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Ancient Rome Continues to Dictate the Plans of Exeter’s Grecians

Exeter is famed for its remarkably well-preserved collection of Ancient Roman architecture. The city continues to be surrounded by these historic works, and while they give Exeter a distinct feel and make it a huge attraction for visitors, it’s not uncommon for modernisation plans to run aground because of these sites.

Most recently, the Devon Archaeological Society had to step in to warn that a plan to change a car park into a block of 300 flats would jeopardise important Roman sites. With the city needing to preserve its ancient heritage, it’s only right that societies continue...

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Green light for St Luke’s refurbishment project

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 03/10/2014 - 4:46pm

A major refurbishment project at the University of Exeter medical school will begin later this month after being granted funding and planning permission.

The work expected to cost over £10.5 million will improve on facilities at the University’s St Luke’s Campus by providing more space for teaching and student study.

The work will also see an extra storey added to the current South Cloisters building as well as a new four storey extension constructed. Hugh McCann, Director of Estate Development at the University of Exeter, said: “This is an extremely exciting project, which...

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Great White Shark on course for South West Coast

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 03/10/2014 - 3:37pm

A 15ft great white shark named Lydia is on course to arrive at the South West coast later this week coast according to scientists tracking her via satellite tag.

Lydia, already the first recorded example of her species to cross the Atlantic, is now less than 1000 miles from UK shores and if she keeps to her current course and speed may arrive at the Cornish coast within a few days.

Lydia was first tagged off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, last March by the researchers for the Ocearch scientific project and since then US scientists have been tracking Lydia for 19,000...

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Queen to honour Exeter historian with MBE

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Mon, 03/10/2014 - 11:36am

Historian Dr Todd Gray has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his voluntary services to Devon heritage.

The investiture is at Buckingham Palace on Friday 14 March. For almost a century, University of Exeter historians have actively been involved in Devon based historical studies and societies, all of which survive on voluntary work. The University provided leadership on this active engagement in 1920 when the History department began a programme of Exeter studies and encouraged staff to run local history organisations.

The intention was to bring a...

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Government promise £140 million for flood damaged roads

Authored by Huw Oxburgh
Posted: Mon, 03/10/2014 - 11:28am

An extra £140 million of road repair funding has been pledged by the Government this weekend to aid clear-ups following the severe winter storms.

The extra funding, announced by the Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on Sunday (9 March), will see a further £103.5 million of funding spread across all UK local authorities while another £36.5 million will be targeted only on the worst hit areas.

While it is still uncertain how much of this funding will be made available to repair Devon’s 8,000 mile road network, the extra funding is unlikely to make much impact to the...

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On your marks, get set, oink!

Authored by OneVoice
Posted: Mon, 03/10/2014 - 9:03am

The Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel is hosting a ‘Pink Pig Racing’ event on Thursday 13 March to raise money for its charity of the year, Hospiscare. The event will see a line up of fluffy toy pigs race each other along a specially designed course to the finish line. Teams of five are invited to take part in the charity event. 70 people attended the last pig racing event in May 2013, raising over £450 for the charity.

So far the Hotel has raised more than £6500 for Hospiscare and is hoping to soon reach their target of £7500.

Tamsyn Parsons, sales manager at the Mercure...

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Trailer fire on A30

Crews were called to the A30 (Sourton to Drews Cottage) at just after 10am today after reports that a vehicle with a trailer attached to it was on fire.

On arrival the two appliances, both from Okehampton, found the vehcile's trailer to be on fire.

Crews extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and breathing apparatus.

The cause of the fire was accidental.

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Farming Consultancy offers South West farmers assistance with Grant Applications

Haines Watts Rural Business farming consultant Lucy Thomas has been kept busy helping agricultural clients to apply for the latest round of ‘Catchment Sensitive Farming’ Capital Grants at various locations around the South West.

The scheme is part of the Catchment Sensitive Farming project which provides advice to farmers to help them implement changes in farming that reduce the risk of both water pollution, and the regulation being applied to farming to achieve required water quality standards. Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) delivers practical solutions and targeted support to...

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Emergency services attend A30 car blaze

Representatives from both Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service and Devon and Cornwall Police attended an incident which saw a car found well a light on the A30 between Honiton and Monkton.

An appliance from Hontion attended the incident which took place at just before 4pm today ( Saturday 8th March).

On arrival crews found a car in the middle of the carriageway well alight. Crews went to work extinguishing the fire using Compressed Air Foam, Hose Reel Jets and two Breathing Apparatus wearers.

Devon and Cornwall Police were also in attendance as the car was...

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Fire at Exeter's B&Q

An appliance from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue service was called to a small fire in a B&Q canteen.

Exeter's Sowton B&Q suffered a small fire in the canteen at 12.15pm, with an automatic fire alarm alerting crews of the incident.

The canteen was no longer on fire when crews attended and the cause is believed to be accidental.

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Emergency Services called to City Centre crash

Representatives from both Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service attented after a crash took place in Paris Street, Exeter.

The crash happened at just after 2.30pm today ( Saturday 8th March).

Fire services were called after police discovered the car involved was leaking fuel and smoking following its collision.

An appliance from Danes Castle attended the incident and made the vehcile safe.

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