Tiverton Town v Larkhall Athletic: Matchday live
Tiverton Town entertain newly-promoted Larkhall Athletic at Ladysmead today (Saturday) in their opening Southern League Division One South & West match of the season. The new-look Yellows have gone...
View ArticleWarning of flood risk if hurricane Bertha hits south west
The Environment Agency and the Met Office have warned there is a risk that the remnants of extra-tropical storm Bertha could bring strong winds, waves and heavy rainfall to the South West this weekend....
View ArticleCharity concert will be 'celebration' of tragic Exeter schoolgirl Nicole...
A charity gala concert is being held in Exeter this evening (Saturday) for Nicole Hartup, the 12-year-old city schoolgirl who died in a tragic fall. Raphael Ravenscroft, the man who played the...
View ArticleExeter City 1 Portsmouth 1: Match report
A first-half goal from Tom Nichols helped Exeter City pick-up a hard-earned draw against Portsmouth in their opening League Two game of the season. Nichols swivelled and volleyed the Grecians into the...
View ArticleTiverton Town 2 Larkhall Athletic 1: Match report
A 96th-minute goal from Owen Howe ensured Tiverton Town started the 2014/15 season with a win after a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Larkhall Athletic on Saturday. The former Bideford striker...
View ArticlePictured: Snoop Dogg turns up to Exeter's Timepiece nightclub in taxi to play...
Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg stunned the crowd by turning up to an Exeter nightclub in a taxi before thrilling them with a two hour set as DJ Snoopadelic. The set took place at Timepiece on Saturday,...
View ArticleFriends and family attend concert in memory of tragic Exeter schoolgirl...
Friends and family have turned out for a charity gala concert in memory of Nicole Hartup, the 12-year-old city schoolgirl who died in a tragic fall. Raphael Ravenscroft, the man who played the...
View ArticleExeter court hears minister's son quit Royal Marines following nightclub brawl
The son of a Government minister has been cleared of assault after a jury heard how he was reacting to vile racist taunts. Benjamin Grant, aged 22, is the son of sport and tourism minister Helen Grant,...
View ArticleExeter MP Ben Bradshaw criticises rise in 'restorative justice'
The number of crimes punished using restorative measures – criticised as "delivering justice on the cheap" – reached almost 10,000 in Devon and Cornwall last year. New figures released by Devon and...
View ArticleRoyal Devon and Exeter Hospital forced to lure nurses from abroad
THE Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital is being forced to lure nurses from abroad as it struggles to fill vacant nursing posts. The nurses' union, the RCN, blames the Government's pay squeeze which it...
View ArticleYoung girl and father rescued after being stuck in mud near Newton Abbot
A YOUNG girl and her father have been rescued by the emergency services after they became stuck in mud near Newton Abbot. The girl, who was six or seven years old, wandered away from her family, who...
View ArticleVideo and pictures: Snoop Dogg plays Exeter nightclub Timepiece
Review of Snoop Dogg at Exeter Timepiece by Fran McElhone. When superstar US rapper Snoop Dogg, aka DJ Snoopadelic, stepped out of an inconspicuous beige people carrier flanked by an impressive, though...
View ArticleBoardmasters festival cancelled and flood warnings issued as remnants of...
The remnants of Hurricane Bertha has led to lashing rain and fierce winds battering parts of the south west today. (Sunday) Winds gusting at almost 50mph struck the Westcountry coast this morning,...
View ArticleBeachgoer blasted a 'fool' for risking life at crumbling Sidmouth cliff
A beachgoer risked his life by clambering over tons of rock from a cliff fall – before plunging into the sea to get round the huge obstacle. The man in his late 50s used a watering can he found in the...
View ArticleDawn French 'takes a break' after cracking ribs playing on Westcountry beach
Comedienne Dawn French has taken a break from her one woman show – after she cracked her ribs while messing about on a beach. She fractured three or her ribs while play wrestling and they 'popped'....
View ArticleWoman injured after M5 crash
A woman needed medical attention after being involved in a crash on the M5 this afternoon. Fire crews from Cullompton and Tiverton attended the northbound carriageway at around 4.15pm near junction 26....
View ArticleDrunk man launched attack with cans of beer
A 44 year old drunk attacked a man in the street – with the cans of beer he was holding. Glyn Davis, of Plymouth, Devon, had a can of super strength lager in each hand when he used them as weapons to...
View ArticleDrunk driver's car flew in the air and smashed into two homes in Devon
A drunk driver's car flew in the air and smashed into two houses after she had a row with her ex husband. Mum of three Samantha Evans car punctured two large holes in the front walls of the houses in...
View Article"Worrying" increase in rural crime across Devon and Cornwall
A 35% increase in rural crime in Devon and Cornwall is estimated to be costing the local economy an estimated £1.1 million. The NFU Mutual annual Rural Crime Survey showed "agri-crime" in Devon cost...
View ArticleSouth West forecast to experience new house price boom
House prices in the South West are expected to shoot up to a new record high over the next five years. According to the latest regional land report from leading property advisers CBRE, the region's...
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