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Fire Service support team turn rescuers as tiny kitten is saved from car

A group of fire station workers who usually leave dramatic rescues to their firefighters got a taste of the action when a tiny kitten became perilously stuck inside a car.

The usually desk-based colleagues were called upon to help when a member of the public made an unexpected detour and drove to Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters at The Knowle in Clyst St George because they could hear a cat crying out from somewhere in their car.

As there are no firefighters stationed at the headquarters, members of the Digital & Data, HR, Operational...

Legal firm pledges support for Exeter City

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 04/11/2016 - 10:22am

A leading West Country legal firm is supporting the award-winning work of Exeter City FC in the community.

Everys Solicitors has once again pledged its support of the League Two club’s Football in the Community charity.

The law firm was impressed by the variety of work the charity carries out to deliver inspiring physical activity, education, health and well-being programmes and courses across Devon.

Llewellyn Nicholls, Everys Business Development and Marketing Manager, said: “Exeter City is far more than just a football club. At Everys, we have been extremely...

Girling: Report explodes Brexit myths on fishing

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/11/2016 - 6:23am

South West MEP Julie Girling has welcomed a trade-press report that leaving the EU would not automatically make life better for British fishermen and seafood companies.

She spoke out after the industry publication Undercurrent reported that "Brexit" would not necessarily free up UK fishing quotas or mean autonomy for the British fleet, according to the Marine Conservation Society.

Instead quotas would still need to be negotiated between the UK, the EU and any other member state involved, including Norway or Iceland, the MSC said.

Mrs Girling, Conservative MEP for...

Spring clean for Tiverton water main

Tiverton's trunk main is to get a spring clean - using ice crystals.

South West Water will be carrying out planned maintenance on the water network from 11-14 April.

Over time very low levels of iron and manganese present in all water supplies build up on the internal surfaces of water mains. If these are disturbed due to a sudden change in flow or pressure (caused by a burst main, for example) customers may notice their water appears discoloured.

To avoid this inconvenience, South West Water periodically removes any build-up in a controlled and planned way....

Greens call for halt to more luxury student flat developments in Exeter

Authored by Diana Moore
Posted: Mon, 04/11/2016 - 6:18am

Exeter Greens have called for a halt to the continued growth of purpose-built luxury student accommodation, saying the speed and scale of the developments poses risks to the mix and diversity of the city centre; the provision of affordable accommodation and to student mental health.

The Party’s call for a curtailment of such new developments follows the latest plans for nearly 600 beds on the bus depot site and a planned 130+ bed block on historic Bartholomew Street. In the central area of the city alone, major developments totalling 2,640 beds are complete, under construction or...

Undercliffs re-opened for Coast Path walkers

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 04/10/2016 - 11:31pm

A popular stretch of the South West Coast Path has been reopened ahead of the main walking season, with a new route through Natural England’s Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliffs National Nature Reserve.

The Path was closed and diverted inland almost two years ago at the western end of the Undercliffs, after an ongoing landslip resulted in the area becoming unsafe for walkers. Since then, there has been extensive negotiations with landowners and advice from geologists to create a new safe route through one of the most challenging and unusual sections of the entire South West Coast...

Lateness the main reason for speeding

Authored by Benstrange95
Posted: Sun, 04/10/2016 - 12:55pm

With the Easter holiday period drawing to a close many of us will be fitting back into our usual routine of waking up, getting ready for work, some of us rushing to get the kids ready for school and flying out the door desperate to avoid being late.

It seems that many of us, in a bid to shave off precious time from our journeys, speed up in the car naturally putting ourselves, and other drivers, at risk.

A recent survey by insurance company ingenie into British people’s driving habits has revealed that 45% of us speed in our cars because we are late. This was followed...

* COMPETITON CLOSED ** Win tickets to Exeter's After Dark Music Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 04/10/2016 - 11:22am

Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young will headline the Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink ‘After Dark Music Festival’ on Thursday 21st April.

The hugely popular After Dark events run on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of the festival weekend in the Exeter Castle Courtyard. This year the After Dark Music Festival is sponsored by Pavey Group.

Fronted by one of the UK's finest and best loved vocalists, Paul Young, Los Pacaminos will entertain the crowds with its Americana/Tex Mex sound, both classics and original material.

They will be supported by two...

Somme appeal to help create database of the fallen

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 04/10/2016 - 11:04am

People all over the UK are being asked to get involved in an unique and historic art project to commemorate those who fell on the first day of the Battle of the Somme through a photographic and detailed legacy of all 19,240 Allied servicemen who lost their lives.

On 1st July 2016, at 0730 hours, exactly 100 years since the whistle was blown to ‘go over the top', 19,240 Shrouds of the Somme will be revealed laid out in Exeter's Northernhay Gardens.

"We believe that in this age of digital technology we have a chance like never before of building up a photographic and detailed...

Say NO to doorstep crime

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 04/10/2016 - 10:02am

Devon residents are being warned against rogue doorstep traders offering home maintenance services this spring.

In 2015 87 complaints were received by the service in relation to doorstep crime, with an estimate loss of over £101,000.

In March this year six complaints were made and in February an estimated £3,000 was lost by victims, a 100 per cent increase on 2015.

The longer daylight hours often coincide with a rise in complaints made to Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Service.

Last April, 10 complaints were made with an estimated £28,000 lost....

Honiton play areas to get a £46,000 facelift

Local children at two Honiton primary schools have chosen the designs for eagerly awaited improvements to the Bowling Green - Millers Way and Langford Avenue play areas in Honiton.

East Devon District Council and Honiton Town Council have been working closely to spend £46,850 on improvements to the play areas in the town. Just over £28,000 will be spent at the Bowling Green - Millers Way playing field and a further £18,500 at Langford Avenue.

Funding for the play areas has come from Section 106 legal agreements with a number of developers who have built housing in the...

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