Hanlons Brewery celebrates double award

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 11:29am

The team at Hanlons Brewery had reason to celebrate twice in April having collected two awards at this year’s Tuckers Maltings Beer Festival.

The Festival, organised by SIBA, and now in its 24th Year, showcases the best beers from all over the West Country and beyond. Hanlons’ Port Stout won a Bronze Award whilst newly bottled Stormstay won a Gold.

Having recently been finalists in both the Exeter Living and Express and Echo business awards the team are rightly proud of their performance.

The Gold award means that Stormstay will be automatically entered into this...

Man jailed for theft of medieval panels from Devon church

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 11:26am

Christopher Cooper, aged 48 from Trallong, Brecon has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison following thefts from churches throughout England and Wales.

Christopher Cooper appeared at Hereford Crown Court last Friday (6 May 2016) where he admitted to 37 thefts from churches, dealing in tainted cultural items and fraud. The sentencing has made West Mercia Police one of the first forces in the country to secure a conviction of dealing in tainted cultural items.

The investigation began in 2013 after a man in Kent was arrested for purchasing a gorilla's head...

Exeter BID launches enhanced street cleaning service

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 11:25am

The Exeter Business Improvement District is introducing an enhanced street cleaning service with the appointment of an operative who will take on the role.

The service, funded by Exeter BID, will provide additional cleaning to the BID area to ensure an improved environment for local businesses and visitors to the city. The additional cleaning services will be over and above the statutory cleaning services already provided by the City Council and will first target areas in need of a deep clean. This project is delivered as one of the key schemes identified by local businesses in the...

Is your child a Spelling Star?

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 11:05am

Remarkable Television – makers of Pointless (BBC One) and Deal or No Deal (Channel 4) – is looking for brilliant children to spell some big words in an exciting new TV competition.

‘Spelling Star’ follows a number of children as they take on various word-based competition rounds, from speed spelling to identifying incorrectly spelled words, and clue-based questions to relay-style challenges.

So, if your child is aged between nine and 13, has a love of words and would enjoy taking on a host of fun spelling games and challenges... then they want to hear from you both!...

Exmouth set to boost Olympic hopes for kitesurfing

Exmouth: The organisers of the Edge Race Cup, a high-profile kitesurfing competition held annually in Exmouth, believe the event could add a positive boost to hopes of the sport being included in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The Edge Race Cup, now in its 7th year, will be run from Exmouth beach on the 11th and 12th of June. The event has grown into Exmouth’s biggest sporting event of the year and has made the seaside resort a mecca for kitesurfers from around the world.

Steph Bridge, owner of Edge Watersports and five times Kite Race World Champion, believes the success...

Survey shows housing crisis deepening in SW

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 9:41am

The housing crisis is deepening as concerns mount about the availability and quality of homes, while increasing numbers aspire to own the roof over their head, according to the 2016 Homeowner Survey conducted by YouGov for HomeOwners Alliance and BLP Insurance.

The survey, in its fourth year, polls over 2000 UK adults on the housing concerns and latest trends affecting homeowners and those aspiring to own. The survey shows that the appetite amongst UK residents to own their home has been steadily rising over the past four years. Almost three quarters (73%) of non-homeowners now say...

East Devon adopts CIL charging schedule

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 8:23am

As from Wednesday 20 April 2016, East Devon District Council has formally adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule (CIL).

The charge will come into effect on 1 September 2016, allowing the council time to establish an internal process for the collection and administration of the levy. It will also give applicants and developers a reasonable lead time to become aware of the charges that will apply from that date.

The CIL is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008, which local authorities can choose to levy on new developments in their area...

More heavy showers on the way

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Posted: Wed, 05/11/2016 - 8:08am

Another yellow weather warning for rain has been issued by the Met Office as further heavy showers are expected across parts of Devon.

Some of these showers will become slow moving, leading to 15-25mm of rain within an hour locally.

Where the showers do occur, hail and thunder and lightning is also possible.

Motorists should be aware of the potential for localised surface water flooding and difficult driving conditions.

The warning is valid from noon until 10pm today (Wednesday).

The Met Office's five day forecast for Devon is as follows:

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EU Referendum discussion in Exeter

In advance of the EU referendum in June, Exeter Cathedral is hosting a discussion evening with former government minister Lord Newbury. The evening event aim to offer a space for in-depth discussion about issues connected with Europe, rather than a question and answer session, said Canon Anna Norman-Walker, who has organised the evening. She said: “Lord Newby will put forward his views on Europe, and discuss how his Christian faith has shaped those views. But he wants to discuss and listen to others, and the evening is intended not as a ‘question time’ but as a chance for people to voice...

How to Find Your Perfect Career after Uni: 5 Ways to the Top

Graduating can be a scary business, leaving university with a mountain of debt and joining the 9 to 5 grind is something not many students look forward to. But if you find the right job earning a proper salary and becoming an adult, functioning member of society after university can be the best time of your life. So here is how you find your perfect career?

#1 Play to Your Interests

Did you enjoy your taking your degree? Not the partying but the lectures, seminars and coursework? If you loved your degree and still find the subject interesting after 3 years of study than it...

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