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Man crashes car into tree

12:34pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

EMERGENCY services from Cullompton were called after a man crashed his car into a tree.

Avoiding Bank Holiday traffic chaos

Avoiding Bank Holiday traffic chaos

11:20am Wednesday 20th August 2008

BANK Holiday traffic jam chaos should be avoided in the South West as the Highways Agency has completed or suspended almost two-thirds of all major roadworks.

Encouraging creepy crawlies

Encouraging creepy crawlies

9:24am Wednesday 20th August 2008

GARDENERS from Yeo Valley Community Woodland have installed a 'Bug Bench' to help attract more people and wildlife to the site.

Comments needed on Devon's outstanding areas

Comments needed on Devon's outstanding areas

5:10pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

PEOPLE across Mid Devon are being urged to have their say on how the county’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are looked after in future. Public consultation is being carried out on the management strategies of Devon’s five AONBs, and comments are invited over the next month.

More discussions on the expansion of Exeter Aiport

Exeter airport plans discussed

11:30am Tuesday 19th August 2008

COUNCILLORS have looked in detail at Exeter International Airport’s draft master plan.

Not just a memory for fallen war heroes

Not just a memory for fallen war heroes

7:10am Tuesday 19th August 2008

A WAR memorial in Mid-Devon has been saved from falling into a state of disrepair by the fundraising efforts of a retired Lieutenant Colonel.

More support for the elderly

8:10pm Monday 18th August 2008

A NEW 'Mobile Response Service' has been launched in Mid Devon to provide support for older people at home.

Exeter airport plans discussed

Exeter airport plans discussed

4:40pm Monday 18th August 2008

COUNCILLORS are today considering the draft master plan for Exeter International Airport.

Firefighters attend lorry blaze

10:40am Monday 18th August 2008

FIRE crews from have attended an artic lorry trailer blaze in Cullompton.

Rare visitor to the Devon coast

Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish

6:50am Monday 18th August 2008

BEACHGOERS are being told to watch out for an exotic visitor to the Devon coast.


UK News

Lords urge VAT reform

A Lords committee has urged reform the VAT system

Updated 1:29pm Wednesday 20th August 2008

VAT rates should be reformed to make sustainable consumer goods "more economically attractive" as part of a bid to end the UK's throwaway culture, a Lords committee has suggested.


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