The Court has ruled against a heterosexual couple seeking to enter into a Civil Partnership instead of a marriage. Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, appealed the decision of Mrs Justice Andrews DBE in the High Court, who held that the restrictions under the Civil Partnership Act 2004, preventing opposite-sex couples from entering into a civil partnership, were lawful.
The Family Law Company solicitor Sasha Walton, explained: “The parties argued that, as a heterosexual couple, they did not have the same choice as a same-sex couple when choosing the route of legal recognition for...
Farmers in East Devon are being praised for their “stellar effort” in helping the endangered Cirl Bunting to increase its population in Devon tenfold in the past 25 years.
Now, the initiative has been shortlisted for the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards in the Wildlife Success Stories category and voters are being asked to consider the Cirl Buntings alongside the River Otter beavers as their favourite wildlife project.
image004.jpgThe Cirl Bunting is a small farmland bird related to the yellowhammer, but is much rarer. Once formerly widespread across southern England and...
Work to reduce the flood risk to over 400 properties in Teignmouth from flooding will get underway this month.
Teignbridge District Council is working to ensure that people, homes and businesses are protected from flooding by carrying out essential repairs and renewal to the sea defence structure at The Point.
Defence works will involve inserting 230m of steel sheet piles in front of the toe of the existing sea wall from the iconic lighthouse to the Point with a new concrete capping beam and slab helping to strengthen the wall.
Plymouth-based artisan crisp producer, Burts Potato Chips, is delighted to announce its fundraising total for 2015 - 2016 for Devon Air Ambulance Trust of £4,175.28. Burts multi-faceted fundraising efforts include participating in various local events, from the Great West Run and the Plymouth Half Marathon to the Cornish Santa Fun Run, as well as ongoing raffles, donations and spare change savings from the 120-strong team at Burts HQ – not to mention ongoing deliveries of the company’s legendary hand-cooked crisps to keep the ambulance crew well-fueled. It doesn’t end there, as 2017 will...
Growing up in tough conditions can make wild animals live longer, new research suggests.
Scientists from the University of Exeter found that male banded mongooses that experienced poor conditions in their first year had longer lives.
However, there was no difference in the number of offspring they fathered – suggesting those born into poor conditions “live slow, die old” while those with an easier first year “live fast, die young”.
Surprisingly, the males that fathered the most pups were those that grew up when conditions were highly variable. These males also lived...
Ten pumping appliances attened a fire at the Riverside Leisure Centre, Cowick Street, Exeter yesterday.
The blaze was this morning under control and all roads in the area open as usual.
The fire was reported in the first floor sauna, and the health suite was well alight.
Appliances attended from Danes Castle, Middlemoor, Topsham, Exmouth, Crediton, Ottery St Mary, Cullompton, Teignmouth, Bovey Tracey and the aerial appliances from Torquay and Exeter.
Twenty people were removed from the swimming pool and the leisure centre was also evacuated.
Shillingford Organics is a commercial organic farm, growing a wide range of vegetables, salad, fruit and herbs. We grow on 45 acres, selling through our Vegetable Box Scheme, On-line shop and Exeter Farmers Market as well as supplying local retail outlets.
To survive and flourish we have efficient systems, work well together and supply great produce.
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Mainly working in our packhouse, this role will involve bagging up a range of different vegetables, fulfilling individual shop orders and packing...
Ten pumping appliances are attending a fire at the Riverside Leisure Centre, Cowick Street, Exeter.
The fire was reported in the first floor sauna, and the health suite was confirmed as well alight.
Appliances are attending from Danes Castle, Middlemoor, Topsham, Exmouth, Crediton, Ottery St Mary, Cullompton, Teignmouth, Bovey Tracey and the aerial appliances from Torquay and Exeter.
There is a lot of smoke from the building. Twenty people were removed from the swimming pool and the leisure centre has been evacuated.
Archaeologists working on the site of The Royal Clarence Hotel have this week discovered a medieval wall decoration of a peacock.
Previously hidden, and exposed only as work moved onto the medieval timber frame within the Well House, the peacock matches others examples the hotel group understands have previously been found across Exeter.
The discovery comes as the team of structural engineers from Thomasons continues to work with archaeologists on the restoration and rebuilding of The Royal Clarence Hotel.
Estimates are that a further three months of work remains to...
Exeter City Swimming Club enjoyed their best ever county champs this year, with a record number of swimmers qualifying.
The Devon County Swimming Championships take place at the Plymouth Lifecentre on three consecutive weekends at the end of January and swimmers from all over Devon have to achieve stringent qualifying times throughout the preceeding year to be able to take part.
This years’ championships saw 85 Exeter swimmers qualify, achieving eight super champions, 45 Super Final places, 42 age group gold medals, 25 silver and 30 bronze as well as another 129 county age...
