Police in Exeter have revealed their latest results following high visibility patrols over the festive period.
Officers in the city stepped up patrols over Christmas and New Year to keep shoppers and visitors safe. The area was busy with extra people in the city centre enjoying the Cathedral Green festive market and other seasonal activities.
Police work closely with partners such as the council and local charities and the positive work will continue into the new year with more foot patrols and community contact.
Inspector Simon Arliss, who heads up the Exeter...
Devon & Cornwall Police is reminding people to take care of themselves, their friends and family while celebrating the festive period in its latest drive to tackle violent crime.
Officers will be carrying out enhanced patrols and a range of initiatives in the main towns and cities across the two counties in a bid to help keep people safe.
In Exeter, there will be additional officers working late shifts on key dates during the Christmas period to carry out high-visibility patrols.
These officers will be supported by colleagues from the Special Constabulary...
Many will be considering getting a head start on their New Year fitness resolutions.
However, with snow and ice guaranteed for many areas throughout December, it is important take safety into consideration when exercising outdoors.
Matthew Magnante, an exercise author at FitnessVolt, has compiled a list of his most important safety tips to keep in mind when exercising outdoors during the colder months.
Drink even if you don’t feel thirsty
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National Highways is advising drivers travelling southbound on the M5 near Exeter to be aware of delays during the New Year holiday period.
A half-mile section of lane one of the southbound carriageway between junctions 30 and 31 has been closed for safety reasons due to a bridge defect.
The fractured bridge expansion joint plate was detected by a monitoring system in operation on the Exe viaduct, carrying the M5 over the River Exe, and will require specialist repair work early in the new year.
The lane closure is causing significant delays during peak travel...
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urgently appealing to the public to think carefully before dialling 999 due to the extreme demand it is currently facing following the four-day Christmas break.
At 11:30 on Wednesday 28 December there were 482 patients waiting for ambulances across the South West, with 106 patients awaiting handover at hospitals across the South West.
And SWASFT has today (Wednesday) declared a Critical Incident because the extreme pressures it is experiencing are affecting its ability to respond to patients.
Stagecoach South West have announced today that following a review of supported bus services by Plymouth City Council, there are a number of changes to our Plymouth bus network. Stagecoach will be introducing three new services in partnership with Plymouth City Council.
Stagecoach has been awarded new contracts on Routes 4/4A/4B/4C, connecting the City Centre to Plymstock via Saltram Meadow, route 52 connecting Plympton to Derriford Hospital and the contract on route 200 connecting the City Centre to Coypool Park and Ride has been renewed.
Samaritans volunteers in the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch will be among those on hand across the country over the festive season to listen to anyone having a tough time.
Thousands of volunteers across the UK and Ireland will be working shifts for the charity to ensure its helpline is open around the clock - even on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. And that includes volunteers from across Exeter, Mid and East Devon too.
Mental health, family issues, isolation and loneliness are expected to be the top concerns - along with worries over the pandemic. Relationship...
EXETER residents wishing to make a difference this year (2021) in the communities and neighbourhoods where they live are being invited to take up a role in care in the county.
Guardian Homecare, operating in Exeter and surrounding areas, has 100 carer positions available that are vital to its service users’ quality of life. Each position offers benefits, training and career advancement.
Manager, Catherine Porter explains: “Our services and the care our carers provide are essential to anyone who is elderly and vulnerable.
A joint New Year message from Steve Brown, director of public health Devon County Council and Dr Rob Dyer, NHS medical director for Devon.
It is customary at this time of year to reflect, to look at the last 12-months – and then to look ahead.
2020 was certainly like no other for many of us.
What we expected at the beginning of the year - the usual trials and tribulations of normal times – were suddenly and significantly turned on their head in March.
The worrying images on our TVs screens first from Wuhan in China, then Hong Kong, Russia and then...
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is asking people to welcome the start of 2021 safely, and not make unnecessary 999 calls.
The NHS is experiencing high demand for its services, due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic alongside normal winter pressures.
SWASFT dealt with around 2,600 incidents a day between 19 and 28 December, and is expecting a busy New Year.
It is asking people only to call 999 in a life-threatening emergency, and to contact NHS 111 for less serious medical problems.
