Businesses in Devon spent the whole of March competing to be top of the leaderboard for the Big Devon March, a campaign designed to get more working aged people walking. Between them, they walked a staggering 24,901 miles, the equivalent of walking the circumference of the earth, surpassing all the original expectations.
Topping the business leaderboard were Exeter College who on their own managed to log 3127 miles, the equivalent of walking Lands End to John O'Groats 3.5 times. They won a full day of navigation training on Dartmoor for 8 people from Adventurecise UK, a prize which...
Exeter College is currently celebrating a great twelve months providing MOT tester qualifications.
Attracting candidates from a pool of 400 businesses locally and bringing in technicians from as far away as Kent, they have notched up an enviable record so far with a 100% pass rate.
"Of course we had a head start," admits Andy Wells, Head of the Engineering and Aerospace Faculty at Exeter College. "We were an MOT training centre for the DVSA before the recent changes were implemented.
"We were already well resourced before the new qualifications were introduced so we...
The paddling pools at Heavitree Pleasure Ground are set to reopen this weekend after the City Council had to carry out essential maintenance work.
The popular pools will reopen again on Saturday (3 June) from 10am until 7pm. They have been repainted with a grippier surface following reports of some children slipping over while playing.
Cllr Stephen Brimble, Lead Councillor for Place, apologised for the pools being out of action but said that safety was paramount.
“I’m delighted to say that the pools are now back in action and children can enjoy them this weekend and...
The Devon County Show is to be awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services, it was announced by Buckingham Palace today (June 2).
The prestigious honour recognises the outstanding contribution made by more than 400 Show stewards to the running of the largest annual event in the county.
Last month more than 90,000 visitors attended the three-day celebration of farming, food and rural life held at Westpoint, Exeter and staged by the Devon County Agricultural Association (DCAA).
Show Secretary Ollie Allen said: “The DCAA is delighted that the volunteer stewards of...
An imaginative adaption for the stage of George Orwell’s allegorical masterpiece. What happens when the animals rise up. Assume power and take control of the farm.
Their revolutionary strategies for an idyllic and entirely fair existence free from human tyranny - seem tempting and preferable. No more short rations (benefit cuts), no more exploitation (zero hours contract), and no more spartan quarters (bedroom tax)... until one day power amongst the pigs turns them into arrogant and despotic masters - worse than the humans they sought to eliminate.
Transport operator Stagecoach is calling for tougher action on air quality to protect local communities across Britain as the company launches its annual Green Week campaign.
As global concern grows over increasing pollution in towns and cities, the company said urgent action was particularly needed by central and local government to tackle the public health emergency.
Research shows that too many cars and worsening traffic congestion are major contributors to the 40,000 to 50,000 early deaths a year in the UK from air pollution. The problem is linked to cancer, asthma,...
A national charity is appealing for volunteers to come forward and help the blind people it supports in the Exeter and Plymouth areas.
British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) provides specially adapted audio equipment to visually impaired people across the UK.
The charity is looking for radio support volunteers, whose role would be to visit people with sight loss in their homes throughout Exeter and Plymouth, install their new radio and teach them how to use it as well as provide on-going support where needed.
The role involves a small amount of admin and there...
Walk 10 miles in aid of the Exeter Foundation before enjoying not one, but two Exeter Chiefs pre-season games!
Sponsored by South West Communications, Northcott Beaton, Santander and The Land Rover Experience, The Big Walk starts and finishes at the Sandy Park, and takes in a flat, scenic route through the River Exe Valley.
Entry is £25 per person, or team entry is £100, which includes a t-shirt, drink and famous Sandy Park pasty – plus a ticket for the Exeter Chiefs pre-season double header against Cornish Pirates and Newport Gwent Dragons.
