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Work to start on Heavitree Road bus improvements

Improvement work to enhance bus services on Heavitree Road in Exeter will get underway next month (February).

The scheme, which will start on Monday 2 February, involves the construction of a new traffic island and installation of a new set of traffic signals at the end of the outbound (eastbound) bus lane between Grendon Road and Polsloe Road/Barrack Road.

These new signals will give buses priority at the Polsloe Road / Barrack Road junction, making it easier for buses to progress towards Heavitree Fore Street or move from the bus lane into the right turn lane for...

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Brave contenders take on Burgh Island Swim

On Thursday 21 July the Ashfords Burgh Island Swim took place at Bigbury-on-Sea in South Devon from 6pm organised by national law firm, Ashfords LLP.

The event saw over 75 courageous participants swim for approximately 1 mile in open water around the iconic Devon beauty spot Burgh Island, raising as much money as possible for charity.

All money raised from the swim will go to the event's three selected charities: Parkinson's UK, Exeter City FC Football in the Community and Surf Life Saving GB.

The Ashfords Burgh Island Swim attracted keen swimmers from a number of...

'Free Tenners' for charities and community groups

Northcott Beaton, one of Devon’s top insurance companies, has launched a new affinity scheme designed to raise funds for charities and community groups across Devon.

The Exeter Leukaemia Fund is the first charity to sign up to the Free Tenners scheme which will enable charity supporters to raise funds through the purchase of day-to-day insurance products.

The scheme, the first of its kind, will assist charities and community groups with their fundraising efforts when they sign up as a Free Tenners Partner. When supporters of the registered charities and groups purchase...

South Devon Highway wins major industry award

The South Devon Link Road project has won two awards at a major regional industry award ceremony, held on Friday 8 July.

The project was presented with the ‘South West Project over £1 million’ award and the ‘People’s Choice award’ at the Institution of Civil Engineering (ICE) South West annual awards.

Devon County Council collected the award on behalf of the project team, which also comprised Torbay Council, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, construction company Galliford Try and their designer Ramboll.

The ICE South West Civil Engineering Awards celebrate outstanding civil...

Fines for Teignbridge fly-tippers

Teignbridge has introduced new on-the-spot fines of £400 to reduce fly-tipping offences in the district.

The new get-tough powers to issue fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping offences by an individual or companies came into force following a delegated decision by Teignbridge’s Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing Cllr Sylvia Russell.

Teignbridge has seized the opportunity to take advantage of the law changes that make it easier to take action against offenders. It means that anyone caught fly-tipping may be issued with a fixed penalty notice of £400....

Find a Foodie judges shortlist entrepreneurs

Thirteen of the best South West food entrepreneurs have been chosen, by a panel of regional food experts, to go through to the next stage of Exeter’s Find a Foodie search.

Launched by the team behind Exeter’s Queen St. Dining, ‘Find a Foodie’ is set to discover the next big thing in the region’s thriving food and drink sector.

The winning enterprise will have the opportunity to join the West Country’s most exciting culinary hub and receive an impressive support package, including a 3-month free occupancy of a kiosk in Queen St. The winner will also receive expert business,...

North Devon Link Road consultation extended

The consultation on options for improving the North Devon Link Road is being extended by two weeks.

Devon County Council has decided to keep the consultation open until Friday 12 August.

The consultation puts forward two preferred options, both of which improve traffic flow to reduce journey times between the M5 and Northern Devon, as well as tackling congestion at peak-times between Barnstaple and Bideford, and improving safety on the Link Road.

The first option, estimated at £35 million, is to upgrade junctions which are currently pinch points. The second option,...

Exeter City Council leader raises stakes on high street betting terminals

Exeter City Council leader Pete Edwards is urging the government to listen to local government and reduce the stakes on fixed odd betting terminals from £100 to £2.

Two years ago Exeter City Council, alongside 91 other local authorities from across the political spectrum, supported a Sustainable Communities Act to try to improve the situation.

The proposal called on the government to slash the maximum stakes on gaming machines found in high street betting shops from £100 a spin to £2, bringing them in line with other machines available in arcades, pubs and bingo halls....

Exeter Cathedral awarded £170,000 for urgent repairs

Exeter Cathedral has been awarded £170,000 for vital repairs to keep the building dry as part of the government’s First World War Centenary Cathedrals repair fund.

The grant will pay for urgent work to the drainage around the Cathedral, which is vital for taking water away from the stonework and not causing damp and decay.

The Dean, Very Revd Jonathan Draper, welcomed the grant, and said it would pay for important work to part of the Cathedral which – though unnoticed by the thousands of visitors who pass through its doors each year – was vital for the building’s long term...

Excitement builds for West Country Brick Show

On Saturday 30 July, two rooms of the city centre's Exeter Phoenix will be taken over by LEGOⓇ fans and traders for the West Country Brick Show.

Show organisers, 'West Country Bricks', are a LEGO user group of adult fans from the South West who enjoy collecting, building, and customising LEGO, as well as sharing their passion for the hobby. They are also members of the Brickish Association, the largest LEGO User Group in the UK.

West Country Bricks will be joined by dozens of exhibitors at the show displaying colourful constructions and sharing LEGO building expertise to...

Young actors to soar at Exeter Northcott

Following a hugely successful audition call, Exeter Northcott Theatre is proud to present the young actors who will play the roles of John and Michael Darling in its 2016 Christmas show, Peter Pan.

Along with the Lost Boys cast, the roles will split equally between two teams of actors throughout the run which starts on Friday 2 December.

Michael Darling will be played by 12 year old Brandon Tayler-Young who attends Plymouth School of Creative Arts, and 10 year old Fenn Gillmore, who attends St Sidwell’s Primary School in Exeter.

Fenn said “When I’m older I want to...

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Work to start on Heavitree Road bus improvements

Brave contenders take on Burgh Island Swim

'Free Tenners' for charities and community groups

South Devon Highway wins major industry award

Fines for Teignbridge fly-tippers

Find a Foodie judges shortlist entrepreneurs

North Devon Link Road consultation extended

Exeter City Council leader raises stakes on high street betting terminals

Exeter Cathedral awarded £170,000 for urgent repairs

Excitement builds for West Country Brick Show

Young actors to soar at Exeter Northcott

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