A multi-agency operation has been underway for the past two days across Devon and Cornwall as Storm Emma hit the South West.
Emergency services have been working day and night to reopen roads, clear traffic and help those in need.
Police officers have been dealing with a number of road incidents over the past couple of days and stress that you should only travel if absolutely necessary.
If you do need to travel by car, please ensure you wrap up warm and take supplies.
Rest centres have now been closed across the region as roads reopened and drivers have been...
Tickets are selling fast for an evening with Bryan Robson OBE, with premium tables now sold out.
The event takes place on Monday, April 16, 2018 at the Great Hall at Exeter University, and is hot on the heels of the sold-out Paul Merson and Ray Parlour evening which takes place on January 30.
An evening with Bryan Robson is kindly sponsored by RGB Building Supplies with tickets for the event costing just £36 per person, with a standard table of 10 available for just £300.
Join us for an evening that will look back on the football career of a true legend and longest-...
PEOPLE in the South West are being challenged to row a marathon in March as part of an oar-some fundraising effort for Cancer Research UK.
In partnership with the renowned Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, now known as The Cancer Research UK Boat Race, the charity is encouraging people to go the distance and cover 26.2 miles in stages or in one go, anytime in March.
Would-be rowers can take on The Great Row as part of a team or they can sign up for a solo effort.
To help participants off the start line, Better Leisure centres across the UK will open their doors and...
Devon County Council and the NHS are working closely with them to provide additional support.
Care agencies are working together right across Devon to support each other’s care provision, to ensure that people most at risk are receiving the support they need. And the agencies are receiving help from local residents and community groups. One care agency, Bay Care, has clients across Torbay, South and West Devon. They provide home care for people with dementia, and end of life care. Katrina Green, Director of Bay Care, said: “We have around 250 clients that we know well. We know who’...
A University of Exeter researcher will receive an honorary doctorate from a leading Dutch university.
Professor Katrina Brown will receive the award from Wageningen University on 9 March as part of its centenary celebrations.
Professor Brown is an environmental social scientist, specialising in how individuals and communities in developing countries cope with climate change.
Three other researchers will also receive honorary doctorates – Swedish ecologist Carl Folke, Russian evolutionary biologist Eugene Koonin and Chinese plant scientist Fusuo Zhang – and they will...
Highways teams continue to work through the night to treat Devon’s main roads, ahead of a forecast of more freezing temperatures overnight which looks set to render roads hazardous in many parts of the county.
Snow blowers, snow ploughs and gritters have been working over the last 48 hours to clear the majority of A roads in the county, although some in moorland areas are still impassable.
Most minor B roads are blocked with snow drifts of 6-8 feet remaining on some roads.
Devon’s fleet of gritters will continue working overnight, but the advice to people remains...
Road conditions across Devon today have been described as ‘deceptive’ by the County Council’s Highways Operations Manager, Chris Cranston.
“Despite relatively little snow overnight, the freezing rain across the county has left many roads still impassable, and people are being encouraged to think carefully about making any journeys until the roads have been cleared,” he said.
“We are just reopening the A380 Northbound, and the rest of the major road network is now generally passable with care with 4-wheel drive vehicles, although the situation is still variable across the...
Game called off following pitch inspection this morning! Exeter City’s match with Chesterfield on Saturday has been postponed.
Following a pitch inspection at 10am this morning a decision was made to call the match off for the safety of the players, staff and supporters of both clubs.
A new date for the fixture has yet to be finalised but any tickets bought for Saturday’s game will be valid for the rearranged date with more details to follow next week.
Exeter City’s match with Chesterfield on Saturday has been postponed. Following a pitch inspection at 10am this morning a decision was made to call the match off for the safety of the players, staff and supporters of both clubs. A new date for the fixture has yet to be finalised but any tickets bought for Saturday’s game will be valid for the rearranged date with more details to follow next week. The club will remain closed until Monday.
It was a full house earlier this week as the Conservative Group, which leads East Devon District Council, elected its new leadership team at the Annual General Meeting.
With Paul Diviani stepping down after leading the Conservative Group and East Devon District Council to great success since 2011, interest in the future shape of the group was keen.
Ian Thomas, currently Portfolio Holder for Finance was elected as Group Leader. Ian has represented Trinity Ward, since 2009 and is a Director of the Exeter Science Park Company.
