Thursday 25th February 2016 at 13.00 with Jan Freedman
Over the last 2 million years Devon has gone through enormous changes in climate.
This talk will look at museum collections in the South West and what they are able to tell us about our recent past.
Come along and discover how hippopotamus managed to live in Honiton. Discover how cave lions and sabre tooth cats lived not so far away, and how hyenas were the most abundant predator of the last Ice Age! Ticket Information £5 available from 01392 285983 and online.
Devon and Cornwall Police has been rated ‘Good’ in a new report by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary looking at the legitimacy of the Force.
HMIC judged the culture of the Force and how it reflected engagement with Devon and Cornwall’s communities while also complying with legislation around areas such as taser use and stop and search powers.
The HMIC graded the Force as ‘Good’ across all areas meaning it believes the Force has the consent of the public while staff consistently behave fairly, ethically and within the law. Gaining the trust and co-operation of the...
Devon County Council’s £13.45 million scheme will develop two continuous outbound lanes from Countess Wear to the Matford roundabout on one of the busiest routes into the city.
In preparation for the start of work, a turf cutting will be held at the Canal Bridges at 10.30am on Monday 15 February, when site offices and material storage areas will be established.
The 14-month scheme will commence in the last week of February with utility diversion work at the Glasshouse Lane junction and the east side of Countess Wear Bridge.
Children who are diagnosed with diabetes before the age of seven develop a more aggressive form of the disease than that seen in teenagers, new research has revealed.
A team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has found for the first time that, while children aged six or under are left with very few insulin-producing beta cells in their pancreas when diagnosed, those with onset of symptomatic type 1 diabetes as teenagers still retain large numbers of these cells. The discovery could lead to new approaches for treatment of the disease.
A unique partnership between the UK’s best known homebuilder and the RSPB promises to see more wildlife-friendly housing developments being built in the area, giving nature a new home.
Barratt Homes has signed an agreement - the first of its kind in the UK – with the RSPB to boost natural habitats at its developments in Exeter using updated landscaping and new guidance.
As the country’s urban wildlife struggles, with 60% of plants and animals facing decline, it is hoped that this agreement between the major homebuilder and conservation charity will help boost biodiversity...
Exeter based Taste of the West, the South West’s regional food group, has signed up for Children’s Hospice South West’s £50 challenge in a double celebration of not only its own anniversary, but also 25 years of the charity.
Emma Grainger, Hospitality Awards Co-ordinator at Taste of the West, said: "The fact that 2016 marks the 25th Anniversary of both Taste of the West and Children’s Hospice South West, it seemed to make perfect sense to adopt them as our charity of the year.
"The £50 Challenge is just one of a series of fundraising initiatives that we hope to do this year...
Devon Chamber of Commerce is today supporting British Chambers of Commerce’s call to the government to embark on a wholesale simplification of business tax to eliminate the loopholes that give rise to tax avoidance schemes.
Most businesses see large-scale tax avoidance by major corporates, and particularly large multinationals, as unfair competition. In order to limit the scale of this, the BCC is calling for immediate action on three fronts:
A wholesale simplification of business tax to eliminate the loopholes that give rise to tax avoidance schemes
Tech City UK, the UK government backed organisation tasked to accelerate the growth of digital businesses, and innovation charity Nesta, today launch the Tech Nation 2016 report in partnership with core data partner, GrowthIntel.
The most comprehensive analysis of the UK’s Digital Tech Economy, Tech Nation 2016 finds that it has a strong impact on employment nationwide and is creating highly paid job opportunities, accounting for 1.56 million jobs across the UK. Tech Nation 2016 demonstrates the growth of the Exeter & Newton Abbot cluster, with the turnover of digital tech...
Neil Mackenzie has been found safe and well this morning (12 February) in Bristol. We would like to thank the public for their help in this matter.
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Police are trying to find a missing 52-year-old man last seen in Bristol.
Neil Mackenzie (pictured) was last seen in the Stapleton area of Bristol at around 10am today, Thursday 11 February, and he spoke to a relative by phone shortly after.
Police are concerned for Neil's welfare and would like to find him as soon as possible.
