The iconic Ottery Tar Barrels roars back on Friday night as bumper crowds take to the roads for the huge Devon spectacle. The yearly tradition is said to date back to the 17th century and attracts ...

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 ...

The annual carnage that is the Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels event has got underway with the first children's barrel lit around 4.10pm this afternoon. Steeped in history and spectacle, thousands of ...

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, ...