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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

First Thursdays is a new event you won’t want to miss.

From June to September, Gandy Street will come alive on the first Thursday of each month, with a festival atmosphere in the early evening.

The first event takes place on Thursday 4 June, 5–8pm. Expect late-night shopping, live music, street entertainment, extended opening hours at cultural venues and a cocktail trail. All your favourite businesses on Gandy Street and in the surrounding area will be open, including:

Boston Tea Party : Will be hosting an indoor market with Circular Social, featuring

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Residents to vote for outdoor gym design

East Devon District Council and Woodbury Parish Council are asking Woodbury Salterton residents of all ages to decide on the final design for £30,000 of outdoor gym and play equipment available for the Woodbury Salterton recreation field.

Woodbury Parish Council are taking all the options to a voting stall at Woodbury Salterton Village Hall on Thursday 17 July from 3.30pm to 6.30pm. So please go along and cast your vote.

The money has come from recent housing developments (Section 106 funds) in the parish. Residents have been part of the process of deciding how the cash is...

The turf is off on the Big Bellever Dig

The Dartmoor site has been prepared and on Monday archaeologists will begin a new phase of excavation at a Bronze Age hut circle site in Bellever plantation.

A quick look during the last season of excavation in 2011 revealed a possible stake hole along with internal paving and potential occupational deposits in a small hut circle. Hopes are high that they will recover some interesting and well preserved features that will increase our understanding of this remarkable site and Dartmoor’s Bronze Age in general.

They will also be investigating outside a larger hut circle to...

Prison officer numbers cut by 34% in 3 years

The number of prison officers in the South West has been cut by 34 per cent in three years, figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform reveal today (Friday 11 July).

Research published by the charity shows that there were 1,275 officer grade staff working in the region’s prisons in September 2013, compared with 1,943 in September 2010.

According to the charity the number of officers at Exeter Prison has fallen by 32 per cent – from 176 in September 2010 to 120 in September 20123.

The drop in officer numbers nationwide has coincided with a deepening...

Plan for 300 homes at Honiton is deferred

An East Devon District Council committee today (Friday) unanimously voted to defer a decision on a proposal for up to 300 new homes off Hayne Lane, Honiton, in the parish of Gittisham.

The decision came after late submissions from official bodies asked to comment on the possible impact of the new homes.

EDDC’s Development Management Committee (DMC) had referred the application to the Site Inspections Committee on 3 April and later that month the latter committee resolved to approve the proposal.

Since then, concerns have been raised by the EDDC ward member,...

Anniversary appeal for Kingsbridge murder inquiry

Detectives investigating the death of a 17-year-old boy in Kingsbridge will be returning to the town one week after the tragic event to appeal for the public’s help.

A murder enquiry was launched after the death of Alex Peguero Sosa, from the Kingsbridge area, who was found with fatal injuries at a bus shelter in Prince of Wales Road around 2.20am on 6 July.

Lee Dent, 42, of East Portlemouth, Salcombe, has been charged with murder and remains in custody following an appearance at Exeter Crown Court on 10 July.

Detectives and local officers will return to Kingsbridge...

Devon to benefit from sustainable transport funding

Devon County Council has today (Friday 11 July) received £1.1 million from the Government for sustainable transport schemes.

Devon has successfully bid for the Local Sustainable Transport Funding as a one year extension for its two projects which aim to help economic growth and cut congestion across the county.

The Department for Transport is providing £910,00 for 2015/16 to go towards the County Council’s “Unlocking Growth Through Sustainable Travel” scheme.

This will aim to improve integration between sustainable modes of transport, improve bus services, and...

Students help hedgehogs at Knightshayes

Hedgehog numbers are on the decline in Britain, partly due to loses of suitable habitats, but students on the National Citizen Service (NCS) Government scheme are working in partnership with Petroc College, Tiverton and Knightshayes to help boost the local hedgehog population.

On Wednesday 16 July, from 10am onwards, students will share their newly gained hedgehog knowledge and expertise to help the visitors at Knightshayes learn how to encourage hedgehogs into their gardens. They will also be working with the rangers to create a hedgehog-friendly habitat by placing hedgehog box...

Highways Agency helps drivers to have a happy holiday

With the school summer holidays almost upon us, and more drivers using its roads, the Highways Agency is urging road users in the South West to check and maintain their vehicles this summer – as figures reveal that 1,014 incidents on the region’s roads last summer were potentially preventable. It is also using data from previous years to analyse popular routes and times in the South West – allowing drivers to better plan their journeys.

Agency figures show that out of 5,006 incidents in the South West last year during the summer months, 1014 of them were potentially preventable –...

Do you work in the coolest place in the UK?

According to recent research, we spend more than 100,000 hours of our lives at work.

This is why we need to work in spaces that stimulate creativity and districts that excite us, with teams that support our ideas and bosses that inspire us.

Employees and business leaders in Exeter are being asked to nominate their office location in a unique search that will identify the very best business district and locations in the UK.

Can Exeter compete with the likes of London’s Shoreditch, Manchester’s prime business district Spinningfields or in Edinburgh’s New Town, which...

Get active at Sport and Wellbeing Fun Day

This Sunday (13th July) will see Active Devon co-host a Sport and Well Being Fun Day at Exeter Quay & Piazza from 11am-4pm to encourage everyone to get active for life.

All ages and abilities are welcome to come and sample sports and healthy lifestyle activity.

The day will offer taster sports from a range of organisations including Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre, South West Athletics Academy, Exwick Tennis Club and Exeter Martial Arts club.

The event is being held in partnership with Exeter City Council and St Lukes Science and Sports College who will...

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Gandy Street is the place to be on the First Thursdays of the month this summer

Residents to vote for outdoor gym design

The turf is off on the Big Bellever Dig

Prison officer numbers cut by 34% in 3 years

Plan for 300 homes at Honiton is deferred

Anniversary appeal for Kingsbridge murder inquiry

Devon to benefit from sustainable transport funding

Students help hedgehogs at Knightshayes

Highways Agency helps drivers to have a happy holiday

Do you work in the coolest place in the UK?

Get active at Sport and Wellbeing Fun Day

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