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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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Princesshay launches free recruitment service

Princesshay is offering a free recruitment service to its occupiers.

‘Recruit Princesshay’ is an initiative developed by The Crown Estate to place skilled candidates into positions within Princesshay as well as the surrounding area.

The free service will be introduced this spring and will welcome Hannah Latty, a Workplace Co-ordinator who will deliver the service. Hannah will arrange visits with local businesses in order to understand the current and future recruitment needs of the organisation.

Recruit Princesshay will help to find skilled candidates who live in...

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RD&E takes steps to become more dementia friendly

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 03/23/2016 - 12:43pm

The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has signed up to two high profile projects which cement its commitment to improving the experience of patients with Dementia and their families when in hospital.

The RD&E has just become the 40th member of the Exeter Dementia Action Alliance, a local organisation working towards making Exeter a dementia friendly city.

By joining the Alliance, the hospital has committed to introduce practical actions as well as a three year strategy which includes promoting their dementia and delirium care plan, easy identification of patients,...

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New plan for National Parks gives every schoolchild a chance to visit

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 03/23/2016 - 11:43am

Every schoolchild in England will have the chance to visit our inspiring National Parks at each stage of their education under plans announced today by Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss—as new figures reveal only 10% of schoolchildren currently have access to outdoor learning.

The new Plan for National Parks kickstarts a programme of activity to safeguard the future of iconic landscapes—like Exmoor and Dartmoor—including by engaging young people throughout their education:

• from primary school, bringing more than 80,000 young people to visit National Parks and putting...

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Motorcross bikes stolen in Devon burglary

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 03/23/2016 - 10:38am

Police are appealing for information following a burglary from a garage on Decoy Road on Thursday 10 March between 3am and 5am.

With an estimated value of over £14,600, thieves drilled out locks and cut padlocks to gain entry to the garage. Once inside, they have cut chains to remove the bikes.

The three Motorcross bikes (pictured) were a red Honda 450, a yellow Suzuki 250 and a yellow/lime coloured Honda 250- this colour bike is particularly unusual as Honda 450’s are normally red.

Four pedal bikes were also taken; a white Scott Gambler, a blue and white Giant...

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RAC warns of a long ‘Bad’ Friday on the roads this Easter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 03/23/2016 - 10:35am

The RAC Breakdown Cover team is warning anyone planning to getaway this Easter to expect a long ‘Bad’ Friday on the roads as over five million motorists take to their cars for some well-earned time away. RAC Traffic Watch data shows a total of 16.8m car journeys will be made over the Easter weekend as people make the most of the long weekend visiting family and friends or enjoying a break in the spring weather somewhere different.

RAC spokesman Simon Williams said: “Easter traditionally sees the first big getaway of the year but this time we are expecting an unprecedented number of...

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Increase in animals needing help in the SW

Figures released today (23 March) by the RSPCA reveal that people being convicted for cruelty in many areas of the South West is on the rise, whilst the number of animals being rescued is also increasing across the region.

Courts in the South West have seen an increase in the number of people convicted for crimes relating to animal welfare, particularly in some of the larger counties. In seven out of 13 counties in the RSPCA’s South West region there was an increase in the number of people being convicted in prosecutions taken by the RSPCA. In both Hampshire and Somerset, there was...

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Caroline Quentin attends RISE graduation ceremony

Local celebrity Caroline Quentin presented certificates at the RISE Recovery Peer Supporter Graduation.

RISE is a recovery orientated drug and alcohol service delivered across Devon by a partnership of Addaction and EDP Drug & Alcohol Services.

The nine graduates were recognised for completing their training course as peer supporters, who will now go on to help RISE service users overcome substance misuse issues. Former service users themselves, they will lead by example at the Devon alcohol and drug service, inspiring others with their own recovery journeys. The...

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A396 near Cove to open under traffic control

Early morning commuters will be able to use the A396, north of Cove, Tiverton, every day from the end of this week until the completion of road works in May.

The round-the-clock closure of the A396 to enable a new safety barrier to be built, is scheduled to come to an end on Thursday evening, March 24th.

From then until the completion of the works, scheduled for May 14th, 2016, the A396 will be open to traffic under two-way traffic lights, either all day or during the rush hour and evening periods.

From Thursday, March 24th until April 4th 24hour traffic control...

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Allotment waiting lists slashed in Exeter

The number of people waiting for an allotment in Exeter has been dramatically reduced from 804 last summer to just 131 in February, the City Council has revealed.

The reduction has been due to a quicker turnaround of vacant sites and the dividing up of plots to make them more manageable for first-time growers.

Cllr Keith Owen, Lead Councillor for Health and Place, said he was delighted that more people than ever before were having an opportunity to tend an allotment and that the waiting list had been reduced.

“Allotment associations across the city have now taken on...

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Devon County Show launches spring gift cards

For the first time the Devon County Show has launched Spring gift cards to celebrate the season and offer recipients a ‘big day out’ in May.

Tickets for the 121st Show on May 19, 20 and 21 at Westpoint, Exeter can be purchased inside a choice of two gift cards designed by a local artist.

Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: “These cards make a perfect present for family and friends at any time between now and May and, unlike Easter eggs, they are a lot less fattening!”

The two designs of a chick hatching and a new-born lamb were created by 23-year-old Ollie Eskriett, a...

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