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All aboard the Freedom Boat Club

A Devon-based boat club says more people across Devon are turning away from traditional ownership in favour of flexible memberships that offer access to the sea without the expense and upkeep of owning a vessel.

Freedom Boat Club, which operates from Beacon Quay in Torquay Harbour, has reported growing interest as rising maintenance costs, storage fees and insurance bills make private boat ownership increasingly expensive for many households.

Instead, members pay a monthly fee to access a fleet of boats that are cleaned, fuelled, insured and maintained by the company....

Serious collision near Honiton

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/07/2014 - 2:40pm

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to a serious collision on the outskirts of Honiton at around 12.30pm today (7 April 2014). Four vehicles, a Mercedes, Lexus, Fiesta and a recovery vehicle were involved in the incident on the A35 between Honiton and Wilmington. A female passenger from the Fiesta has been taken to the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital with life threatening injuries. The road is closed in both directions while investigations take place at the scene. Any witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting reference 251 of 7th April.

Exeter YMCA receives High Sheriff Award

Exeter YMCA is proud to receive the High Sheriff Award for Services to the Community

John Lee, the High Sheriff for Devon, first visited Exeter YMCA earlier this year. He had a tour of their projects, met with many of the clients to hear how Exeter YMCA had helped transform their lives and heard presentations on their work in prisons, through Job Clubs and in schools.

John Lee said: "I was clearly very impressed with what I saw and also with the very dedicated team [at Exeter YMCA]."

Following his visit, John agreed to take part in Sleep Easy, Exeter YMCA...

Increasing Concern for Missing Honiton Man

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 04/07/2014 - 1:49pm

Police are becoming increasingly concerned as to the welfare and whereabouts of a man who has been missing from the Honiton area since April 4. Damian Hart, aged 38, is from the Feniton area of Honiton and is described as being 6' 2" tall, of medium to large build with short, dark brown hair and tatoos on both arms. He normally has stubble growth. He was reported missing by a family member on Saturday afternoon after going out to a local pub in Feniton at around 8pm on the Friday night. Police are becoming increasingly concerned for Damian all efforts to trace him have been unsucessful....

Former West Exe Head Tribunal

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 04/07/2014 - 11:52am

A former head teacher of an Exeter Technology College, who was paid a salary three times more than the average head, will appear in front of a professional conduct hearing today.

The hearing by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) will consider if Steve Maddern, the former head of West Exe Technolgy College, is responsible for bringing the profession into disrepute.

Steve Maddern, who resigned as head teacher of West Exe Technology College in May 2012 received national attention after it emerged that he was being paid £152,000 per year, around £10,000...

Thousands watch LV=Cup Parade

Thousands flocked to Exeter High Street to watch Exeter Chiefs players take part in a victory parade.

Exeter's favourite players posed for photographs with fans before jumping aboard an open top bus provided by Stagecoach.

The parade was organised to celebrate the Chiefs victorious triumph over the Northampton Saints during the LV=Cup final.

As well as meeting fans the players also took part in a civic reception with the Lord Mayor of Exeter in the Guildhall on Saturday.

Staff and officials from the rugby club also joined the players on the open top buses...

Volunteers give mill a makeover

Exeter’s only working mill has been undergoing a recent renovation. A team of volunteer millers have used traditional techniques to make the waterwheel run more efficiently.

Cricklepit Mill stands close to Exeter’s historic Quayside and dates back to the 19th Century with some parts of the building dating from the 1600s. It was once a mill containing several waterwheels producing flour, animal feeds and woollen cloth. Today the Mill represents one of the most important remaining chapters in the story of Exeter’s industrial estate.

However, Cricklepit Mill’s history hasn’t...

Prize-winning invention could reduce emissions

Students from the University of Exeter are celebrating after winning a national competition with their innovative system which could reduce the headache of searching for a parking space, and help reduce vehicle emissions.

Computer Science students Nicholas Sanders and Humphrey Shotton secured victory in the undergraduate category of the prestigious Raspberry Pi programming competition, held at the Science Museum in London.

Their pioneering system, called PiPark, allows motorists to see whether spaces are available in car parks. The device uses a camera attachment that...

MP visits Exeter-based national family charity

Staff at an Exeter-based national charity welcomed local MP Ben Bradshaw to their Barnfield Hill office to discuss the future of family mediation.

The visit came just two weeks before a landmark law change makes it compulsory for divorcing and separating couples to attend a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting before they apply for a court order.

“We were delighted to have the opportunity to discuss with Ben the challenges that mediation services across England and Wales have been facing since Legal Aid entitlements were slashed a year ago”, said Jane Robey, NFM’s Chief...

'All Cisterns Go' for Marathon World Record Attempt

Devon firm AndyLoos has given the ‘all cisterns go’ ahead for amateur athlete Marcus Mumford to attempt to set a Guinness world record for running the London Marathon in the fastest time dressed as a toilet!

But Marcus will need to ensure he’s quick out of the ‘toilet’ blocks as there will be two other runners dressed as WCs also attempting to break the world record.

AndyLoos, whose Exeter Depot is located in the Greendale Business Park at Woodbury Salterton, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and providers of portable toilets and shower facilities; supplying...

Council agrees to review business accommodation support

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Sun, 04/06/2014 - 11:13am

With the possible sale of land at Heathpark Estate in Honiton, East Devon District Council’s Cabinet has agreed to a review of the council’s provision of serviced business accommodation.

The land sale is likely to mean East Devon Business Centre may be replaced by a supermarket, subject to planning approval, so a review of the demand and supply of managed workspace will help inform future decisions on council support to small and medium sized businesses.

Councillor Ian Thomas, Cabinet Member for Economy, said: “The needs of small businesses are changing and there is also an...

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