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Public Consultation Opens on Proposed Merger Between Exeter College and Petroc

Exeter College and Petroc have today launched a public consultation on a proposed merger that would see two Devon colleges come together to form a new College Group.

If approved, the new organisation, the Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group (ENDC), would serve more than 16,000 learners across Devon, employ nearly 2,000 staff and have a combined turnover exceeding £100 million.

The proposal is a voluntary merger, with neither college in any form of intervention. By combining their resources and expertise, the Colleges aim to create a stronger, more resilient group with...

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TV channels to beam Devon to global audience

In just three weeks time a TV global audience of millions will tune in to see Devon at its best when the Tour of Britain returns to the county.

In what will be a worldwide showcase for the county on September 9, viewers will be able to watch three hours of live coverage of the Devon Stage of the Tour of Britain.

This year both ITV4 and the BIKE Channel UK will show the race live, while ITV4 will also air a one-hour highlights programme each day.

ITV4’s coverage will be fronted by Matt Barbet and former World Track Champion Rob Hayles, with four-time World Champion...

City bag an away victory

Superb strikes from Ryan Harley and Jake Taylor gave Exeter City their first points of the season as they beat Accrington Stanley 2-1 at the Wham Stadium.

The Grecians took the lead with 25 minutes to go, but were pegged back by a goal from former player Arron Davies, before going on to net the winner through Taylor two minutes later.

City manager Paul Tisdale made three changes to the side that lost to Crawley Town on Tuesday. Out went Matt Oakley, Ethan Ampadu and Liam McAliden for Craig Woodman, Connor Riley-Lowe and Troy Brown. Read more at http://bit.ly/2bCILA0

Rugby clubs unite to remember fallen heroes

Fallen heroes from the Devon and Ulster Regiments, which served at the Battle of the Somme, are to be remembered ahead of tomorrow’s pre-season rugby friendly between Exeter Chiefs and Ulster Rugby.

A new exhibition is being set up for the day at Sandy Park Stadium, the home of the Chiefs, to remember 3,237 Allied servicemen from the Devon and Ulster regiments who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the first day of battle on July 1, 1916.

In what will be a moving tribute to those killed in battle, the Exeter Suite will not only lay out 3,227 shrouds – 16 per cent of the 19,240...

Exeter School alumna Sara Orchard reports on Olympics

For those of you enjoying watching the Olympics you may have seen Exeter School alumna Sara Orchard commentating. The school looks forward to welcoming Sara back to school for Speech Day in September.

Sara joined the Sixth Form in 1998 where she studied Economics, English and Theatre Studies before leaving in 2000 to read Sports Science at Sheffield Hallam University. At school she helped form the girls' rugby team and developed this interest further at university and is a qualified rugby referee and coach.

After graduating, Sara worked in local radio in Devon and then...

Ocean Film Festival returns to Exeter

Audiences will once again be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet, as the Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns this autumn after last year’s highly acclaimed Tour.

The tour arrives in Exeter on Friday 9 September, at Exeter Corn Exchange.

Originating in Australia, the programme will feature a brand new selection of the world’s most enthralling ocean-themed short films, showing in 30 towns and cities across the UK.

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour showcases over two hours of sublime footage taken above and below...

Humble moss helped create our oxygen-rich atmosphere

The evolution of the first land plants including mosses may explain a long-standing mystery of how Earth’s atmosphere became enriched with oxygen, according to an international study led by the University of Exeter.

Oxygen in its current form first appeared in Earth’s atmosphere some 2.4 billion years ago, in an incident known as the Great Oxidation Event. However, it was not until roughly 400 million years ago that this vital compound first approached modern levels in the atmosphere. This shift steered the trajectory of life on Earth and researchers have long debated how oxygen...

Radio Exe ownership deal

Exe Broadcasting, the Exmouth-based company that controls Radio Exe, has bought out the radio station’s minority shareholder to bring it into complete local ownership.

Almost five years on from turning ailing Exeter FM into a successful new station, Radio Exe, Exe Broadcasting’s acquisition of London-based Devon Radio Ltd’s 40 per cent stake means that for the first time in more than 20 years when Lantern FM in Barnstaple was acquired by Orchard Media (and before that when DevonAir Radio was acquired by Capital Radio in 1987), Devon has a commercial radio station wholly owned by...

RGB charity golf day raises over £2,000

RGB Building Supplies recently raised a fantastic £2,035 for its nominated charity, Prostate Cancer UK, during a golf day held at Bovey Castle in association with Exeter City FC. A total of 27 teams made up of suppliers, customers, staff and Exeter City players took part in the day with a team representing RGB’s Exeter branch winning the fourball competition and being awarded the Andy Shinner Memorial Trophy. Following the round of golf, players enjoyed a prize presentation with former England cricketer Geoff Miller and raffle to boost the fundraising total. Keith Harris, Product and...

Generosity of local people gives rare bats a boost

Bats in East Devon should see a better future thanks to the generous response to a Devon Wildlife Trust fundraising appeal – but more support is needed for the target to be met.

The Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project works to secure the future of one of Europe’s rarest bats – and the wildlife-rich farmland and woodland they rely on. The project works around several key maternity roosts in Devon including one near Branscombe and one near Southleigh.

Staff from the bat project, which is led by Devon Wildlife Trust working in partnership with local organisations such as East...

Severe weather warning issued for weekend

A severe weather warning has been issued by the Met Office as unseasonably strong winds - gusting at up to 60mph - are expected to batter Devon.

A spell of unseasonably strong southwesterly winds, accompanied by heavy, blustery showers, is expected to reach the South West UK during the early hours of Saturday, moving east across many parts of England and Wales through the day.

Gusts are expected to reach 40-50 mph inland, and 50 to very locally 60 mph along exposed coastlines in the south and west. Please be aware that these winds may lead to disruption to transport, and in...

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Public Consultation Opens on Proposed Merger Between Exeter College and Petroc

TV channels to beam Devon to global audience

City bag an away victory

Rugby clubs unite to remember fallen heroes

Exeter School alumna Sara Orchard reports on Olympics

Ocean Film Festival returns to Exeter

Humble moss helped create our oxygen-rich atmosphere

Radio Exe ownership deal

RGB charity golf day raises over £2,000

Generosity of local people gives rare bats a boost

Severe weather warning issued for weekend

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