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, ...

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 ...

Tattoo artists and hairdressers are among those in a community getting ready for one of their busiest times of the year. Up to 20,000 people are expected to the Ottery Tar Barrels in Devon on ...

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 iconic Ottery Tar Barrels event takes place as always on November 5. The world famous event sees people run with lit barrels filled with tar on their backs while a crowd cheers them on through the ...

To some people, fully grown men sprinting through packed streets with huge, flaming wooden barrels on their backs might seem like lunacy. To the people of Devon though, the running of the Ottery St ...