The South Devon Highway has made a massive impact to the area across South Devon – that’s the message from Devon County Council and Torbay Council, a year after the road opened to traffic (15th December 2015).
Since that time, traffic patterns have shifted: official traffic counts note a significant drop in traffic along local roads, particularly in Kingskerswell, as most traffic now uses the new 5.5km route.
Initial data from ongoing air quality monitoring indicate Nitrogen Dioxide pollution levels along the old route through Kingskerswell have dropped by almost 50%. On an...
A newly-formed Scout group in Cranbrook has been handed a £1,000 boost towards a storage container.
Persimmon Homes South West has made the donation to 1st Cranbrook Scout Group. The group was formed to serve the new Devon town and already has a Beaver colony, a Cub pack and a Scout troop. The group currently rents its meeting venues from the local community and council but has nowhere to store activity or camping equipment. Leaders are raising funds for a small shipping container. Group scout leader Mo Ricketts said: “We are extremely grateful to Persimmon Homes South West for...
East Devon District Council urges community and voluntary groups to register with Action East Devon and receive support
Community and voluntary groups across East Devon who feel they are in need of more support or who want to learn how to work more effectively, will have the opportunity to receive assistance if they register with Action East Devon (formerly East Devon Voluntary Support Agency).
East Devon District Council is helping this local charity identify and reach out to community and voluntary groups who would like to benefit from the range of free support services...
Solicitors Beviss & Beckingsale, which has offices in Honiton, Axminster, Seaton and Chard, has beaten off stiff competition to make it to the finals of the Devon & Somerset Law Society Legal Awards 2017.
A panel of judges selected Beviss & Beckingsale to go forward as a finalist in the category Law Firm of the Year (1 to 10 partners).
The awards, which were held for the first time last year, recognise the important contribution that law firms make to local communities and the economy in the two counties.
A team from the Tesco Extra Exeter Vale store donated has donated Tesco gift cards in the value of £100 for this year’s Wonford Community Centre & Learning Centre over 50’s raffle.
Colleagues from the store, in the shopping centre on Russell Way hand delivered the gift cards, as well as various other prizes valued at a total of £100 to the Wondford Community Centre’s raffle, held at the centre on Burnthouse Lane, Exeter. The charity provides activities, clubs and events for the benefit of the local community. Jo Evans, Community Champion at the Tesco Extra Exeter Vale store,...
The Beacon Community Centre’s weekly coffee morning and drop-in was transformed into an amazing Christmas party as everyone pulled out the stops to transform the centre with festive cheer.
Our good friend Dave Robertson generously donated bowls of Jelly Beans on tables along with Santa balloons, party food, selection boxes and Christmas crackers.
Rachel Sherring, our resident yoga instructor, brought homemade cake and Tesco gave us mince pies and bakewell tarts – thanks!
Maggie and Caroline’s glittery craft table was very popular and there were lots of children’s...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter over Christmas.
THEATRE
Peter Pan Exeter Northcott Theatre Escape to Neverland this Christmas. Join Wendy, John and Michael as they soar into the night sky with Peter, to a magical land of mermaids and fairy dust, where children can fly and all sorts of exciting adventures happen every day. But beware – danger is just around the corner. Captain Hook and the pirates are looking for revenge and Peter Pan is top of their list! The show runs until 1 January. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
In a typical month the Exeter, Mid and East Devon branch of the Samaritans charity receives 1,800 telephone calls from people in distress - and that figure increases in December and especially around Christmas time.
Those calls - along with SMS text messages, emails and face-to-face meetings - are dealt with by some 100 volunteers who work at the central Exeter base of the charity.
This Christmas and New Year - as always - they will be on duty around the clock.
“Many people love Christmas and New Year with their families and friends, but it’s not the same for...
The British way of dealing with family quarrels may be to sweep them under the carpet. Yet re-playing upsetting or annoying events like an argument in your head and recalling what happened in detail can in fact be therapeutic and prevent you getting quarrels out of proportion, or becoming depressed and anxious as a result.
Psychologists at the University of Exeter have found that recalling the detail of shouting matches and disagreements, including exactly who said what to whom and how, may not be destructive and prolong the tension, but could help people keep incidents in...
