Bridge Road in Exeter will be closed overnight on Thursday 28 February The road will be closed for one night, from 8.30pm to 5.30am, while minor remedial work is carried out.
The closure, from Countess Wear roundabout to Matford roundabout, will enable maintenance to be carried out to the Swing Bridge. Small areas of pavements will also be resurfaced and high friction surfacing will be applied to manhole covers.
The diversion route will be signed via Topsham Road, Exe Bridges, Alphington Road, Marsh Barton and the A379.
It’s been quite a month already for Devon’s Air Ambulances operationally, but this week sees the Trust celebrating a One Star accreditation, recognising very good levels of employee engagement and coming in at number 51 in the 100 Best Not for Profit Companies to work for.
Martin Bell, Retail and People Development Director commented “This is such a huge achievement. We know we’re a great place to work, but to have this national recognition is testament to all of the hard work that our staff do day in day out to ensure that the funding continues to come in to keep both of Devon’s...
On average, NHS England helps over one million patients every 36 hours. Like the majority of organisations, most of its data is stored on computers. This is largely sensitive information.
For this reason, cybersecurity is imperative – for service users and providers. Hacks can be highly damaging. The so-called WannaCry incident, which occurred in May 2017, demonstrated this.
Hackers managed to shut down computers across the world, demanding high ransom payments. The global attack affected a third of NHS England hospitals and eight per cent of GP practices.
Held from 12-15 March 2019, the Cheltenham Festival is the second biggest horse racing event in the UK. A total of 28 races, of varying grades, will take place over four days at the Cheltenham Racecourse during this time. Attended primarily by British and Irish-trained horses, the festival is an occasion of merriment with lots of money changing hands.
With less than a month remaining, the buzz is at an all-time high for the Cheltenham Festival. The horses and jockeys are ready, and so are the fans, punters, and bookmakers, who are waiting eagerly for the event to begin. While...
Exeter Phoenix is offering £4,000 of support to local filmmakers through their annual commission scheme. This support will lead to the creation of four short films from filmmakers across the South West over the coming year.
Two awards of £1,500 will be made to support the creation of two Short Film Commissions (10-12 mins) and two awards of £500 will support two Micro Film Commissions (3 mins). Every genre of film will be considered including documentary, drama, animation, experimental, and everything in between.
Speaking about the commissions, Exeter Phoenix’s Digital...
West Country clashes on the sporting field have a long and legendary history but there was a match up with a difference this week where youngsters from the Lord’s Taverners Wicketz projects in Plymouth and Bristol came together for a day of competition and life skills workshops.
The festival at the Devon Cricket Centre in Exeter on Tuesday saw 40 children aged 8-12 from the two projects unite to celebrate all that is good about playing cricket together.
The Wicketz programme, run by leading youth and disability sport charity the Lord’s Taverners, gives opportunities to...
The location and size of urban trees plays an important role in providinghealth and wellbeing benefits, according to a new study by Exeter University. Using National Tree Mapdata, created by aerial mapping company Bluesky, the study assessed the role of 600,000 individual trees in providing nature experiences. Those trees that are experienced by more people, more frequently, have the potential to provide greater health and wellbeing benefits.
With urbanisation emerging as one of the most important human health issues of the 21st century, the study concluded the contribution of...
8pm on the five Mondays of 11, 18, 25 March, 1, 8 April
The ancient close-of-the-day service of Compline, with plainchant and polyphony. Hosted by Margaret Aagesen Hughes (Soprano) and Clare Bryden (Alto). Featuring the music of Bach, Barber and Saint-Saëns, and musicians Ruth Molins, Sophie Brewer (Flute), Emma Welton (Violin), Catherine Bradley (Cello).
Lent is the period of 40 days, excluding Sundays, which comes before Easter in the Christian calendar. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter.
Are you a family member/spouse/partner/friend caring for someone living with dementia?
This FREE nature-based support programme will help you find ways to cope with issues, including anxiety and depression. It will provide you with activities, techniques and information to help you look after your own health.
Why not come along to this INTRODUCTORY SESSION and find out more about it? We will work together to create a programme that will support your needs.
As part of the group you'll find value in sharing experiences, support and ideas too. We will provide all...
Exeter City returned to winning ways with an excellent 2-1 win over Crewe Alexandra away from home in Sky Bet League Two.
The Grecians went ahead through Jake Taylor's deflected effort early on before Chris Porter headed home just after half-time.
But Matt Jay netted his first league goal of the season when he popped up with an excellent curled effort to give the Grecians all three points.
Manager Matt Taylor made two changes to the side that began the narrow defeat against Bury last time out as Jay and Kane Wilson came into the starting line-up in Cheshire....
