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Science on tap: Exeter pubs to host Pint of Science 2026

Some of Exeter’s best-loved pubs will be hosting this year’s Pint of Science, offering up fascinating talks on everything from atoms and galaxies to understanding neurodiversity.

Running from 18-20 May, this year’s festival marks the 13th edition of the annual event, which brings researchers out of the lab and into local bars in 42 cities across the UK.

In Exeter, venues including the Bootlegger, Arcadia and City Gate Hotel will transform into hubs of scientific discussion with informative talks, demonstrations, live experiments, and a multi-city pub quiz competition....

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Road repair work to continue into 2015

The next phase in a major programme of resurfacing will be carried out in the new year as part of Devon County Council’s ongoing road repairs following last winter’s storms.

More than £650,000 of work will be carried out on behalf of the County Council at 11 sites across the county in January and February using funding awarded to Devon from the Department for Transport.

A £16 million programme of improvements is underway using the Government’s Pothole Repair Funding and Severe Weather Recovery Funding, which is restoring around 120 miles of roads in Devon. The cash is not...

Are we programmed to make bad decisions?

A natural desire to be part of the ‘in crowd’ could damage our ability to make the right decisions, a new study has shown.

Research led by the University of Exeter has shown that individuals have evolved to be overly influenced by their neighbours, rather than rely on their own instinct. As a result, groups become less responsive to changes in their natural environment.

The collaborative international study, which includes academics from Princeton University and both the Sorbonne Universites and Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) in France, is...

Flybe flight diverted after engine fire

A Flybe flight was forced to divert yesterday after an engine on one of its planes caught fire.

The aircraft had been travelling from Glasgow to George Best Belfast City Airportwhen the emergency was declared.

The ambulance service said all 76 passengers and four crew were taken off the plane safely. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution.

Flybe confirmed the flight was diverted due to a small engine fire which was extinguished before landing.

An inspection of the plane is under way.

Quintin Oliver, who was on the BE130 flight, told the BBC...

Neil Parish MP and Donna Air unite to support new Care2Save shopping website

Neil Parish MP has showed his support at a Westminster event on Wednesday 10th December for Care2Save.co.uk, the newly-launched shopping site that will help raise funds for charities across Devon when people shop online.

Online spending over Christmas is predicted to reach an all-time high of £13bn. If just 5 per cent of purchases are made through Care2Save.co.uk, £19.5m could be raised for good causes this festive season.

The briefing enabled MPs to learn how Care2Save.co.uk provides a new income stream for hospices and charities in the UK. Donna Air – actress, designer...

Sahara trek raises £40,000 for Hospiscare

Trekkers on the first ever Hospiscare Sahara Trek Challenge are celebrating after raising £40,000 for the local Exeter charity.

Twenty two intrepid trekkers endured searing daytime temperatures, chilly nights, a sandstorm and even spent an evening teaching the hokey cokey to their local Berber guides!

Celia Wilkinson, Hospiscare running and challenge fundraiser, said: “We only walked for three days instead of the planned four because of a massive sandstorm which appeared from nowhere, it was nice and sunny and blue skies, then it went quite dark and the wind got up. As our...

SWASFT launches ‘Festive Spirit’ campaign

South Western Ambulance Service launches its ‘festive spirit’ campaign today.

The campaign will run until Monday 5 January and aims to encourage people across the South West to drive safely this Christmas.

A poignant poster refers to people ‘having too much festive spirit’ and South Western Ambulance Service is urging people to consider the consequences before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol.

Alcohol is not the only factor when it comes to driving responsibly during the winter. Driving at a speed appropriate to the weather conditions, ensuring that...

Exeter couple banned from keeping dogs for 10 years

An Exeter couple were disqualified from owning dogs for 10 years at Exeter Magistrates’ Court last week (11 December) after admitting failing to meet their dog’s needs.

Anne Marie Every, 29, and Guy Francis Pinn, 27, both of Spenser Avenue, were also ordered to pay £250 costs each.

In addition, Pinn was ordered to do 80 hours of unpaid work and Every was given a two-year conditional discharge.

Mazie, a collie cross springer spaniel, was first seen by the RSPCA in April 2014.

She had a skin condition and the couple were provided with funding for veterinary...

International recognition for Exeter-based theatre company

Theatre Alibi’s latest show will be touring to Exeter, following performances in Philadelphia, where the company has been selected from competition across the world to perform at the International Performing Arts for Youth Showcase.

The Exeter-based theatre company’s adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s I Believe in Unicorns will be performed at Exeter Northcott Theatre in February 2015.

Set in Croatia, Morpurgo’s tale is inspired by a visit to Russia where he witnessed a standing ovation for an old man who had rescued all the books from a library when it caught fire. Moved by...

Boost for Devon rail commuters

Rail Minister Claire Perry has welcomed the first major redesign of First Great Western’s mainline timetable in Devon and Cornwall for seven years by waving off the first new 0706 retimed service.

The changes launched yesterday (15 December) see an improved service for the South West, providing an earlier morning direct service from London to Plymouth and Cornwall and shaving over 30 minutes off the current quickest journey time.

Key improvements include:

The 0706 Paddington-Paignton service will now also call at Plymouth, and retimed to arrive 40 minutes

MP takes the first step towards becoming a Sea Change Champion

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, wore Healthy Seas socks made partly from recycled fishing nets this week in order to show support for World Animal Protections’ Sea Change campaign.

Aiming to reduce the amount of lost and discarded fishing gear that harms and entangles millions of animals, the charity asked MPs to support their move to achieve safer, cleaner oceans by raising awareness of innovative solutions such as socks from recycled fishing gear on social media.

The charity has come across many other projects that mare making products from recycled fishing gear...

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Science on tap: Exeter pubs to host Pint of Science 2026

Road repair work to continue into 2015

Are we programmed to make bad decisions?

Flybe flight diverted after engine fire

Neil Parish MP and Donna Air unite to support new Care2Save shopping website

Sahara trek raises £40,000 for Hospiscare

SWASFT launches ‘Festive Spirit’ campaign

Exeter couple banned from keeping dogs for 10 years

International recognition for Exeter-based theatre company

Boost for Devon rail commuters

MP takes the first step towards becoming a Sea Change Champion

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