at biggest event to date
The Lord Mayor of Exeter will sound an air horn to start the South West's biggest free celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in the region. Councillor Rachel...
View Article'Inflatables down the Exe' student pub crawl cancelled after police talks
A planned pub crawl which could have seen hundreds of students floating down the River Exe on inflatables has reportedly been cancelled. More than 3,600 people had pledged to participate in Inflatables...
View Article£5.5m plan for extra lane on A380 between Torbay and Exeter
A key A380 Torbay to Exeter road junction is to be improved as part of the £36 billion which will be invested by the Government in more than 200 infrastructure projects this year. Drivers heading...
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Exeter Racecourse gears up for glamorous finale to season
The impressive roll-call of names to have graced the turf at Exeter Racecourse over the years includes such luminaries as Desert Orchid, Best Mate Denman and Cue Card. And as another successful season...
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New guide to Exeter aims to boost 'vital' tourism spend
The biggest ever guide to Exeter is published today, offering tourists an array of places to visit and stay in what is fast becoming one of the region's top city break destinations. Latest figures...
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Shop worker cleared of GBH and kill threat against ex-girlfriend in Exeter flat
A shop worker has been cleared of attacking an ex-girlfriend after telling a jury he was acting in self defence. Blake Roberts said he was protecting himself from Gemma Munday after she threw a phone...
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Hartlepool United 0 Exeter City 2: Match report
A youthful Exeter City side ended the League Two season on a high note as goals from Jimmy Keohane and David Wheeler gave them a 2-0 win at Hartlepool. Wheeler and Keohane, who both started the match...
View ArticleReferee taken to hospital after being 'punched' by player
A football referee has been taken to hospital after allegedly being punched by a player during a match in Ashburton on Saturday. Police have confirmed they were called to the town at 3.15pm after an...
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Exeter couple pushed 'dazed' drug addict burglar out of their house
A burglar has been sent on a drug rehabilitation programme after being caught red handed as he burgled a couple's home. Leon Mortimer looked dazed and was seen with drug patches on his chest when two...
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins £91,000 for HMS Challenger research project
A new £91,000 grant from the John Ellerman Regional Museums and Galleries Fund will allow Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) to re-unite material from the HMS Challenger voyage that laid the...
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Sound equipment seized as police swoop to stop illegal rave
Police seized sound equipment and turned away crowds of people in an operation to stop an illegal rave from going ahead in Mid Devon. Officers deployed as part of Operation Derig, acting on a call from...
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Crews attend five property fires and three crashes during latest...
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has said crews across the two counties attended 25 incidents during the latest strike by firefighters. Members of the Fire Brigades Union walked out from 2pm...
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Joss Stone performs to Lesotho community supported by Prince Harry's charity
Singer Joss Stone delighted locals with a live performance at a community in Lesotho supported by the charity set up by Prince Harry. The former Uffculme School pupil is traveling the globe with her...
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