Work on a new staggered signal-controlled crossing across Alphington Road, which will help vulnerable pedestrians access the retail park, started on Monday (14 August).
The Devon County Council (DCC) scheme, on the north side of the Sydney Road/Alphington Road Retail Park junction, will cost £110,000 and take approximately six weeks to complete. Alphington Road is one of the busiest routes by traffic volume in Exeter, and typically there are 1,000 vehicles an hour in each direction.
The recent increase in the number of stores at the retail park has resulted in the need for...
As the National Crime Agency (NCA) reports that modern slavery and human trafficking is more prevalent than previously thought, Devon's Safer Devon Partnership is urging people to be alive to the warning signs and to tell others of their suspicions.
The NCA Director, Will Kerr, said last week: “The more that we look for modern slavery the more we find the evidence of the widespread abuse of the vulnerable.
“The growing body of evidence we are collecting points to the scale being far larger than anyone had previously thought. The intelligence we are gaining is showing that...
Barratt Homes apprentice Joe Harris (19) is celebrating this week, after picking up a coveted carpentry accolade from Exeter College.
The award-winner, now in his second year, is learning his trade at the housebuilder’s Saxon Fields development in Cullompton and has been named Site Carpentry Level 2 Apprentice of the Year 2016-17.
“Big congratulations to Joe - this is fantastic news,” said Barratt Homes managing director Paul Moran. “We are all very proud of him because he has worked incredibly hard for this award. And to add to his success, he has completed his level two...
One of the largest archaeological excavations since Princesshay is currently being undertaken in Mary Arches Street, in advance of a new student development.
AC Archaeology is carrying out the dig on behalf of the developer. The work has to be carried out as part of a planning condition to record the remains and finds before destruction by the development.
The site is just inside the walled Roman and medieval city, behind the city wall, which runs the other side of Bartholomew Street, and is within the corner of the earlier Roman legionary fortress.
Fun galore awaits children and adults alike as the River Cottage Summer Festival draws near. Taking place across the August bank holiday weekend (26th – 27th August) the Festival offers visitors a packed schedule of family friendly activities and foodie delights. The whole family can enjoy top music acts and great children’s entertainment, all in a beautiful East Devon setting. Children under 16 go free when accompanied by an adult making the Summer Festival a fantastic, affordable day out for the whole family and a perfect way to celebrate the end of the summer season.
As school children settle in to their long awaited summer holidays, and families across Devon count down the final days to their annual getaway, foster carer Katherine Page has planned a memorable summer for her three fostered children, Anna, Louise and Alice (not their real names).
But just as it’s a challenge for parents to balance holidays, time out from the school term, and a work life, that challenge can be complicated further for foster families by the temporary nature of some foster placements. Planning holidays for one thing, not knowing exactly whether changes to their...
Celebrate the end of the week with a glass of bubbly and some great music at Exeter Castle on Friday 1st September 2017. The fun starts at 6pm. Entertainment will provided by Radio Exe DJ John Johnston and live music from Men Behaving Badly. Enoy a selection of fizz, a fully licensed bar and street foods. Carriages at midnight.
What a great way to start the weekend! Tickets are £20 and available by emailing corksoutforcancer@gmail.com .
Griffin Chartered Accountants has swelled its numbers by four less than a year after moving into new premises in Honiton - and the company looks set to recruit even more staff before the end of 2017.
Of the four, two are qualified accountants. Jo Davey, who joins Griffin from Thomas Westcott and Stevie-Jean Bessell, previously with Haines-Watts, bring solid experience and future management potential to the company. Griffin is showing its commitment to bringing on fresh talent with two new trainees, Tom Broderick and Andrea Gibbs. Over the same period, the company’s turnover has...
