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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Exeter Racecourse has launched a brand-new Community Raceday and is inviting people across Devon to nominate a community hero who deserves recognition.

Community Raceday takes place on Friday, February 20, during half term, and coincides with Devon Day at the racecourse. The initiative celebrates the people who make a real difference in their communities – from volunteers and carers to sports coaches, fundraisers and quiet grafters who go above and beyond.

Every nominee will receive a free ticket to Exeter Racecourse, and one overall winner will be treated to a Family...

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Parking award for Devon County Council

Devon County Council has won a top accolade at the country’s most prestigious awards ceremony for the parking industry.

The authority picked up the “best practice reporting: Customer Service award” at the annual PATROL PARC (Parking Annual Report Awards by Councils) Awards held in London.

PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) represents over 300 local authorities in England, outside of London, and Wales who undertake civil enforcement.

The awards ceremony, which was launched in 2009, honours the local authorities who have published the best reports...

Who’s looking after your dog this Summer?

East Devon’s Environmental Health team is strongly advising dog and cat owners who are looking to use boarding facilities over the Summer to check out the premises carefully, go on a tour of where their animals are going to stay and ensure the facility has a current licence. The Environmental Health team has been working hard to help people and businesses who care for dogs and cats to comply with new animal welfare legislation which came into force on 1st October 2018. The legislation has been brought in to improve standards in relation to the welfare of animals, for example dogs and cats...

Exciting new pump track opens in Exeter

BMX riders and mountain bikers are enjoying an exciting new facility in Exeter.

Thrillseekers are getting to grips with a new pump track in Heavitree Pleasure Ground. The facility has been installed by Exeter City Council working in partnership with Park Life Heavitree.

The dirt track is a continuous loop of banked turns, rollers and jumps that enables users to generate speed with little or no pedalling.

Cllr David Harvey, Lead Councillor for Environment and City Management, said the new facility was a vast improvement on the old BMX jumps on the edge of the park...

Councils united in support for Teign Estuary Trail

A joint letter has been sent to Sustrans expressing support from a number of local councils for the delivery of the Teign Estuary Trail.

Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council, and town and parish councils on the Estuary have signed up to the letter which sets out the progress that has been made and the joint commitment being made by the local authorities to continue moving forward with the scheme.

Design work is progressing on outstanding sections of the Teign Estuary Trail. Devon County Council and Teignbridge District Council both committed £200,000 earlier...

Devon's Community Transport Awards celebrate 20 years

The 20th anniversary of Devon County Council’s Community Transport Awards was celebrated last night (Thursday 18 July) – with 12 awards presented in recognition of outstanding contributions in local communities.

The annual awards ceremony, organised by Devon County Council and sponsored by local printers Pollards, honours the dedicated staff and volunteers who help deliver Devon’s essential community transport services.

The top accolade of Community Transport Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Steve Manchip, of the Coleridge Bus, which is based in the Kingsbridge area. He...

Patients benefit from state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment

Patients at the Mardon Neuro-rehabilitation Centre at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will benefit from specialist rehabilitation equipment, thanks to a donation from the Exeter Chiefs Foundation and Mardon League of Friends.

The donation means that patients at the Mardon centre, a 12-bedded unit in Exeter providing inpatient neurorehabilitation, will be able to practice walking on both the treadmill and over ground with the support of the Litegait Partial Weight-Bearing System, worth nearly £30,000.

This system allows patients to progress from no weight to...

“My tree, my responsibility” campaign launched to tackle Ash dieback

A new campaign has been launched to encourage landowners with ash trees on their property to inspect them for Ash dieback.

Devon County Council’s “My tree, my responsibility” campaign, supported by the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum, aims to inform owners of trees to look out for signs of the fungal tree disease and to take any appropriate action in order to maintain public safety.

More than 90% of Devon’s native ash trees are expected to be lost due to Ash dieback in the next five to 15 years.

Across the county there are around 448,000 ash trees within falling...

Wren Kitchens 80th Showroom is coming to Exeter

Wren Kitchens is pleased to announce the anticipated opening of its 80th state-of-the-art showroom next month at Stone Lane Retail Park in Exeter.

The UK’s number one kitchen retailer has invested around £1million in transforming the former Currys store, which now contains the county’s largest kitchen range on display from industrial style, to country and ultra-modern.

It’s created 27 local jobs from kitchen designers to showroom managers and this recent investment is part of Wrens wider expansion plans, opening 14 showrooms across the UK this year.

The 16,000 sq ft...

100 years of bus travel in Devon celebrated with a commemorative journey back in time

Stagecoach South West and The Devon General Society commemorated 100 years of bus travel with two historic buses and a modern Stagecoach South West bus recreating the original Service 2 route from Exeter to Torquay.

The journey, on one of the county’s oldest bus routes, took place on Thursday 18 July as part of a year of events celebrating the centenary of bus travel in Devon.

Two preserved Devon General buses and a modern Stagecoach South West bus, with special livery to mark the centenary, took part in the spectacle. Passengers onboard included representatives from...

Constructing Futures Devon chosen as Community Fund finalist

RGB Building Supplies has selected Exeter-based Constructing Futures Devon as a finalist in its 30th Well Built Community Fund and it’s now down to a public vote to see if it’s chosen to receive £1,000 worth of building materials.

As part of Devon Communities Together, it has been set up to train young people in the construction industry. Trainees gain first-hand experience by working on properties purchased by Constructing Futures Devon. Once complete, the properties are sold on and a new one purchased, ensuring there are always projects for learning.

If Constructing...

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Exeter Racecourse launches Community Raceday and calls for Devon’s community heroes

Parking award for Devon County Council

Who’s looking after your dog this Summer?

Exciting new pump track opens in Exeter

Councils united in support for Teign Estuary Trail

Devon's Community Transport Awards celebrate 20 years

Patients benefit from state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment

“My tree, my responsibility” campaign launched to tackle Ash dieback

Wren Kitchens 80th Showroom is coming to Exeter

100 years of bus travel in Devon celebrated with a commemorative journey back in time

Constructing Futures Devon chosen as Community Fund finalist

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