Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police Shaun Sawyer has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) in the New Year’s Honours by Her Majesty the Queen.
The QPM is awarded to those in the Force who have shown gallantry or distinguished service. In his 33 years in the force, Chief Constable Sawyer has displayed this by consistently going above and beyond to better policing both locally and nationally.
He has had a profound impact on modern policing and his dedication has helped to nationally tackle modern slavery and organised immigration crime.
Proposals to close a number of public toilets in Exeter which are no longer considered fit for purpose are set to be discussed by councillors. The City Council’s Executive will be asked to approve a public consultation on permanently closing 15 public conveniences to achieve budget savings and enable a balanced budget to be set. A report says that in common with many other cities, many of Exeter’s public toilets no longer serve the needs of residents and are costly to maintain.
It states that many are in the wrong location, are in poor condition and attract serious and repeated...
Proposals to introduce a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for dog fouling and control are to be reconsidered by Teignbridge’s Full Council.
Council will meet on Monday 14 January at 10.30am to look again at the proposals.
The decision comes after the Executive re-examined the draft PSPO following recommendations by Overview and Scrutiny Committee (O&S) to alter elements of the draft order.
The resolution of the Executive of 4 December was called in after more than one third of councillors (16 councillors) asked for it to be brought back to Full Council....
Everys Solicitors is pleased to welcome Solicitor Anne-Marie Hamer to its Family Law team. A highly experienced lawyer, Anne-Marie is skilled in all aspects of matrimonial law, disputes, financial resolution and Private Children Act. In addition, Anne-Marie has particular expertise in Surrogacy and Fertility law. Based in the Taunton office, Anne-Marie will provide her services throughout East Devon and Exeter, Dorset and the local areas in and around Taunton.
With over 10 years’ post-qualified experience, Anne-Marie is an Advanced Family Law Panel member and is also an accredited...
Former students of state secondary schools in the South West are being urged to use their experience and skills of higher education to boost current students’ chances of going to university.
The programme in twenty-five secondary schools and three colleges is run by the national education charity Future First and funded by Next Steps South West, part of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme which aims to widen participation in higher education, increasing the number of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in higher education by 2020.
A smart home isn't necessarily the futuristic fantasy of a home full of robots or modern gadgets, it's simply a home that utilises your Wi-Fi network to control things such as your thermostat, security, or other electrical devices. A smart home can also provide you with information, such as what your energy spend is or what is showing at your local cinema. You can automate these devices so that things happen even without your presence or use voice control to ask them to perform tasks as you need them doing, it is completely up to you. Read on to find out how to go about upgrading your home...
TRUSTEES and volunteers working hard behind the scenes are proud to announce that Exeter Pride in 2019 will take place on Saturday, May 11 and will be part of a wider week of events in the city.
Exeter Pride is one of the South West's biggest celebrations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning plus (LGBTQ+) communities, and one of the biggest free Pride events in the country.
It is a key annual event in Exeter's calendar and exciting plans are being made for the 11th annual event.
It will include a colourful rainbow flag march through Exeter, and...
Many property investors don’t take investing all that seriously. Perhaps they have acquired a larger property and decided to keep the original one to rent it out for additional income? This tends to be the case. For serious property investors, they treat their property portfolio like a business. Usually, they either own several investment properties or plan to do so in the future.
Their approach is noticeably different to casual investors.
Here are a few tips for operating a property rental portfolio in a more business-like manner.
The Crediton Parish Church Flower Festival is one of the main fundraising events for the upkeep of Holy Cross and many people from our parishes work to make it a very special and memorable week.
The 2019 Festival has the intriguing title ‘Colours of the Wind’ and runs from 10am on Saturday 1st June until 5pm on Thursday 6th June.
Work towards the 2019 Flower Festival began as soon as the 2018 Festival ended.
Last years’ Festival was ‘In Our Element’ and if you would like to see photos of previous festivals and videos of how a car and a rhino got into the church then...
Two play areas in Honiton are getting a new lease of life this month, thanks to East Devon District Council, which is investing £130,000 of modern and exciting equipment in the sites.
The installations will be carried out by the council’s contractor Kompan and work is due to begin at St Marks play area from 7 January and at Glen Farm play area from 21 January.
It will take around five weeks to complete the installation of equipment and safety surfacing and, weather permitting, it is anticipated that the play areas should be ready for use in February.
