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The National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) has published figures for the South West as part of its 50p for Culture campaign which aims to safeguard and increase local authority investment in arts, museums and heritage.

The campaign brings together new research, data analysis and a website ( www.50pforculture.org ) where residents in England can find out how much local authorities plan to spend on culture in their area this year.

In a recent poll by Ipsos MORI co-commissioned by the NCA, 63% of people - almost two thirds - said they believed that even in these difficult...

Police and fire crews have begun investigating the cause of major blaze at an Exeter car show room. At its height around 40 firefighters tackled the fire, at Hendys Car Supermarket on the Marsh Barton Industrial Estate, which was reported to be under control by 7:45am. Crews remain at the scene and the incident is still causing major traffics delays due blocked roads on the estate. Arriving on scene at around 5:34am firefighters found smoke coming from the commercial building, which measures 20 metres by 10 metres, and was well alight. Five fire appliances, along with support from an...

Bicton College’s Farm Manager, James Drury, sacrificed time this month to enable fellow farmer, James Winslade, from Somerset a rare opportunity to spend time with his young family for the first time since the floods struck the Somerset Levels in January.

Bicton College offered support by drilling 53 acres of Spring Barley, giving their brand new Claas 640 Arion and Lemken drill their first outing since delivery just this month. Commenting on his busy week, James Drury said, ‘The work we did for James gave him the chance to have Easter Sunday off - his first day off since the farm...

Professor Nick Talbot of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), the premier scientific accolade in the United Kingdom.

Professor Talbot is distinguished for his role in determining the mechanisms by which fungi cause disease in plants. His discoveries have led to new insights into fungal developmental biology, cellular differentiation and, in particular, how fungi have evolved the capacity to cause some of the most important crop diseases.

Professor Talbot’s research group are best known for their studies on rice...