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Work to start on Heavitree Road bus improvements

Improvement work to enhance bus services on Heavitree Road in Exeter will get underway next month (February).

The scheme, which will start on Monday 2 February, involves the construction of a new traffic island and installation of a new set of traffic signals at the end of the outbound (eastbound) bus lane between Grendon Road and Polsloe Road/Barrack Road.

These new signals will give buses priority at the Polsloe Road / Barrack Road junction, making it easier for buses to progress towards Heavitree Fore Street or move from the bus lane into the right turn lane for...

The Stages of Forging your Career in Cardiac Physiology

A Cardiac Physiologist is the person who carries out tests related to the diagnosis and treatment of heart diseases. It is a challenging and fulfilling role as a Cardiac Physiologist will always be working with new patients who present unique problems, but in many cases they get to help patients and watch them recover and improve. For many cardiac physiologists they have motives very close to their own hearts, or they just want to help the vulnerable or worried ones in their community . But how do you go about securing a future in Cardiac Physiology?

If you are considering a career...

After dark adventures at National Trust’s South West Outdoor Festival

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 09/29/2018 - 7:51am

This year the National Trust’s South West Outdoor Festival will be embracing the earlier winter evenings which autumn brings with a series of adventures when the sun goes down. From stargazing to night runs, evening events at the festival will show Devon in a whole new light.

The three-day festival – which takes place across the weekend 5-7 October at East Soar, near Salcombe on the South Devon coast – kicks off with a couple of night-run challenges, with two distances available for trails runners to don their head torches and take on: the explorer (3km) and the adventurer (9km...

Vintage clothing sale event comes to Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 09/28/2018 - 4:07pm

Worth The Weight Vintage Kilo Sale will be making its debut in Exeter on Sunday 30th September at Exeter Corn Exchange. The event is an all-day shopping experience, selling top quality vintage clothing at trade prices that are not normally available to the public.

Visitors will be able to rummage through ten tonnes of handpicked, men’s and women’s vintage clothing and accessories, from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, including many designer and branded items.

Like a vintage pick and mix shop, customers grab a bag, fill it up and pay by the weight. Clothing costs just £15 per kilo,...

The Willerby Show returns with staycation inspiration at Crealy Adventure Park

Authored by zaralewis
Posted: Fri, 09/28/2018 - 3:28pm

The UK’s leading manufacturer of holiday homes and lodges has teamed up with local attraction Crealy Adventure Park & Resort hosting an exciting holiday home show alongside partners Southern Counties Leisure.

From the 4th to the 7th October, holiday home manufacturer Willerby will unveil its luxurious 2019 collection at the free-to-enter The Willerby Show, where an extensive range of holiday homes, lodges and park homes will be on display to the public for the first time in the south of England.

The fun-packed weekend promises to entertain all the family with a...

Stagecoach celebrates National Inclusion Week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:40am

Transport group Stagecoach is celebrating National Inclusion Week to kickstart a four-week togetherness campaign across its bus and rail companies.

The Group will deliver a programme of awareness raising activities to promote inclusion and diversity as part of National Inclusion week, which takes place from 24-30 September and is run by the Inclusive Employers membership organisation to which Stagecoach subscribes.

National Inclusion Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion in the workplace and of the business benefits to having a diverse...

Redrow Homes supports community land rejuvenation project

Authored by PF
Posted: Thu, 09/27/2018 - 10:36am

Redrow Homes is working in partnership with the local council and community in Pinhoe, Exeter to revamp a derelict patch of land into a beautiful landscaped space.

The area is located near to Redrow’s Saxon Brook development and has been empty since a popular pub was demolished.

On learning that Redrow had a development in the area, Exeter City Council reached out to the award-winning housebuilder. Redrow was immediately keen to be involved in the rejuvenation of the community’s land surrounding Saxon Brook.

The project is well underway, and the team involved have...

Police officers awarded for professionalism and dedication to duty

Police officers, members of staff and volunteers from Exeter, East and Mid Devon have received awards for their professionalism and diligence to help keep the area safe.

Police constable Zane McCormack and student officer Mike Lippett attended a tragic suicide of a 14 year old boy who had gone missing the previous evening. Understandably the family were extremely distraught and traumatised. The officers demonstrated compassion, sensitivity and professionalism. They were deeply affected by the nature of the incident, in particular through the grief the family were experiencing. They...

New University of Exeter Business School Centre opened by Dame Ellen MacArthur

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/26/2018 - 6:45pm

Record-breaking sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur, founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has officially marked the opening of a new centre at the University of Exeter Business School, which is dedicated to tackling some of the world’s greatest social and economic challenges.

Dame Ellen, who made yachting history when she became the fastest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe, was at the University to mark the launch of the Centre for Circular Economy.

Professor David Allen, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Business School said: “As we face growing economic...

Help East Devon collect more metal and recycle it into something new

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/26/2018 - 2:06pm

East Devon’s award-winning recycling residents are being invited to step up to the challenge and recycle more cans and tins every week so the metal can be transformed into something new.

As part of national Recycle Week (September 24-30), the district council and its partners SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, are taking part in a campaign calling on residents to recycle more of their drinks cans, food tins, deodorant cans, aluminium food trays, foil and metal jar and bottle lids in their green recycling sacks which are collected every week from the kerbside.

The district’s 69...

Exeter musician's return to conducting for charity concert in aid of Unicef

Authored by Sharon Goble
Posted: Wed, 09/26/2018 - 11:32am

A well-known Exeter musician is set to conduct again at the end of September for a special charity concert in the city centre in aid of Unicef, the United Nations Children's Fund. Raymond Calcraft, who was Director of Exeter Philharmonic Choir for fifteen years from 1988 to 2003, led the Choir in more than 80 concerts in the Cathedral, and took them to Spain in 1998 to sing in Madrid's famous Auditorio Nacional and the Cathedral of Salamanca. He also brought the English Chamber and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras to Exeter to perform with the Choir.

Raymond says, "It was extremely...

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