Local people in a rural town have been running through the streets with flaming tar barrels above their heads Organisers say "not much can prepare you" for the tradition of Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels ...

People in Devon and Cornwall marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. On 8 May 1945 at exactly ...

Crowds of between 15,000 and 20,000 are expected at a spectacular event where people carry flaming tar barrels above their heads through a Devon town. The Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels is on Wednesday, ...

Exeter Road, just off the A30 near Ottery St Mary in Devon, has reopened in both directions following a lorry fire. Both directions of traffic were affected by the incident. The fire broke out ...

Today's the day that Devon hosts its most dangerous event - the infamous Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels. This crazy celebration sees local mad men and women carry flaming barrels coated in tar through the ...

Sixteen people suffered minor burns after 60lb barrels of blazing tar were rolled and carried through a town on Bonfire Night. Ambulance crews treated those injured as more than 20,000 packed the ...

These astonishing scenes are the aftermath of a deluge of hailstones that buried a town in a river of ice. Ottery St Mary, in Devon, was plunged into chaos by the storm in the early hours yesterday.

A rural town hosts one of the most "exhilarating" annual events in the country where local people run through crowd-lined streets with flaming barrels above their heads. Organisers said "not much can ...

What's on near Ottery-St-Mary, Exeter : Ottery-St-Mary Events, Clubs, gig guide, Club Nights, Theatre and more. Buy your tickets or get on the guestlist for free ...

Police in Devon have urged people to avoid a town hit by flash flooding as more rain was expected in the area on Monday. Residential roads have been seen under water in Ottery St Mary as a yellow ...