Four Devon schools have had their ingenuity recognised with a special award at the University of Exeter’s Big Bang Fair South West in Exeter this week (Wednesday 29 June 2016).
Devon County Council once again supported the “Enterprising Young Devon” competition at the annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) event for young people from schools across the region.
All of the projects entered for the Award, which is open to 11-18 year olds, were on display at the event. Following judging by a panel of industry experts, prizes were presented to the top four...
Work on the new £1.2 million slipway at Mamhead in Exmouth is progressing well as the next stage in construction is about to get under way.
East Devon District Council is restoring the vital maritime access and is paying for a larger slipway which will bring more business to the town.
Since the contractors Raymond Brown Ltd moved onto site at the beginning of March, work has focussed in the area formerly occupied by Mamhead Gardens. This is where vehicles and trailers will be able to manoeuvre in preparation for reversing down the new slipway to launch or recover their...
It is vital to protect Exeter's bustling and vibrant city centre, City Council bosses have said today in reaction to the Secretary of State's decision to turn down a large-scale retail development on the edge of the city.
The Secretary of State agreed with a planning inspector's recommendation to uphold the City Council's refusal to grant planning permission to the Moor Exchange retail development on land to the north of Honiton Road.
In making his decision, the Secretary of State recognised that only a local retail centre was required at Monkerton and that the sort of...
Hannah Berry, a 28 year old Personal Assistant from Farnborough in Hampshire has spent the last two years fighting for compensation with the help of specialist dental negligence solicitors, the Dental Law Partnership, against two dentists, who left her advanced gum disease undiagnosed and untreated, which will result in the loss of 13 of her teeth in the coming years. Ms Berry visited her local dentist Mr Espach of Broadway Dental Practice in East Sussex in 2008 as she wanted to ensure her teeth were in good order before spending a year abroad in Morocco, and had been experiencing...
Dean Mumm is backing fellow Aussies Dave Dennis and Greg Holmes to make a big impact when they arrive at Exeter Chiefs in the coming weeks. Following in the stud marks of the 32-year-old, who enjoyed a stellar three-year spell at Sandy Park, the Wallabies duo are two of three new faces head coach Rob Baxter is bringing to Sandy Park ahead of the 2016/17 season. And having played alongside both of Exeter’s new recruits, the former Chiefs skipper is perfectly positioned to offer the perfect insight into what the two highly-rated forwards can bring to the Devon club. “I’ve played club rugby...
A marine pollution expert from the University of Exeter has given a high level presentation at the United Nations headquarters, in New York.
Professor Tamara Galloway, an eco-toxicologist in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences, delivered the presentation at the recent Open-ended Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP-17) session on Marine Debris, Plastics and Microplastics.
Professor Galloway’s presentation focused on the potential impact on human health impact caused by micro and nanoplastics – which are small plastic particles less than 1 mm...
Devon Local Nature Partnership is aiming to Get Devon Buzzing this month (July) with a month of 'pollinator' themed events across the county.
The first ever Devon Pollinators' Month aims to raise awareness of our bees, butterflies and other insects, many of which are in serious decline.
Events have been organized by a wide range of partners including local farmers, East Devon District Council, Devon Wildlife Trust, National Trust, FWAG SW, Paignton Zoo, Dartmoor Meadows Project and Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust.
Show of Hands, one of the leading acts in British folk, have today released a single and video to mark the centenary of the first day of WW1’s Battle of the Somme.
BBC award-winning singer songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer are offering one of Knightley’s finest songs, The Gamekeeper as a download single, tying in with a day-long tribute in their home city of Exeter to the 19240 Allied servicemen lost on the opening day of one of the worst battles in history. Full of visual imagery, it tells of a Devon man returning home to his life as a gamekeeper after...
A camera which is thought to have shot the first war film will be on display at a special exhibition to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
Experts believe it is likely that the Moy-Bastie camera was used to shoot the famous film The Battle of the Somme, which was seen by an estimated 20 million people.
The film and camera will both be on show to mark 100 years since the start of the World War One battle.
The camera is in the collection of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter but has been loaned to the Imperial War Museum for their...
Andrew Neligan from Neligan Financial talks about the importance of retirement planning for business owners in this latest addition to the In a Nutshell series.
In this two minute video, he talks about how more than a third of SME owners aged 65 still do not know when they will retire and nearly 30% expect to struggle in retirement. 'With pre-planning and taking some simple actions you can be confident of a retirement full of experiences and without money worries' says Andrew.
To find out more contact Andrew via email at andrew@neliganfinancial.co.uk or call him on 01395...
