Councillors have supported proposals for a number of “pop-up” measures to support walking and cycling in Exeter to be made permanent, and to carry out public consultation on some of the other arrangements in the city.

Devon County Council introduced a series of temporary measures in the city and other parts of the county in June, using a £338,000 allocation from the government’s Emergency Active Travel Fund. Social distancing requirements have reduced public transport capacity and the changes mirror the County Council’s proposed strategic cycle routes, providing safer routes for...

With summer winding down and fall quickly getting into full swing it is prime time to be looking for ways to get your patio ready for winter. If you have had a deck for a while, then chances are pretty good that you may already have a system for winterizing your deck that may or may not be effective. There are many different ways to get your patio ready for winter without spending a bunch of money, or making major changes to your overall setup. This article will seek to shed light on a few key things you can do to make sure your patio is ready for winter, without sacrificing too many of...

Conjunctivitis, commonly known as a pink eye, is an infection or inflammation of the membrane known as the conjunctiva. It is a transparent membrane and covers your part of the eye. When the vessels in this membrane get inflammation, it becomes visible. Consequently, your eye becomes pink or red.

Pink eyes will usually discharge a lot of yellowish gunk that might stick around your eyes, making you struggle to open your eyes in the morning. Pink eye usually heals itself within a week or two, but there are methods through which you can treat your pink eye fast and ease its pain....

Grapevine Local is today being launched in Devon, giving local people the opportunity to join this free online hub and play an active role in making their community the best place to work, live and play. The launch has been designed to coincide with World Values Day on 15th October 2020, an opportunity to think on our most deeply held values, one of which is the way we interact with those around us.

Grapevine Local, an app and a website, is designed to help businesses to reach the people who are interested in what they have to say. Companies across Devon are invited to sign up...

There will be no live Remembrance Sunday Services in Exeter because of Covid-19 restrictions, it has been announced. Instead a service will be streamed live online.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council supported by the 6th Battalion of the Rifles, made the hard decision not to conduct a live public service in the City for the safety of all those that would attend.

This will be the first time that the City Service, which usually takes place at Northernhay Gardens and the County Service, usually held on Cathedral Green, are coming...

Exeter School is delighted to offer eight free places to children from the local community for the fourth year running.

There are three full bursaries - called Foundation Bursaries and funded from alumni legacies and gifts - on offer for entry into Year 7.

Three full bursaries are on offer for the Sixth Form funded from the St John's Hospital Educational Foundation grant. Two further free places to study the Sciences in the Sixth Form, 'The George Williams Bursaries', have also been made possible by a generous bequest and continuing donations from the estate of a...

Financial support is being made available to employed or self-employed people living in Exeter who are having to self-isolate as a result of coronavirus and cannot work from home.

The new national scheme is being administered by Exeter City Council on behalf of the Government.

It applies to people who have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test & Trace since 28 September, cannot work from home, will lose income as a result and are in receipt of one of a number of qualifying benefits.

The support will take the form of a single payment of £500.

To...

Work to upgrade Moor Lane roundabout in Exeter, improving journeys and boosting economic growth, has been completed.

The £2.2 million scheme to improve the roundabout, near junction 29 of the M5, has added an extra lane from the direction of Sowton Industrial Estate.

The project has been funded by the Highways England Growth and Housing Designated Fund, the Department for Transport’s National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF), and Devon County Council.

As part of the scheme, the roundabout at Emperor Way / Ambassador Drive has also been improved, widening...

DeFi has been all over the crypto news lately, as its value continues to grow. With a total market cap of $275 million at the start of 2019, DeFi surpassed $5 billion in stored funds in August 2020. So what is DeFi, and why is everyone so excited on this subject?

Why you should care about DeFi

DeFi is the abbreviation for Decentralized Finance and describes a modular set of dapps (decentralized applications) that can be used to perform various financial transactions online. Unlike traditional centralized finance where your data and money are stored in silos controlled by...

CARERS at a leading south Devon care provider want to challenge the stereotype that care work is more suited to women and are urging men to consider joining the industry (October 2020).

The team at Guardian Homecare, which looks after people at home in Exeter, says men are urgently needed in the sector.

Manager, Catherine Porter says: “I believe that lots of kind and caring men may overlook working in care when they seek a job because they believe it’s an industry for women only.

“But our male carers say it is an extremely fulfilling. It enables them to make a real...