From 7 November, BMM JV, working on behalf of the Environment Agency, will divert cables and water mains on the Quayside to make way for the installation of concrete piles to support the flood gates outside the waterfront.
Work will also start on temporary defences – barriers that can be put up when flooding is likely – which follow the line of the existing bollards at the quay. New bollards will hold the barriers in place during a flood. Foundations for this work will need a lot of space – so large excavation notices will be put in place. Cobbles and existing paving will be...
Devon’s latest Inde band sensation The Loft Club have released their music video - filmed at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and featuring Gerald Exeter’s iconic giraffe - to accompany their first EP: Heart’s Desire.
Singer-songwriter Daniel Schamroth said "RAMM was our dream location for the music video as it's such visual feast! We are honoured to be the first band to be allowed to film there, thanks to all the kind staff and of course to Gerald the Giraffe who was the star of the show!"
The Loft Club is the first Devon band to be signed-up by the Universal...
A clinical apprentice at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been recognised with a Our Health Heroes award.
The honours have been created by Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health in partnership with UNISON.
Stephanie Crump has been chosen as a national finalist for Clinical Support Worker of the Year.
She has been nominated for her caring and compassionate nature. Her confidence has really grown since she left the armed forces due to injury, according to colleagues. Stephanie is a role model for new staff and now mentors apprentices on the...
Organic hair salon, Ragamuffins Hair is celebrating 20 years of providing naturally healthier hair services to the people of Devon, and what better way to celebrate than by giving back to their community.
In 1996 the hair salon opened its doors in the South Devon village of Kenton, offering hairdressing services unlike any other salon and using a relatively unheard of natural and organic based product line, Organic Colour Systems.
This was in a time before natural and organic beauty was anywhere near mainstream and perhaps could have been seen as a risk by some, but...
Organisers of the Devon County Show are looking forward to joining colleagues from across the UK at the 60th national conference of the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO) in Torquay which starts on Sunday (November 6).
Ollie Allen, County Show Secretary and former chairman of the ASAO, said she was delighted that the event was returning to Devon.
She said: “We have some outstanding shows in this county and there can’t be anywhere better to shine the spotlight on these champions of our rural economy.”
A grand charity auction will take place at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay today (3 November).
For sale? 39 life-size painted rhino figures.
The original, one-off artworks will be raising money to help Critically Endangered wild rhinos in South East Asia. In 2013, the Paignton Zoo Great Gorillas Project charity auction raised £100,000 when 27 large gorillas and two of their smaller cousins went under the hammer.
Charities that benefitted included a conservation project working the Critically Endangered Cross River gorilla in Nigeria. The...
Shelter is today launching an urgent appeal after a new investigation conducted by the charity uncovered the harrowing impact of homelessness on families and children in Britain.
Over 2,600 children in the South West face spending this Christmas homeless and in temporary accommodation, the highest level recorded since 2009, new analysis of government figures shows.
Alarmingly, the figures also reveal that the number of families living in emergency B&B and hostel rooms across the country has risen by a worrying 18% in just a year, as local councils battle to find...
Burts Potato Chips, makers of premium artisan snacks, has announced its exciting sport sponsorships for the 2016-2017 season, demonstrating the company’s love and support of all things South West. Contracts will roll out with a series of local teams including: Plymouth Raiders basketball team, Plymouth Argyle FC, Exeter Chiefs RFC, Motorbase Performance, Plymouth Grand Fondo and Kingsbridge Rugby Club.
Burts is passionate about Doing It Right in all walks of life – whether it’s choosing the best snack or supporting the best local sporting teams. The partnership programme is part of...
We warmly invite you to join us for our very first Traditional Christmas Fayre - Meet Local Producers, lots of stalls, activities, fun and Christmas cheer.
This November's concert has great variety; an ever-popular classic concerto; Copland's well-known music surrounding the american hero Billy the Kid, and one of Nielsen's wonderfully expansive and expressive symphonies.We have played music by both Copland and Nielsen before, and the audience reception has been very warm and enthusiastic so we thought we would give you all some more.
