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A team of students from Clyst Vale Community College in Exeter have been crowned the national champions in Land Rover 4x4 in Schools Technology Challenge UK Finals, one of the UK’s most successful school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) challenges.

Over the past six months, thousands of young people aged 11-19 have participated in the Challenge and have been designing, building and testing miniature remote-controlled 4x4 vehicles with support from Jaguar Land Rover engineering graduate mentors. In each stage of the Challenge, teams must successfully negotiate a...

Conservationists have been awarded funding to develop plans to protect a rare species of bat in Devon. The funding secured by Devon Wildlife Trust from the Heritage Lottery Fund for will go towards a project protecting the Greater Horseshoe Bat. The project plan to be developed over the next 12 months by the Greater Horseshoe Bat Partnership could then see a further £750,000 in long-term funding. “In the last century they’ve seen their numbers decline by 90% and Devon and the wider South West, is really the last remaining stronghold for that species.” said Steve Hussey of the Devon...

Exeter’s dedicated local food shop is celebrating its third birthday and plans to record this occasion by creating a wall of photographs of people with their favourite food or drink item. The Real Food Store, Paris Street, Exeter has over 300 shareholders plus hundreds of regular customers and staff who have already started taking pictures.

Store manager Natalie Ohlson said:

“This isn’t just an ordinary shop selling local food, we’re all about people, both our regular customers and the producers who supply us. The link between those who live or work in town and those who...

An Exeter builder has welcomed the Government’s move to help military personnel lay down roots and own their own home through the new Forces Help to Buy scheme.

The initiative, which is due to be launched in early April, will initially cover a three-year period aimed at addressing the low rate of home ownership in the Armed Forces.

The new Forces Help to Buy scheme will mean servicemen and women can borrow up to 50% of their salary, interest-free, to buy their first home, up to a maximum of £25,000, providing a boost to those needing to find a deposit to buy their own home...