Extensive maintenance work is underway on the A380 and will continue until March.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has recently awarded Devon County Council a £5 million grant to carry out the improvements on the road, between the Teign Viaduct and Ashcombe Cross.
The County Council will also be providing over £1 million towards the scheme which will include resurfacing, replacing safety barriers, maintaining drainage systems, cutting back overgrown vegetation and replacing signs where necessary.
Work has already started on repairs to the safety barriers...
A meeting of East Devon District Council’s Strategic Planning Committee due to take place next Wednesday (September 23) to discuss Cranbrook Town Centre has been postponed following significant changes to the original proposals by developers.
A key element of the meeting was to discuss the proposal put forward by the East Devon New Community Partners (EDNCp) who are the developers for the majority of Cranbrook and have control of the land in the town centre.
However, the proposals put forward by the EDNCp were significantly amended earlier this week. The scheduled...
A diesel generator is an important equipment for the applications that require more power for their complete operation. It is an equipment that converts the fuel energy into electrical energy that can be used by a number of machines and applications. As its name suggests, it uses diesel as a fuel.
When compared to the other fuels such as gasoline, diesels burn at a higher temperature and hence it's more efficient and generates more power as well. However, the diesel generators require regular look up and care to function properly.
Locksmithing, as a profession, has been around for more than 2500 years. Of course, its primary for was quite simple and basic, but nowadays commercial, car, and residential locksmiths offer a wide range of services. Here are 5 things every locksmith's specialist should know:
1. Lock Installation
Lock installation is the most basic service that every professional should be able to provide. Daily, we don’t even realize how big of a part locks play in our lives at home or work. We open and close doors every day using the locks, yet we still underestimate their importance....
Community groups and organisations are being encouraged to apply for what could be much needed funding.
Exeter City Council has relaunched its Ward Grant programme allowing groups to apply for up to £500 to support their activities.
The programme was suspended earlier in the year, due to the coronavirus outbreak but has now reopened again.
There’s also a chance to apply for the COVID-19 Community Action Fund, which is still running across the city. The Fund, which has been supported by a generous donation of £100,000 from the Exeter Chiefs Community Foundation,...
Domestic matters will be put on the back burner for a week at least for Exeter Chiefs as they focus their attentions towards Sunday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at home to Northampton Saints (5:30pm).
Having produced a highly impressive return to action since restart – the Devonians have won six of their seven Gallagher Premiership fixtures – Director of Rugby, Rob Baxter, is now looking for his in-form side to maintain their quest for honours on the European stage.
Only once before have the Chiefs reached this stage of the competition, on that occasion they...
We are a group of students on the Outside Education course at Haven Banks in Exeter. We are currently taking part in an NCS Project, as part of the experience we have to come up with a social action project.
Our project idea is a Litter prevention movement, we are aiming to raise awareness of the harmful effect of litter on the environment and about making our city a nicer place to live in. We chose this as our project as we are passionate about the outside world and the majority of our course is spent outdoors. It saddens us to see litter in the river and the sea, as well as...
Axminster-based Air Control Industries, ACI®, a world leader in the design and manufacture of industrial air movement products, has announced that it has achieved the internationally recognised Made in Britain accreditation for its range of products developed, designed and manufactured at its UK headquarters in Devon.
A major force in the field of industrial fans used in everything from grain ventilation and pharmaceutical manufacturing through to drying solutions for the cable, wire and extrusion industries, ACI supplies cutting edge solutions supporting a global audience of...
Kerbside recycling rates across Devon increased during lockdown according to the latest figures released by Recycle Devon.
Ahead of the 16th Annual Recycle Week (September 21 to September 27) the figures show a 12 per cent increase between April and June 2020.
And now, on behalf of Recycle Devon, Councillor David Harvey, chairman of the Devon Authorities Strategic Waste Committee (DASWC), has thanked residents for their efforts during a ‘challenging’ time.
Figures show that 1,000 tonnes more glass bottles and jars were separated out and put in kerbside...
The University of Exeter has retained its position amongst the best universities in the UK, according to the latest influential rankings.
The University maintained its 12th place nationally in the influential The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021.
Exeter was also ranked 2nd in the South West region in the rankings, released today (September 18th2020).
The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 provides students and their parents with an invaluable first reference point on the path to finding a university place. It contains full...
