Illuminating fishing nets is a cost-effective means of dramatically reducing the number of sea turtles getting caught and dying unnecessarily, conservation biologists at the University of Exeter have found.
Dr Jeffrey Mangel, a Darwin Initiative research fellow based in Peru, and Professor Brendan Godley, from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University’s Penryn Campus, were part of a team of researchers who found that attaching green battery powered light-emitting diodes (LED) to gillnets used by a small-scale fishery reduced the number of green turtle deaths by 64...
Torbay Council’s sustainable travel team, Travel Torbay, are launching a new initiative with local businesses to encourage their staff to leave the car at home and cycle to work instead. This new initiative, which is called Bikes for Business, is offering local companies the opportunity to obtain free reconditioned bikes that can be passed onto staff to increase sustainable travel to and from their workplace. In return, these businesses are being encouraged to work alongside Travel Torbay to develop or amend their organisations Travel Plan.
Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 10 April as he leads a team of volunteers working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor.
The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.
The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey to Teignmouth on the south coast.
A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the...
Devon and Cornwall have arrested 11 people for a variety of offences related to the Exeter City versus Plymouth Argyle football match.
Chief Inspector Richard Hooper-Bennett said: “Overall for a crowd of about 8,000 people this is a very small number of people that have been arrested. I would like to thank the vast majority of fans who have enjoyed a Devon Derby played in the sunshine.”
Police have stated that those arrested for football related disorder were at risk of having football banning orders applied to them in addition to any court disposals.
Chagstock Festival have announced Josephine & The Artizans have been added to the Marquee stage bill for Friday night, thus completing the two main stage line-ups for Chagstock 2016.
Josephine & The Artizans are a Hip-Hopera band from London. Blending Classical Music with Hip-Hop to create a unique, fresh and innovative sound, they have received critical acclaim from the likes of Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music, The Times and many others.
With the line up now complete, a full selection of adult, youth and family day tickets have now also been placed on sale via www....
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter insists his side must take full advantage of home comforts as they look to book a place in the Aviva Premiership play-offs for the first time in the club’s history.
With just four rounds of the scheduled season, the Chiefs - who lie second in the standings - have two home and two away fixtures in which to tie down one of the key top four spots.
The first of those four tests comes tomorrow when the Devon club play host to in-form Worcester Warriors at Sandy Park (3pm).
And it’s a fixture Baxter is clearly relishing as he looks to...
A brand new initiative aimed at encouraging more schools to introduce their pupils to skiing and snowboarding will run in Devon this April as part of a national programme.
‘National Schools Snowsport Week sponsored by Visit Andorra’, which is being backed by Winter Olympians Aimee Fuller and Graham Bell, is running from 22 – 29 April 2016 and will include taster sessions and activities at both Plymouth Ski and Snowboard Centre and Torquay Alpine Ski Club.
From Friday 22nd April to Friday 29th April, Torquay Alpine Ski Club will offer discounted ski taster lessons and...
This is a public debate along the lines of the BBC's Question Time. Questions will be selected in advance but you will have the chance to comment from the audience. On the panel will be local councillors or prospective councillors from Labour, Conservative, Lib Dems, Green Party and UKIP. Doors open 10.30am for 11.00am start. Refreshments served on arrival. Note: only disabled parking allowed in chapel car park, others please use the Triangle Car Park.
Devon and Cornwall Police is teaming up with partner agencies to tackle crime across Dartmoor throughout the summer. Local officers will be part of a multi-agency operation which aims to prevent and disrupt criminals operating in isolated rural areas, particularly at car parks and beauty spots surrounding the national park.
The moor historically sees a seasonal rise in crime in the summer months with an influx of visitors to the region.
The operation will see dedicated regular high-visibility patrols tackling a range of rural crimes common to the moorland.
