South West

Fire guts car at Magdalen Street car park

The Fire Service was called to a report of a car on fire at the Magdalen Street car park at the junction of Western Way and South Steet in Exeter city centre.

A fire engine from Danes Castle was sent to the incident, where crews extinguished the ca using foam and two sets of breathing apparatus. The car was severely damaged by fire and a further six vehicles were also damaged but nobody was hurt in the incident.

Christmas lights switch on all set to wow the crowds

Princesshay and the city centre are all systems go once more for the rescheduled Christmas lights switch on event, which had to be rescheduled due to the atrocious weather conditions yesterday.

Live entertainment will feature on stage from 4.30pm in Princesshay Square, with the lights being switched on by the Lympstone Military Wives Choir and celebrity chef Michael Caines at around 6.30pm. Visitors will be able to enjoy continuous entertainment through to 8pm in Princesshay, including live bands as well as the launch of Exeter’s Christmas Market on the Cathedral Green...

The arts meet medicine at the University of Exeter

Preventative medicine, cancer and body image are the issues which will be explored in a creatively focused event at the University of Exeter on 27th November. ‘Self Portrait without Breasts’ will look at how art can be used to help those who have undergone life-changing medical procedures, as well as discuss the use of language and image to represent people’s experience of surgery.

Visiting poet Clare Best has a family history of breast cancer; she nursed her mother through two radical mastectomies and in her late 40’s, the age at which her mother first had the...

How to resurrect your garden after the floods

With all the floods the South West is experiencing at the moment, The Exeter Daily turned to The Royal Horticultural Society for a bit of advice on how to resurrect your garden once the flooding has subsided.

Few garden plants will survive waterlogging or flooding. Prolonged periods of sitting in ground saturated with water causes yellow leaves, root rot and death. However, conditions can be improved using various techniques to promote drainage and prevent damage.

Soils become waterlogged when water builds up, unable to drain away. This leaves no air...

The county plays a waiting game with the weather

The county is seeing a welcome respite in the recent chronic weather conditions today, but with water levels so high and rain on the way, this looks to be just a momentary pause in Devon's flooding nightmares.

Sunday morning will see the best opportunity for sunshine, with winds easing, but further spells of heavy rain and strong winds are expected later on Sunday through Monday, with a risk of further disruption.

Today we are seeing a dry and bright start to the day with sunny spells...

Continuing disruption to train services in the South West

Recent heavy rain, flooding and high winds are causing disruption to some trains in south west England.

You can follow this incident on Twitter by using the hashtag: #ukrain

Exeter St Davids - Yeovil Junction (South West Trains)

Due to a landslip at Honiton, and flooding near Axminster, trains are currently unable to run between Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Junction.

Buses are running between Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Junction calling at Exeter Central, Honiton, Axminster and Crewkerne.

Buses are also running between Exeter St Davids and...

This morning's updates for Stagecoach services

Service Update:

Exeter City & rural services

Hele Road is now open again therefore our H, 51, 55B, 56 and 315 services are returning to their normal routes.

57 service is now able to operate the full route.

We have been advised this closure is likely to be all day.

Earlier news:

Service 1 serving full route but experiencing delays as serving Bradninch via Toad Hall in both directions

Service 2 unable to serve Dawlish Warren

Service 380 unable to serve Gittisham

Services X46/X64 diverted via Drumbridges...

Hele Rd closed overnight as wall collapses in St Davids

Police and Fire officers attended the scene of a large wall that collapsed in St Davids, Exeter. A 30-foot section of a wall 20-30 feet high came down onto the pavement and road at around 8pm yesterday evening (Thursday 22nd November).

The Fire Brigade made a thorough check with thermal imaging cameras before ascertaining that nobody had been caught under the rubble. Due to concerns that further sections of the wall may collapse officers offered alternative accommodation to approximately 40 elderly and vulnerable residents from 36 flats. The road remains closed at Iron...

Getting your hair in tip top condition for Christmas

We only have a few more weeks until the party season really kicks into action, so treating your hair now is important to ensure it is looking its very polished, shiny and lustrous best.

First and foremost with your hair's condition in mind before your Christmas colour and the added damaging and aggressive cold, start with some TLC for your hair. Use a conditioning masque or treatment ritual once a week to add protein and moisture to the hair and strengthen the hair structure and even out the porosity of the hair. This will prepare your hair for even the most vigorous of...

Dramatic photos of Dawlish battling with the elements

These dramatic photos of Dawlish taken at 1.30pm today show that some trains were still able to battle with the elelments along the trainline that sweeps along the entire seafront and beach.

Photos: James Millar

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