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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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New Phear Park play area opens

Phear Park’s new improved play area, featuring £48,000 of exciting leisure equipment, was officially declared open on Monday 21 March 2016 by East Devon District Council’s Chairman Councillor Stuart Hughes and Exmouth Town Mayor Councillor Maddy Chapman, who is also ward member for Exmouth Brixington.

The play area project was a joint partnership between East Devon District Council and Exmouth Town Council who have worked closely together to spend Section 106 funding, contributed by developers for every new home created in the town.

Local children and young people from...

Easter weather warning issued for Devon

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the Easter weekend.

High winds are expected to affect Devon on Saturday with gusts of 40-50mph in some inland areas, possibly topping 60mph across exposed coasts and hills.

The strong winds will be accompanied by heavy rain at times.

The warning is valid from 7am-9pm.

The Exter-based agency’s chief forecaster said: “An active frontal zone is expected to move east across the country through Saturday, accompanied by strong, gusty winds and one or two spells of heavy rain.

“Whilst expected wind gusts will...

The changing face of Bridge Road in Exeter

To coincide with the fly-through footage of Bridge Road in Exeter, Devon County Council takes a look back at how the route has developed over the years.

The widening improvements are the latest chapter in the history of this busy commuter route into the city.

The road and structures along the route have evolved to cope with changes in demand, and increasing traffic levels.

Across the county, Devon County Council maintains over 3,000 bridges. More than 50 of these are along the course of the River Exe alone and some of the key crossings are on Bridge Road. With so...

Arson: Don’t accept it, report it!

This Arson Awareness Week, Fire and Rescue Services, together with the Arson Prevention Forum, are calling on everyone to play their part in tackling fire-crime.

“Arson accounts for almost half of all fires attended by the fire and rescue services and can have devastating effects in terms of its cost and consequences,” said Lee Howell, the Forum’s Independent Chairperson.

Insurers report that arson costs over £1bn in fire-related claims each year. Damage to property, business interruption and other inconvenience caused by arson is significant. Deliberate fires cost a vast...

Civic Service raises over £300 for local charities

Sidmouth’s Parish Church of St Giles was packed to the hilt on Sunday 20 March, as over 100 local dignitaries, including chairmen and Mayors, from county, town and district councils, together with Neil Parish MP and the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, the Honourable Charles Fane Trefusis, attended East Devon District Council’s Chairman’s Civic Service.

The Reverend Canon Dr Philip Bourne conducted the service, which featured well known hymns such as ‘Praise my soul the king of heaven’, ‘Come down O love divine’, ‘Amazing Grace’ and the national anthem. A beautiful peace poem, ‘We cry...

Opticians use their heads to fundraise

Staff at Specsavers in Exeter donned their favourite hats today to raise money for Brain Tumour Research’s Wear A Hat Day.

Stephen Auty, store director at Specsavers Exeter, says: "Eye exams can be a vital tool in detecting brain tumours from an early stage but the rest is up to the hard work of the hospitals and Brain Tumour Research. This is our small way of helping to raise awareness of the fantastic work that the charity does."

Specsavers Exeter is equipped with the latest ophthalmic technology including a state-of-the-art digital retinal camera. This takes a digital...

Fly-through shows early stages of work on Bridge Road in Exeter

Devon County Council has released a fly-through video and aerial photographs of Bridge Road, Exeter, capturing the route in the early stages of being widened.

The footage by Matt Cranfield, of Skyflicks, can be viewed here and provides a birds-eye view of the road at the start of the improvement scheme which got underway last month.

The rarely seen view of the road shows how the route looks and will provide an interesting comparison once the work is completed next year.

Work on site has so far concentrated on the southbound side of Countess Wear Bridge. Utilities...

Have you registered to vote?

There's still time to register to vote for this year's elections.

People have until 18 April to ensure they are on the electoral register. Failure to do so will mean they will not be able to vote.

On Thursday 5 May voters in Exeter will go to the polls for Exeter City Council as well as the election of a Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Devon and Cornwall.

Local government elections select councillors who are responsible for making decisions on running services in the local area. This includes parks, leisure, housing, planning and waste management. The Police...

National Campaign to save Exmouth's Rolle Centre

A national fundraising campaign to save the former Rolle Centre is to be launched in Exmouth.

Details about the ‘Waste of Space’ campaign are being kept under wraps until the launch event, at the Owen Building at the former Rolle College site in the town, at 11am on Tuesday April 5.

Owner Plymouth University wants to sell the site, on Douglas Avenue, and has applied for outline planning permission to build up to 120 homes.

The campaign will feature the premiere of Waste of Space, a short film staring three Devon-based actors and shot at the Owen Building, along with...

Easter weekend set to be wet and windy

For many parts of the UK, Good Friday will bring plenty of dry weather, with variable amounts of cloud allowing for sunny spells. Temperatures will react accordingly and with highs of 14 or 15 Celsius likely, it will feel pleasant, especially in the sunshine. However, there may be some lingering rain in the south-east at first and it will turn cloudier in the north-west later, ahead of some wet and windy weather.

On Saturday a band of often heavy rain is going to move from west to east across the county, with the chance of some snow over the high ground in Scotland. It will also be...

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Work to start on Heavitree Road bus improvements

New Phear Park play area opens

Easter weather warning issued for Devon

The changing face of Bridge Road in Exeter

Arson: Don’t accept it, report it!

Civic Service raises over £300 for local charities

Opticians use their heads to fundraise

Fly-through shows early stages of work on Bridge Road in Exeter

Have you registered to vote?

National Campaign to save Exmouth's Rolle Centre

Easter weekend set to be wet and windy

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