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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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Work on Mamhead Slipway postponed

Work on the new £1 million Mamhead Slipway in Exmouth is now planned to start in spring 2016, rather than later this year to avoid impacting on the migrating birds which spend the winter on the River Exe.

The Exe is home to thousands of birds which arrive in the autumn from the Arctic regions and spend the winter here before returning north in the spring. Because of the vital role that the estuary plays in the survival of these bird species it is designated as a Special Protection Area, and this limits activities which could affect their survival.

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Summer holiday family fun at A la Ronde

Looking for things for the kids to do this summer holiday? At A la Ronde, near Exmouth, there is a family activity on offer every day.

They can join in the Coastal Quiz Trail from Saturday 18 July until Sunday 6 September. All they need to do is follow the map to find the answer to all the questions and win a prize. The coastal theme of the quiz ties in with the 50th anniversary celebrations of project Neptune, which has helped the National Trust protect over 775 miles of coastline.

Every Tuesday during the school holiday kids can also get creative with crafts and...

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Artists selected for Exeter Contemporary Open

Exeter Phoenix is pleased to announce the fourteen artists who have been selected for this year’s Exeter Contemporary Open art exhibition. Exeter Contemporary Open is a firmly established highlight of the annual visual arts calendar in the South West and has become a nationally recognised platform for the very best in exciting, emerging contemporary art. The selection panel - which consistedof Welsh artist Sean Edwards, London based artist, writer and curator Cedar Lewisohn, Nottingham based independent curator Jennie Syson and Phoenix Gallery curator Matt Burrows - had a tough challenge...

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Help insects go about their buzzness

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 12:53pm

Buglife and other organisations involved in Devon Local Nature Partnership are appealing to Devon's residents to do one simple thing to help bees and other pollinating insects this National Pollinator Week.

Wild bees and other insect pollinators are faced with a perfect storm of pressures which have all led to their decline, these include: a loss of wildflower-rich habitats through the intensification of farming, urban development, and the increased use of pesticides. As a result half of the UK's 27 bumblebee species, two-thirds of our moths and over 70% of our butterflies are in...

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Get your office in the Loop

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 11:24am

We all know that the best way to clear the mind, loosen the limbs and get the ‘juices flowing’ during a busy working day is to get up from our desks and have a short break.

Rather than trudging down to the coffee machine though, the turn-to activity becoming among forward thinking businesses is table tennis.

Ping pong, wiff-waff: call it what you will; is enjoyed by 101,000 people weekly according to the latest figures from Sport England’s Active People Survey.

Table Tennis England, the sport’s official governing body, has recognised this trend with the launch of ‘...

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Man seriously injured in Crediton collision

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 10:21am

A driver sustained life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on the A377 at Crediton on Saturday night (10 July).

Emergency services were called around 10.50pm after the silver Peugeot 206 Estate left the road near Hookway Cross and struck a granite post and trees.

The 41-year-old male driver from Crediton sustained serious head and chest injuries which were described as life-threatening.

He was taken to Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and later transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he remains in a serious condition.

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Schools celebrate Big Bang Fair success

Devon schools are celebrating success after being put forward to the finals of a national science competition.

KEVICC (King Edward VI Community College) in Totnes and Tavistock College were selected to go through to the National Science and Engineering Competition in March 2016 in Birmingham following this years Big Bang South West Fair at the University of Exeter.

Devon County Council supported the Enterprising Young Devon award category again this year which will see winning schools able to access funding for further enterprise activity delivered by the Education Business...

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Exeter's Soul of a New Machine - Formula Student 2015

Authored by Phil Wesby
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 8:40am

Exeter’s Engineering students can be forever proud as the future carriers of the torch of Britain’s manufacturing heritage – for without engineers, Britain’s future to compete on the World’s stage will remain bleak.

To be frank, it is a luxury to study some less intellectually challenging subject but a real endurance and test of conviction to study engineering. The subject takes no prisoners and Exeter University certainly sets a very high standard in academic achievement. Nevertheless, engineering is about implementation and solving real problems: boldly stepping up to the plate...

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Private sector growth at 12-month high

Private sector activity in the South West rose at the fastest pace for a year in June, according to the latest PMI® survey data.

That followed a slowdown in growth over the previous two months, and the latest expansion placed the South West among the fastest growing UK regions. That said, growth in total activity was partly accounted for by falling backlogs, as new business growth picked up only slightly during the month. Cost pressures remained historically weak, while jobs were created at a strong pace.

The seasonally adjusted Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking South West...

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Celebration of Devon headteachers’ service

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 07/13/2015 - 7:19am

A celebration of over 300 years of service to children in Devon by 12 headteachers has been held by the county’s schools chiefs.

The leader of Devon County Council, John Hart, and the Cabinet Member for Schools, James McInnes, Chief Executive Phil Norrey and Head of Education and Learning, Sue Clarke, hosted the celebration for heads who left their schools during the current academic year after a lifetime of service.

Most were retiring but others were going on to work in other areas.

In all they have spent 324 years educating children across the county.

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