Tips on how to improve your parking experience in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 08/17/2018 - 12:36am

Exeter is a vibrant and beautiful city, boasting a rich history, with numerous tourist attractions as well as boutique shops and an exciting selection of restaurants and bars. Like most popular destinations, Exeter’s visitor numbers increase during the summer months, and with up to 15% more cars heading into the city, finding parking becomes a little trickier than usual for visitors and residents alike.

Exeter City Council and PayByPhone, the mobile parking payment app, offer some great summer parking tips to help both residents and tourists find the right parking space and enjoy a...

A clean sweep of A*s for birthday girl Charlotte

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/16/2018 - 4:09pm

Maynard student, Charlotte Miller, was given the best possible 18th birthday present today when she opened her envelope to discover she had achieved three A*s in her Maths, Physics and Chemistry A-levels. Alongside her was her proud mother, pre-empting the celebrations with a small bottle of prosecco at the ready!

“I am so happy,” wept Charlotte, “And I just can’t believe it. It’s the best present ever but then I’ve not opened anything else yet as I was too nervous this morning. I’ll go home and do that later now that I have got this bit of the day out of the way!” Charlotte will...

Exeter School celebrates excellent A-level results

In the year that Exeter School commemorates its 20th year of full co-education, pupils, parents and staff are celebrating an excellent set of A Level results, with a 100% pass rate.

Thirty-seven pupils scored three or more A* or A grades, with over a quarter - 26% - of all results at A*. 58% of all grades were A* or A, with 82% at A*, A or B.

Head Boy Ben Hayes scooped an A* and two As, securing his offer to read Medicine. Talented sportsman Ben represented the school in the 1st cricket, rugby and hockey teams.

Head Girl Megan Stride achieved A*AA and goes on to...

Colyton Grammar School students excel at A-level

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/16/2018 - 11:57am

Students from Colyton Grammar School (CGS) have again achieved excellent A-level results, far outstripping the national average for A and A* grades.

Some 65.9% of students achieved A and A* grades, compared with the national average of 26.4%. Overall, 86% achieved grades from A* to B.

Fifteen CGS students obtained at least three A* grades and six of these achieved an astonishing four A* grades. Ten students are holding offers from Oxbridge and a further ten have places on medical and veterinarian courses. In all, some 108 CGS students sat A-level examinations in a range of...

Chiefs report 11% increase in season ticket sales

Authored by Mark Stevens
Posted: Thu, 08/16/2018 - 11:42am

Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe OBE says it's testament to the 'fantastic backing' the club receive from its loyal supporters that season ticket sales have risen again ahead of the 2018/19 campaign.

Ahead of what will be the Devon club's ninth year in the Gallagher Premiership, the Chiefs have recorded a 11% increase in season ticket sales compared to last season.

As well as the excitement of the upcoming top-flight season, plus another hugely impressive season last term - one which included reaching a third successive Premiership Final and also capturing the Anglo-Welsh...

Exeter Mathematics School students achieve outstanding A-level results

Students at the South West’s unique school for talented mathematicians have achieved some of the best A-level results in the country – setting them on the path towards becoming the much-needed engineers and scientists of the future.

Fourteen per cent of students at the Exeter Mathematics School will attend either Oxford or Cambridge.

This year 62 per cent of examinations taken by teenagers at the school, which is sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College, were graded at A or A* and 82 per cent were graded at A*, A or B. The students will now attend the best...

Green Flag awards for three of East Devon’s much loved green spaces

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/16/2018 - 10:45am

Council’s StreetScene and Countryside teams and volunteers celebrate Green Flag Awards for Connaught Gardens, Sidmouth (15th year running), Manor Gardens, Exmouth (14th year running) and Seaton Wetlands (second year running)

Three of East Devon District Council’s most popular green spaces - Connaught Gardens (Sidmouth), Manor Gardens (Exmouth) and Seaton Wetlands nature reserve - have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as among the very best in the world.

The three award winning spaces, which are all owned and managed by the council with unstinting support from...

Traffic signals to be replaced at busy Exeter junction

Temporary traffic signals will be in place at a junction in Exeter from Wednesday 29 August while work is carried out to upgrade the lights.

Preparatory work is already underway at the junction of Heavitree Road/Polsloe Road/Barrack Road and Magdalen Road/Barrack Road, where the traffic lights have reached the end of their serviceable life.

The signals, poles and electrics will all be replaced, and cable ducting will also be repaired.

As much of the scheme as possible will be carried out using the existing traffic signals but the temporary lights will be used when...

A Step-By-Step Guide to Better Safeguard Your Health

Humankind used to live a very short lifespan, and then we adapted and understood our survival rates and medicine better. Our medical advancements improved, wars became a thing of the past for the majority of the population, and our social systems helped support us through our worst moments. Today, we are looking at a lifespan of a hundred or more years, with untold potentials waiting on the horizon. Preparing for your life in these latter stages is critical. You want to be active, healthy, and happy when you retire, and to ensure the best life for yourself and your family, this guide has...

Border Force in lifesaving move

Defibrillators are being put into Border Force sites with more than 20 staff – including offices in Exeter - in a groundbreaking move to improve the survival of anyone having a cardiac arrest.

Survival rates fall from between seven to ten per cent for each minute a defibrillator (AED) is not used, says resuscitation expert Stephen Furnell, who has been campaigning for more than 20 years for the devices at public sites and workplaces.

“Every second counts when someone collapses and stops breathing. These devices are simple to use by anyone with little or no training. The...

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