Exeter Airport has soared back into profit after passenger numbers skyrocketed following the Covid pandemic. The company has announced an operating profit of more than £1m – the first surplus it has made since 2019. In the year to the end of March 2024, Exeter Airport welcomed 435,000 passengers, an …
Read More »Man suffered fatal stab wounds after incident involving nephew
An inquest has been opened into the tragic death of a man in Devon who suffered fatal stab wounds following an incident involving his nephew. During a short public hearing, held by senior coroner Philip Spinney at Devon Coroner’s Court in Exeter on August 12, it was explained how Jonathan …
Read More »Royal Mail looking for Exeter Christmas workers that pay nearly £15 an hour
Royal Mail has begun recruiting workers in Devon to help sort Christmas cards and parcels during the busy festive period. It says the extra hands are needed for day and night shifts in Exeter to play a “key role in delivering Christmas to the nation”. The company says: “The festive …
Read More »Exeter City confidence high for another win as Reading visit St James Park
Exeter City will be looking to build on their impressive 2-0 win away at Carlisle United when Reading come to St James Park on Saturday. The Grecians have seven points from their first four outings – three of them on the road – and have conceded just one goal. The …
Read More »Appeal after post office closes
Royal Mail Post Box (Image courtesy: The blowup on Unsplash) The shop has been empty since last year Torbay MP Kevin Foster has urged Torquay town centre businesses to come to the rescue after one of the resort’s remaining post offices closed. The outlet in Torwood Street is set to …
Read More »NatWest to close Plymouth bank
NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year – including one in Plymouth. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of …
Read More »NatWest to close four Devon banks
NatWest has confirmed four more Devon banks will close this year. The bank group is to shut 36 branches across the UK by the end of July 2024. Of the closures, 34 are NatWest and two are RBS banks. It means the total number of NatWest branches scheduled to close …
Read More »What the Flying Scotsman is, when it is coming to Devon and why we love it so much
Railway enthusiasts will be lining vantage points across South Devon on Sunday when one of the nation’s favourite locomotives steams through the county again. The Flying Scotsman, which is 100 years old in 2023, will be pulling a train from Bristol to Cornwall and back, and that means endless photo …
Read More »Harry Potter star’s heartfelt new movie filmed in Devon
Eight towns and villages in Devon have starring roles in a new film being released in cinemas this week. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton, and arrives in local cinemas on April 28. Based on the best-selling book by Rachel Joyce, it tells the …
Read More »Lovesick Royal Mail driver harassed woman at work
A Royal Mail driver subjected a co-worker to a frightening campaign of harassment after becoming besotted with her. Michael Proctor began by giving the woman money he said he had found in a tin in his garden. His attentions grew more alarming and included threatening to kill himself when she …
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